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Police chief orders age test for rescued kids

21 Apr 2012 I Hindustan Times (Delhi) I Faizan Haider faizan.haider@hindustantimes.com ACTION Move follows a rise in cases of minor domestic helps being abused NEW DELHI: The Delhi police chief has issued a circular mandating age determination tests every time a child is rescued. The move follows a spike in cases ..... Read More

Trial on, rape victim’s child adopted: Court seeks report

TNN | Apr 20, 2012, 03.57 AM IST NEW DELHI: The Child Welfare Committee has drawn flak from a trial court, which has asked it to explain why the committee has given away in adoption a girl child — born to a rape victim — which was given to it for safekeeping, ..... Read More

Woman’s plea to SC: Child marriage can’t deny me a job

Dhananjay Mahapatra, TNN | Apr 17, 2012, 01.31AM IST NEW DELHI: A woman who was forced into marriage as a minor and suffered years of abuse before obtaining a divorce and qualifying for the Madhya Pradesh state civil service has petitioned Supreme Court that a law to discourage child marriage ..... Read More

Women and child development ministry fails to make use of budget to improve women’s plight

Himanshi Dhawan,TNN | Apr 10, 2012, 04.55 AM IST NEW DELHI: An increasing incidence of crimes against women has failed to stir the government into action. At a time when women report to feel increasingly unsafe travelling at night, are subject to rape, domestic violence and molestation the ministry of ..... Read More

Tihar’s juvenile woes: Over 200 shouldn’t be in jail

by Danish  Mar 27, 2012 15:06 IST Delhi:On 11 November, 2001, Mukesh, a helper at a small eatery near Inter- state bus terminus, Delhi, was found dead. The next day the police arrested Rahul, who worked at the tea stall near the eatery, as an accused in the case. Rahul ..... Read More