A video purportedly showing two minor boys being stripped and beaten up for swimming in a well belonging to a farmer in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra had gone viral last week.
June 20, 2018The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday issued a notice to both singer Papon and a TV entertainment channel after a video emerged of the singer inappropriately kissing a minor girl, an official said. “We have seen the video and have gone through the written complaint which came to us from …
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February 23, 2018A child rights body of the West Bengal government has brought out a book of poems in Bengali to spread awareness among the children about ‘good touch’ and ‘bad touch’. The book of poems, titled “Chenchiye Para Maat Karo” (Shout at the top of your voice), has been distributed free of cost among children of …
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February 12, 2018As the school children are forced to wait for long in traffic due to the routine political, social and religious dharnas (sit-ins) in the state, the Punjab State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (PSCPCR) has instructed all district authorities to ensure smooth flow of school buses. Issuing orders to Police Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and …
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December 11, 2017The Punjab State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (PSCPCR) on Tuesday took a stern view of the fact that photos of minor victims along with police officers are being published in newspapers and electronic media. The Commission has observed that the identity and other particulars of victims are also being disclosed, which may entail the …
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October 24, 2017