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Sex crimes against minor girls on rise in Ahmedabad

TNN | Feb 27, 2014, 03.35 AM IST AHMEDABAD: In August last year, a nine-year-old girl – the child of high-ranking government employees – was sexually assaulted by the family's 37-year-old domestic help. The horror took place in an underground parking facility where the domestic help had lured the girl on the ..... Read More

Kids born to older fathers have higher risk of psychiatric and academic problems

Thursday, 27 February 2014 – 10:45am IST | Agency: ANI Representational image A new study by a team of researchers has found that advancing paternal age at childbearing can lead to higher rates of psychiatric and academic problems in offspring than previously estimated. Examining an immense data ..... Read More

Cops stop two child marriages in Chhattisgarh

TNN | Feb 27, 2014, 12.16 AM IST RAIPUR: Acting on a tip off, Korba police succeeded in saving four minors from child marriage in Chhattisgarh's Korba district at Kartala and Katghora region on Tuesday and Wednesday. First incident took place at Kartala village where a 17-year-old girl was getting married ..... Read More

Lok Sabha polls: Child rights forums urge parties to include children’s welfare in manifestos

Bosco Dominique,TNN | Feb 24, 2014, 07.20 PM IST PUDUCHERRY: Child rights forums in Puducherry have released a children's poll manifesto urging the political parties to evolve their manifestos by taking a cue from their document ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Holistic Approach for People's Empowerment (Hope), Tamil ..... Read More

Escape of juveniles exposes Delhi’s shaky reform system

TNN | Feb 25, 2014, 03.30 AM IST NEW DELHI: After Delhi came under President's Rule last week, lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung made state-run homes for women and children a priority area, but Monday's incident has placed a question mark on the state's own monitoring mechanism. The LG is likely to review ..... Read More