While speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the event, CM Saha said, "This is a very good convention, where people from across the Northeast are participating. The issues of child rights, child abuse and child marriage will be among those which will be discussed in the convention today. We wil
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) against a 2022 judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl can enter into a valid marriage with a Muslim man and granted prote
The PM further stated that the initiative would be helpful in inculcating healthy lifestyle habits right from childhood, further stating the importance of a fit India.
"In Paragraph 76 of the judgement, the Supreme Court mentioned the verdict of Pramati Education Society and others vs the Union of India. With the mention of the Pramati Education Society, we had hoped that the apex court would transfer the case to a larger bench. Earlier, a constitutional b
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra in an interim order restrained the Centre and state governments from acting upon the communications of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
After National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommended that state funding to Madrasas should be stopped, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying "Whatever system has been established by the constitution, they (BJP) w
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the BJP-led government over the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommendation to stop state funding for madrasas and madrasa boards and said "they want to keep everything under their control".
The report prepared by NCPCR consists of 11 chapters mentioning the history of Madrasas and "their role in violation of educational rights of children".
The NCPCR also demanded that state funding to the Madrasas should be stopped across all states and union territories and Madrasa Boards should be discontinued and closed down.
West Bengal BJP secretary Priyanka Tibrewal has written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) seeking justice for a minor girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in South 24 Parganas.