Child rights panel begins probe
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which had swung into action following a report 'Monster cops torture minor' published in Hindustan Times on April 2, has recorded statements of police officials and a medical officer who had examined the victim. Read More..
Lets unite for the cause of education
With parents and teachers having raised their voice over issues ranging from the medium of instruction in schools to the change in class timings, it goes to show that issues relating to education have taken centre stage and the current academic year is ending on a positive note. Uniting for the cause of education and asserting one's rights has been an interesting development. Read More..
14 child labourers from Bihar rescued in Delhi
PTI | 06:04 PM,Apr 13,2011
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) Fourteen child labourers, all trafficked from Bihar and working in leather goods factories in central Delhi, were rescued by authorities today. The raid was conducted by officials of Task Force on Child Labour, Delhi Police, Labour Department and members of NGOs Salam Balak Trust and Human Rights Law Network. The children, trafficked from Purnea district in Bihar, were working in factories in Sadar Bazar. "They were being forced to work for 12-14 hours a day. Read More..
Children go missing from state-run juvenile homes in Karnataka
Children’s homes across Karnataka are fast turning unsafe for the residents. Here are some grim facts. As many as 891 kids have gone missing from 33 homes located in various districts of the state. Read More..
New Act to regulate private school fees
TNN, Apr 15, 2011, 07.44am IST
HYDERABAD: The state government has decided to come out with a new Act that would prevent private schools from increasing their fees every academic year. K Parthasarathi, minister for secondary education , announced on Thursday that following the example of Tamil Nadu, the state government was thinking of enacting an Act that would regulate the fees in private institutions in the state.
The Act will also lay out rules that will have to be followed by the secondary education department while granting recognition to private schools. The state's initiative for the new Act is part of the mandate of the Right to Education (RTE) Act that stipulates new legislation to control private schools. Also, a high court order issued in 2010 had directed the department to come up with fresh rules of fee regulation. Read More..
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