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India Criticized for Not Co-Sponsoring U.N. Child-Bride Resolution

By Nilanjana Bhowmick / New Delhi @nilanjanab IOct. 14, 2013 Danish Siddiqui / Reuters Krishna, 14, breaks down after her husband Kishan Gopal, 16, came home drunk in a village near Baran, located in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, Jan. ..... Read More

Three child labourers rescued from shops and garage

Tushar Tere, TNN | Oct 13, 2013, 10.39PM IST VADODARA: A taskforce formed to monitor and tackle the cases of child labour has been formed under the chairmanship of district collector Vinod Rao.  The taskforce recently rescued three children who were employed in restaurants and roadside stalls and a ..... Read More

Encephalitis outbreak kills hundreds of Indian children

An Indian child suffering from encephalitis lies on a bed at The Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, southeast of Lucknow. At least 350 children have died from encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh this year. AFP ..... Read More

Seeking alternatives to child labour

15 OCT 2013 – 6:56PM Seeking alternatives to child labour Moves are underway in some of the poorest countries to ensure children have alternatives to hard labour. By  Kerri Worthington  15 OCT 2013 – 3:16 PM  UPDATED 15 OCT 2013 – 6:56 PM (Transcript from World News Australia Radio) Millions of children still toil in factories, mines and fields ..... Read More

Parties urged to include children’s issues in manifestoes

   On behalf of the children of Delhi, several child rights groups have urged major political parties to include and accord high priority to strengthening child protection systems and services as part of their election campaign and development agenda for Delhi and to include ..... Read More