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Second Case in a Month: Another minor alleges torture in Gujarat police custody, cop and sanitation worker booked

A viral video showing a sanitation worker pulling out a Muslim minor’s hair as a police constable records and laughs has triggered outrage in Gujarat. This is the second case of alleged custodial torture of a minor in the state within a month, exposing systemic patterns of impunity, cruelty, and disregard for juvenile protection laws

Over 42,000 schools lack drinking water facilities: Centre in RS

The Centre also informed the Rajya Sabha that around 15,000 government schools don’t have toilets

Over 20 percent children stunted, 35 percent underweight between 2016-2018: Centre to RS

The Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey further states that 24.1% children in the age group of 10-19 years are underweight

UP man arrested for assaulting Muslim boy for entering temple to drink water

The video was shared widely on social media and was brought to the cognisance on Ghaziabad police through Twitter

Stop showing “Bombay Begums” for depicting minors inappropriately:  NCPCR to Netflix 

The Child rights Commission said that it received two complaints on Twitter about the allegedly offensive depiction in the show

Fund crunch to delay adding breakfast under Mid-Day Meal scheme

In August last year, the Centre had approved National Education Policy’s provide breakfast in addition to lunch in government schools.

375 million Indian children to suffer after-effects of Covid-19 pandemic: State of India’s Environment 2021 report

The annual publication by CSE, comprising a 442-page report of news, views and analysis received a huge positive response from journalists and activists for its thorough information.

Allahabad HC seeks response from UP Gov’t over Anganwadi Project implementation

The plea submitted before the court states that the State Angadwadis do not have adequate means to provide nutritious food to children

Touching posterior of a minor amounts to sexual assault: Mumbai POCSO court

The court had to consider whether a girl’s buttocks is her private body part and touching it would amount to sexual assault

Patna school principal sentenced to death for raping 11-year-old girl

The court also took into consideration what impact this crime must have had on the other students of the school, considering the acts of the Principal and the teacher

Juvenile Justice Act to be amended

The Union cabinet greenlights amendments to the Act; wider scope of DMs, background check on CWC members, to make adoption process faster

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