Accused should not gain from police lapses: SC
August 18th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) An accused facing trial should not be allowed to take advantage of slipshod investigation by police, the Supreme Court has said, cautioning judges against acquitting ... Read more...
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Adoption guidelines revised in 2011: Minister
August 17th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) To further streamline child adoption procedures, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has revised adoption guidelines and notified Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children on ... Read more...
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Ex-army officer gets 10 years jail for torturing son
August 4th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) A former army major and his second wife were Saturday sentenced by a Delhi court to 10 years jail term for torturing and trying to ... Read more...
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Visva-Bharati row: NCPCR objects to disclosure of child’s identity
July 14th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India's apex child rights body has demanded action against Visva-Bharati University as well as the print media for disclosing the identity of the Class 5 ... Read more...
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Visva Bharati shocker: Varsity team visits student
July 12th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) A team from the Visva-Bharati University Wednesday visited the house of the 10-year-old girl, four days after she was allegedly made to lick her own urine ... Read more...
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Vishva Bharati case: Girl yet to recover from shock (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Traumatised and shocked, the 10-year-old girl who was allegedly made to drink her own urine in the Visva-Bharati campus as a punishment for bedwetting is ... Read more...
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Vishva-Bharati case: Girl refuses to go back to school
July 10th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The 10-year-old student who was allegedly made to drink her own urine in West Bengal's Visva-Bharati campus as a punishment for bedwetting says she does not ... Read more...
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Four arrested for trafficking, eight girls rescued
June 26th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Four people, including a woman, were arrested here for child trafficking and eight minor girls were rescued, police said Tuesday."The accused were involved in trafficking ... Read more...
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Scandalous state of Mathura’s child welfare homes (Lead, changing dateline)
June 25th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, June 25 (IANS) Mathura's child welfare system is marred by poor sanitation and living standards, dilapidated buildings, ineffective staff and irregular adoptions, the National Commission for Protection of Child ... Read more...
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Scandalous state of Mathura’s child welfare homes
June 25th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Mathura's child welfare system is marred by poor sanitation and living standards, dilapidated buildings, ineffective staff and irregular adoptions, the National Commission for Protection of ... Read more...
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Couple arrested for torturing domestic help
June 14th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 14 (IANS) A couple was arrested here Thursday for brutally torturing their under-age domestic help, police said.The rescued boy has been handed over to a shelter for children. ... Read more...
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Review anti-child labour legislations: Rights groups
June 12th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India's apex child protection agency and Unicef Tuesday called for reforms and review of existing anti-child labour legislations and policies in the country."We call for ... Read more...
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Juvenile justice system ineffective: Enforcement agencies
May 27th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India's juvenile justice system has not been effective in safeguarding the rights of half a million street children in the capital, according to various enforcement ... Read more...
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‘Condition of Delhi’s street children hasn’t improved’
May 26th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The juvenile justice system has been ineffective in safeguarding the rights of around 500,000 street-dwelling children in the capital, representatives of the child welfare committees ... Read more...
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Gurgaon NGO activist held for sexual abuse of minors
May 5th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 4 (IANS) The organizer of NGO 'Suparaana Ka Aangan' was detained and an activist from the NGO was Friday arrested here for raping and molesting several minor girls, ... Read more...
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Raped maid rescued in Gurgaon
April 20th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 19 (IANS) A minor girl working as a domestic help raped by two men on several occasions was rescued Thursday from Sushant Lok area in Gurgaon by activists ... Read more...
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Maid torture: Doctor couple sent to judicial custody
April 9th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday sent to 14 days judicial custody a doctor couple who had gone to Thailand for a vacation last month after allegedly ... Read more...
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Maid torture: Doctor couple’s police custody extended
April 6th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday extended for the next three days the police custody of a doctor and his wife who flew to Thailand for a ... Read more...
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Maid torture: Doctor couple arrested in Delhi (Second Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A doctor and his wife who flew to Thailand for a vacation last month after allegedly locking up a 13-year-old maid in their house with ... Read more...
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Maid torture: Doctor couple arrested in Delhi (Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A doctor and his wife who flew to Thailand for a vacation last month after allegedly locking up a 13-year-old maid in their house with ... Read more...
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Maid torture case: No shield against arrest for employers
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a doctor and his wife who flew to Thailand for a vacation last month after ... Read more...
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Noida police draw flak for exposing rape victim (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Noida/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) After drawing flak from all sides over the naming of the 17-year-old victim of a gang-rape, Noida police have ordered an inquiry in the ... Read more...
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Noida police irresponsible, broke law: Women actvists
February 27th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Women rights activists Monday slammed the Noida police for their superintendent of police (SP) naming a gangrape victim at a press conference, and said ... Read more...
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Free Pakistani prisoners, says Supreme Court (Lead)
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Holding that liberty of a person should be taken seriously, the Supreme Court Friday directed the central government to immediately release Pakistani prisoners languishing in ... Read more...
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‘West Bengal lags in juvenile justice’
November 12th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Observing that West Bengal lagged behind others in juvenile justice, a Calcutta High Court judge Saturday stressed on the need for spreading awareness on the issue ... Read more...
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Children tortured in observation homes
August 11th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Some children in need of care and protection who have been put in observation homes in Delhi, among other places, have been found to be ... Read more...
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Somali envoy urges pirates to set Indian hostages free
June 7th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), June 7 (IANS) Somalian Ambassador to India Ebyan Mahamed Salah Tuesday urged pirates to release the remaining seven Indian crew members of MV Asphalt Venture being held hostage ... Read more...
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Asaram Bapu asked to appear before panel on ashram deaths
May 9th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 9 (IANS) An inquiry commission, probing the mysterious death in 2008 of two boys studying in Asaram Bapu's Ahmedabad ashram, Monday set June 6 as the deadline ... Read more...
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26 child labourers rescued in Delhi
April 25th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In two different rescue operations, 26 child labourers were rescued from zari (embroidery) units and dhabas (roadside eateries) in the capital, an NGO said Monday.According ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s Juvenile Justice Act to be amended: Omar
April 21st, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir will bring its Juvenile Justice Act at par with the national act to push the process of reforms in this area, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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7-year-old servant girl rescued in Delhi
April 7th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A seven-year-old girl, employed as a servant by a couple in Delhi and severely tortured by them, has been rescued, a child rights NGO said ... Read more...
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Gujarat launches scheme for juvenile delinquents’ welfare
April 5th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 5 (IANS) The Gujarat government has launched a new rehabilitation scheme for minor delinquents following a court's suggestion to refine the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) ... Read more...
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Minor killer jailed 14 years ago set free
March 16th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has set free a man who spent nearly 14 years in jail for a murder he committed as a minor ... Read more...
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Human trafficking manual helps police in northeast
February 20th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
Shillong, Feb 20 (IANS) What does human trafficking mean, why is it done, what punishment can it attract and how do we rehabilitate victims? A manual on human trafficking ... Read more...
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Police file FIR in AIIMS child abuse case (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Delhi Police Monday registered a case accusing a junior resident doctor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences of molesting an eight-year-old boy who had ... Read more...
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