child welfare

New Delhi, March 30 A 32-year-old woman was allegedly killed after her husband attacked her with a small LPG cylinder during a domestic dispute in southeast Delhi's Pul Prahladpur area, police said on Monday.The victim has been identified as Poonam, while the accused, Suresh Kumar, has been...

Kishtwar, March 30, 2026: The District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), Kishtwar, conducted a workshop on child rights and the role of the Child Helpline 1098 at PAALASH, a government-run Boys Child Care Institution (CCI).The Chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee, Sheetal Nain Sharma...

New Delhi, March 30 A 32-year-old woman was allegedly killed after her husband attacked her with a small LPG cylinder during a domestic dispute in the southeast Delhi area of Pul Prahladpur, police said on Monday.The victim has been identified as Poonam, while the accused, Suresh Kumar, has...

Mathura (UP), March 29 A woman narrowly escaped an explosion of a gas cylinder in her house in the Bhogaon village, under the Chhata area here, on Sunday morning, police said.The explosion damaged the structure, although no casualties were reported, they added.Manoj, a local and a relative...

Guna, March 27 – An Anganwadi center, which had been operating for several years in an old and dilapidated building in a remote village of the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, has now been moved to a new structure, ensuring the safety of the children enrolled at the facility.This much-needed...

A review meeting on activities conducted under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) was held in Ampati, chaired by Raymond D. Shira, Project Director, DRDA, Government of Meghalaya. The meeting assessed ongoing efforts to combat drug abuse and reviewed various welfare schemes being implemented...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi government will launch a city-wide mapping exercise in April to identify vulnerable children, connect them with welfare schemes, and raise awareness about the child helpline number 1098.The Department of Women and Child Development (WCD), in collaboration with...

March 26, Kohima: The court of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kohima, has sentenced a 28-year-old woman to seven years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine.The accused, Roshni Banet, was found guilty on the 23rd of this month for an incident that occurred on May 22, 2022, in which...

Hyderabad, March 26 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Thursday that the state government is taking all necessary measures to provide quality education and nutritious food to every child in the state.Renowned economist Karthik Muralidharan met with Reddy at the Legislative...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday constituted a Special Investigation Team of women IPS officers to conduct a fair investigation into the rape case of a three-year-old, after criticizing the Haryana Police for its "shameful" and "insensitive" approach. The crime took place in...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi government will launch the "Vayo Anand" scheme for senior citizens and construct an integrated complex for children in juvenile reform homes, and has allocated Rs 25 crore and Rs 18 crore, respectively, for the initiatives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said in the...

Noida, March 24 A private hospital in Gautam Buddh Nagar district was sealed on Tuesday after its owner and two staff members were allegedly found involved in the sale of a five-day-old girl, police and health officials said.A police team arrested the hospital owner, a sanitation worker, and...

New Delhi, March 23 A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Monday highlighted deficiencies in the implementation of child protection measures in the national capital, stating that efforts were "deficient and slow in most areas".The report...

New Delhi, March 23 The Delhi government received more than 2.53 lakh calls on its Women in Distress helpline number in the current financial year (FY), an increase of about 12 per cent from the previous year, indicating increased awareness and access to support services.This was mentioned in...

Bengaluru, March 23 Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa said on Monday that the government will introduce a comprehensive framework to regulate the use of mobile phones and social media among students under 16 years of age, acknowledging growing concerns about its...

Bareilly (UP), March 22 A one-month-old baby was found dead inside her home in the cantonment area here, with police confirming that the infant died due to illness, officials said on Sunday.Station House Officer (SHO) Subhash Yadav said the incident came to light on Saturday when police...

Kolkata, March 22 – The Uttar Pradesh Police, along with the Kolkata Police, recently arrested a man from Kolkata, 11 years after he allegedly kidnapped a minor girl from Uttar Pradesh and settled down here with her. The police said on Sunday that the arrest was made recently, and the Uttar...

Greater Noida, March 22 – A nurse was caught in the act while allegedly attempting to sell a newborn baby girl for Rs 2.60 lakh in Greater Noida, leading to the arrest of three other accused, including the owner of a private hospital, officials said on Sunday.The police said they have...

New Delhi, March 18 It was difficult for Ranjini Sharma (name changed) to bond with her day-old adopted daughter, as her workplace did not allow her to take maternity leave, since she was "not breastfeeding the child".This happened nine years ago. Today, Sharma feels that adoptive parents...

Dharwad (Karnataka), March 18 A 10-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by his mother for being absent from school and not taking his studies seriously, police said on Wednesday.The incident, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Dharwad City police station, came to light on Tuesday, they...