New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Reaffirming its commitment to safeguard the rights and dignity of young girls, the National Commission for Women has directed all states and Union Territories to intensify measures to prevent child marriages, particularly in view of ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ on April 19, an official said. The Commission issued instructions to the Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories on Saturday to ensure strict enforcement of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, acr…
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Bengaluru, April 3 (IANS) The Karnataka government issued guidelines on Friday, making it mandatory for private hospitals operating in the state to report cases of pregnant minors under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).Issued by the Health and Family Welfare Services, the guidelines state, “Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, cases of pregnancy among girls below 18 years of age are legally considered serious offences that must be ma…
Bhopal, April 2 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has adopted a strict ‘zero tolerance’ policy against child labour, particularly in hazardous industries and processes.Under the Labour Department’s ‘Shram Star Rating’ initiative, any establishment found employing child or bonded labour will be awarded zero points, regardless of its performance on other parameters.The state has prohibited the employment of children aged 14 to 18 years in hazardous industries or occupations. Labour of…
Greater Noida, March 22 (IANS) A nurse was caught red-handed 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 persons, including the owner of a private hospital, officials said on Sunday.The police said they have unearthed a conspiracy involving the sale of a five-to-six-day-old infant in Greater Noida West, with the transaction reportedly fixed at Rs 2.60 lakh. Acting swiftly, the authorities apprehended those…
Gandhinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) Gujarat Police have attended 382,728 emergency cases under the ‘112’ service in the last four months, with an average of more than 12,000 calls handled daily, officials said on Thursday. In January 2026, the service recorded an average response time of 11 minutes and 56 seconds.State Police Director General of Police (DGP) K.L.N. Rao visited the advanced ‘112’ Emergency Response Centre along with senior officers to review the functioning of the service and identify way…
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Punjab has decided that if a child is found begging with an adult, a DNA test will be conducted to establish whether the accompanying person is the biological parent or not. As many as 807 children involved in begging have been rescued this year, and the government has initiated their rehabilitation.State Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Baljit Kaur said child beggars are being rehabilitated under th…