child protection

Ranchi, March 10 RPF personnel have rescued four minors, including a girl from Odisha, and arrested a man from Lakhisarai, Bihar, in separate incidents in Jharkhand, officials said on Tuesday.At Hatia railway station, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel rescued three boys on Monday who...

Gandhinagar, March 9 – The Gujarat government on Monday informed the state Assembly that 196 out of 198 children reported missing in the Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts over the past two years have been traced.Responding to a question on missing children and women, Minister of State for Law...

Kochi, March 8 The Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference (KCBC), a key body of the Catholic Church in the state, on Sunday criticised the state government over the rising number of liquor outlets and alleged inaction against alcoholism and drug abuse.The KCBC Temperance Commission issued a...

Bhadrak (Odisha), March 7 Odisha Police on Saturday rescued a girl from a central government-run residential school in the Bhadrak district after she ran away following alleged sexual harassment by a teacher, officials said.The Class 7 student reportedly escaped by climbing the school's...

Bengaluru, March 6 In a special operation, the CCB on Friday took into custody 124 Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly residing illegally in Bengaluru, police said.Among them were 48 men, 42 women, and 34 children, they said.In the early hours, four special teams comprising officers and...

Bengaluru, March 6 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that the use of social media will be banned for children under the age of 16, and strict action will be taken to prevent drug abuse in schools, colleges, and universities.Presenting the state budget for 2026-27, he assured...

Itanagar, March 2 Arunachal Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Dasanglu Pul launched a child rights awareness initiative on Monday, stating that it will promote a safe and child-friendly environment across the state.At a programme held in the Civil Secretariat here, Pul unveiled a...

Kollam (Kerala), March 1 A court here has sentenced a man to imprisonment until death for torturing and sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.Special Judge Aravind B Edayodi of the Punalur Fast Track Court (POCSO Act Cases) awarded the sentence and a fine of Rs 5 lakh to Kalaivanan Kamaraj...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 27 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 41-year-old man to a cumulative 53 years in prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl at her residence near Perambra here in 2023.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court sentenced...

Chhatarpur, February 27 A teacher at a government primary school was arrested for allegedly molesting three girls in the 8-10 age group in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Friday.The girls have accused Sanjeev Kumar Chaturvedi, who was posted at the primary...

Malappuram (Kerala), February 26 A man and his second wife were arrested on Thursday for allegedly torturing three minor girls, including branding them with a hot ladle, here, police said.The accused, Rakesh Sharma (59) and his second wife, Sheela Devi (34), are both from Bihar.The children...

Bilaspur (HP), February 26 The Bilaspur administration announced on Thursday that it would soon release guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure the cybersecurity of adolescents in the district.The decision was made at a meeting of the District-Level Committee on...

Yadgir (Karnataka), February 26 A case has been registered under the POCSO Act against a self-proclaimed spiritual leader here after a video purportedly showing him inappropriately touching a seven-year-old girl went viral, sparking outrage, police said on Thursday.The Karnataka State...

Bhubaneswar, February 26 Union Minister Annapurna Devi has advised the Odisha government to organize 'Tithi Bhojan' and observe 'Poshan Diwas' in Anganwadi centres to strengthen nutrition initiatives.The union minister told officers of the Women and Child Development Department of Odisha...

Yadgir (Karnataka), February 26 – A self-proclaimed "spiritual guide" based in Yadgir has been accused of misbehaving with a minor girl after a video of the incident went viral on social media. In response, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has registered a...

Patna, February 25 Of the 14,699 children reported missing in Bihar last year, 7,772 have been located, while efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining ones, officials said.The state police announced these figures after multiple instances of misleading information related to alleged...

Kota (Rajasthan), February 25 Authorities in Bundi, Rajasthan, have stopped the wedding of a 16-year-old girl who had allegedly eloped with a man over a week ago, officials said on Wednesday.According to Child Welfare Committee (CWC) officials, the girl, who had dropped out of Class 9 from a...

Thane, February 25 A special POCSO court in Thane has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2021, stating that the crime was "heinous" and deserved no leniency.Although the accused's DNA report did not match the victim's fetus...

The Udhampur District Rescue Team successfully carried out an operation, rescuing a child from alleged forced labor at local shops and eateries during a surprise inspection.The operation was led by officials, including the District Child Protection Officer. Following the rescue, the child was...

Udhampur, February 24: The District Rescue Team successfully rescued a child from forced labor in local shops and eateries. Led by the District Child Protection Officer, the child was provided temporary shelter at the Palaash Childcare Institute and presented to the Child Welfare Committee.The...