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Register FIR in Child Marriage Cases: KSCPC

By Ajith Kannan, Published: 27th July 2015 02:41 AM KOZHIKODE:The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child rights (KSCPC) has asked the Social Justice Department to register FIR in all child marriage cases in the state. The decision follows a report submitted by the department last week furnishing the details of under-age marriages ..... Read More

QUICK EDIT: Encouraging NRIs to adopt Indian children

By MAIL TODAY COMMENT, PUBLISHED: 22:42 GMT, 27 July 2015 | UPDATED: 22:42 GMT, 27 July 2015 Union Minister Maneka Gandhi’s guidelines to make to make it easier for NRIs to adopt Indian children is good news. India’s children are in desperate need of help.  Estimates suggest India is home to 18 million street-children, with ..... Read More

Supreme Court imposes cost of Rs 25,000 on Centre for not filing response regarding Juvenile Justice Boards

Friday, 24 July 2015 – 9:52pm IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for not filing the response before it in a matter relating to the functioning of the Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) across the ..... Read More

49% of children out of school are SC/STs, 25% are Muslims: Survey

Chethan Kumar,TNN | Jul 27, 2015, 04.47 AM IST  Around 3% of the total 20.4 crore school-going children ..... Read More