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SC notice to Centre on DCPCR plea challenging amendments to JJ Act
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights challenging the recent amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 by which some serious offences
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Group of Delhi girls thrash 13-year-old schoolmate; Police complaint filed
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): A group of five girls in the national capital allegedly beat a 13-year-old girl of their school and uploaded the video on a social networking site, Delhi Police informed on Thursday.
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Delhi Police book teacher for assaulting 15-year-old student
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Friday informed that a teacher was booked under certain sections of the Indian Penal Code and Juvenile Justice Act for allegedly assaulting a minor boy in the national capital. The child was the student of the teacher.
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SC/ST welfare panel asks Education Dept to file FIRs against Delhi schools
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The SC/ST Welfare Committee of the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday asked the Education Department to register FIRs under the Juvenile Justice Act against private schools refusing to admit students from economically weaker section (EWS).
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Govt issues guidelines for Mission Vatsalya scheme
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally-sponsored scheme "Mission Vatsalya" erstwhile Child Protection Services (CPS) scheme, since 2009-10 for the welfare and rehabilitation of children.
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Delhi Police files case against unknown for tying 5-year old on rooftop
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Delhi Police on Wednesday registered a case against unknown persons who allegedly tied a 5-year old minor with rope and was left to suffer in the scorching heat in Delhi for not doing homework.
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Child rights body moves SC challenging amendments to JJ Act which make ser
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has approached the Supreme Court challenging the amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act last year by which some serious offences against children have been made non-cognizab
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Toddler murder case: Kochi Police arrests father, grandmother of child
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], March 12 (ANI): Kochi Police on Saturday arrested father and grandmother of the one-and-half-year-old child who was allegedly killed by drowning in a bucket filled with water, said Kochi City Police Commissioner CH Nagaraju.
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SC's Juvenile Justice Committee organises National Consultations for prote
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court's Juvenile Justice Committee (SCJJC) organised National Consultations for the protection of children in India and to take stock of the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Prevention of Sexual Offences Act, said a statemen
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Monsoon Session: Rajya Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill, 2021
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, which seeks to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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HC asks Delhi govt to gather information about those kids who lost their p
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that the loss of one or both parents due to the COVID-19 pandemic not only damages the children but also puts them in a vulnerable situation that could be manipulated to their disadvantage.
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LS passes Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to strengthen child protection at the district level by empowering district magistrates to effectively coordinate and monitor the functions of various agencies responsible for the implementation of the provis
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