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Why are reading habits among Indian students declining?
On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Abhay Kumar, a teacher, writes about his experience in academics and the declining habit of reading among students
Rajasthan to withdraw bill that mandates child marriage registration?
The bill that states if a groom is not 21 years and the bride is not 18 years old, their parents/guardians can register the marriage was passed in September
Can minor’s consent be considered in POCSO cases?
The Gujarat High Court sets aside conviction of rape under POCSO Act, as the minor girl and the convict were married and girl had borne 2 children
K’taka HC directs state gov’t to come up with scholarship for children of manual scavengers
The court has given the government 30 days to come up with a uniform scheme for the same
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit school children thrashed, made to sit separately in Amethi
Second case of discrimination in a week, exposes deep caste based prejudices in the state’s schools
UP: NHRC sets up inquiry in minor boy’s death by suicide after spending 3 months in jail
The Commission has questioned whether the police and the court followed proper procedure to determine the juvenility of the young boy. Meanwhile FIR for abetment of suicide has been filed against the policemen
Over 1.28 lakh cases of crime against children in 2020, yet there is eerie silence on issue
Horrific details of the Dalit child’s rape and murder in Delhi crematorium by priest emerge, news of another child raped in Rajasthan reported
Rajasthan: New marriage registration bill legitimises child marriage?
The bill states that if a groom is not 21 years and the bride is not 18 years old, their parents or guardians can register the marriage
At least 16 dengue deaths within 3 days in UP
Families faced with lack of hospital beds in dengue-ridden districts like Firozabad and Gorakhpur
Myanmar refugee children can now go to school in Mizoram
The north-eastern state permitted admission to school for the children on humanitarian grounds
22 children of foreign nationals living in Assam Detention Camps!
The children are living with their mothers - nine women who are believed to hail from Myanmar and Bangladesh - lodged in three out of six detention camps
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