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NHRC seeks report from Punjab govt on non-observance of Independence Day in border area schools

The National Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance of a complaint regarding Independence Day non-observance. It seeks a detailed report from the Punjab Government on school celebrations. The commission wants to know if children in remote areas were denied equal opportunities. Details on flag hoisting and anthem singing in schools…

The Economic Times

Indian electronics firm Eureka investigating findings of child labour at supplier

Authorities rescued four children from a New Delhi supplier, prompting investigations. Eureka Forbes and Havells are checking their supply chains for child labor. Hindustan Unilever denied the vendor was a business partner. The National Human Rights Commission ordered urgent supply chain checks. Companies profiting from child labor face serious allegations…

The Economic Times

Podcaster awarded by Modi in trouble with police over incest joke

Ranveer Allahbadia apologises for comment made on YouTube comedy show

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NCPCR Chief: "About 1.25cr children deprived of basic education rights"

NCPCR Chief Kanoongo said that the rights body after studying the issue for nine years found that approximately 1.25 crore children are deprived of their basic rights. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Crimes against children not hidden, criminals are punished: NCPCR on 96% rise in child rape cases

NCPCR assures that crimes against children are being addressed with a robust mechanism and criminals are punished.

The Hindu

3 officials suspended in Bhopal children’s home case; missing girls safe, says Madhya Pradesh CM

Suspension of 3 officials & showcause notices issued after illegal children's home found in Bhopal; 27 girls missing, all safe. FIR filed.

The Hindu

NCPCR Chairman instructs police to submit report on allegations of minor being handcuffed in Kotagiri

NCPCR chair Priyank Kanoongo conducted inquiry into allegations of police handcuffing minor victim of sexual abuse in Udhagamandalam. Kanoongo spoke to victim and investigating officer, and received 200 petitions from residents. He asked police to submit detailed report to NCPCR.

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Case filed against NCPCR chief for ‘trespassing’ into an orphanage

NCPCR team accused of trespassing in orphanage; FIR registered against Priyank Kanoongo and team for alleged violation of IPC sections. Kanoongo claims orphanage running without license, children not allowed to go to school; issued notice to Chief Sec. of Karnataka to take legal action.

The Hindu

‘Muslim conversion gang’ in Ahmednagar: Unravelling the truth behind these claims

On October 11, the chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights shot off a fiery letter to the chief secretary of Maharashtra.

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Zubair booked for ‘disclosing the identity’ of student slapped in UP school

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has been booked for allegedly disclosing the identity of a seven-year-old Muslim boy who was slapped by his classmates on the order of their teacher in a school in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.

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NCPCR team denied permission to meet ‘injured’ children in West Bengal

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleged that its fact-finding inquiry team was not allowed by the West Bengal State Election Commissioner to visit and meet the “injured” children in Murshidabad due to Model Code of Conduct which came into force ahead of the…

The Hindu

West Bengal: Clashes erupt in North Dinajpur over rape, murder of minor girl

Days after the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district's Kaliagunj, clashes broke out between the locals and police in the district on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NCPCR’s notice to remove non-muslim student from madrassas is against PM’s core belief 'sabka saath sabka vikas’: UP madrassas board chairperson

LUCKNOW: After the national commission for protection of child rights (NCPCR) issued notice to chief secretary Durga Shankar Mishra of Uttar Pradesh government, for not keeping non-Muslim students in madrassas, Iftikhar Ahmad Javed, Chairperson UP Madrassa Board said, "NCPCR’s notice is against PM’s core belief 'sabka saath sabka vikas' which…

The Times of India

Police official suspended for dereliction of duty in schoolgirls' molestation case in Madhya Pradesh

DINDORI: A police official has been suspended for dereliction of duty while registering a case of alleged molestation of some girls in a school in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district, an official said.

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NCPCR notice to UP govt over madrassa board’s ‘no’ to moving non-Muslim students to other institutes

LUCKNOW: Two days after UP Madrassa Education Board unanimously rejected the recommendations of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to inspect recognized madrassas in order to trace non-Muslim students and shift them to other educational institutes, the commission on Friday served a notice on the state government seeking…

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RSS mouthpiece accuses Amazon of funding religious conversions in India

Two months after it accused Amazon of running fronts whose founders defamed India and the centre, RSS mouthpiece Organiser has now alleged that the e-commerce giant is funding religious conversions in the Northeast, according to the Indian Express.

The Hindu

NCPCR to seek NIA probe into Dumka girl's killing

Police claim that the victim was 19 years old, while her family maintains that she was 16.

The Hindu

Kallakurichi school girl death: NCPCR team conducts inquiry

Priyank Kanoongo, the chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said the Commission had prima facie found evidence of procedural lapses on the part of the police.

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Kallakurichi girl death: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to hold spot inquiry on July 27

Intervention of NCPCR follows massive violence that erupted on July 17 over the death of the girl student at Chinna Salem in Kallakurichi district on July 13.

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Lackadaisical attitude of some states making it difficult to rehabilitate street kids: NCPCR

Six stages of end-to-end rehabilitation have been chalked out by the apex child rights body, according to NCPCR Chief Kanoongo

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