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Appointment of child commission member quashed

Aditi Tandon/TNS New Delhi, November 13 In a major embarrassment to the government, the Delhi High Court has quashed the appointment of a member of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) saying the Ministry of Child Development ignored obvious discrepancies in the ..... Read More

Just 0.04% of government spending goes towards child protection

By Pearl H Mohankumar | ENS – CHENNAI Published: 14th November 2013 07:33 AM Last Updated: 14th November 2013 07:33 AM Of every 100 rupees spent by the Union Government, only 4 paise is allocated for child protection, according to a status report on Child Rights in India. “While the share of child health is 16 ..... Read More

Teacher held for molesting Class V kids

Raj Shekhar, TNN | Nov 13, 2013, 07.20AM IST NEW DELHI: An English teacher of a well-known private school in the Greater Kailash area of south Delhi has been arrested for sexually abusing Class V students on the school premises. So far, four girls from the class have complained against ..... Read More

NGOs fight the system to help migrant children

Jonathan Rodrigues,TNN | Nov 14, 2013, 03.31 AM IST PANAJI: Schools across the state will host cultural programmes to mark Children's Day on Thursday, but what about the children on the streets who are forced to beg? "We possess an inefficient welfare system that is not reaching out to the migrant ..... Read More

Apna Ghar deputy director suspended for flouting rules

TNN | Nov 13, 2013, 01.47 AM IST PANAJI: The deputy director of Apna Ghar at Merces has been placed under suspension for flouting rules of the juvenile justice board by illegally releasing five children. In the departmental inquiry, Shanti Makwana Harding, in-charge of Apna Ghar, was held guilty of illegally ..... Read More