The Railway Protection Force (RPF) successfully rescued nine children from the suspected human traffickers on the New Jalpaiguri – Amritsar Karma Bhoomi Express at Muzaffarpur station. The operation, instructed by Inspector Manish Kumar, took place on a Wednesday afternoon after an important tip-off. Two people involved in this act, one a teenager, have been caught and […]
Sir, It is said that Children are valuable assets of any country as they are its future citizens. In India, people hold the belief that children are a boon of God but, the thriving child labour is a bane of the Indian society. Children are employed in various odd jobs such as lifting up heavy […]
India is a humongous country, beset with hundreds of problems. It’s difficult for the government to give everything top priority, but issues around the rights of children and young people just cannot be ignored. And three issues that are interlinked in the impoverished hinterland of states like Bihar are unsafe migration of kids and young […]
At least 15 girls go missing every day in Madhya Pradesh, according to state crime records bureau (SCRB), 2015. Most of these girls are aged of 14-18 years. These statistics from the state were in the news on International Missing Children’s Day. At least 8059 children went missing last year of which 5,740 were girls and 2,319 boys – […]
Hey friends! Wednesday was for Missing Children. This day is observed all over the world on the 25th of May. The main motive of the day is to focus on children who have gone missing. On this day different countries do many things to find children who have disappeared. All people help on this day to find the cute little […]
Let’s get all gooey eyed over ‘the future of the nation’ once more. The buzz on some English language TV channels this weekend has been about the sudden realisation that India has forgotten about planning for children in the urban slums. Children living in city slums are far more vulnerable and at risk than kids […]
It is very disturbing that child labour is still an unsolved problem in the 21st century. On one hand we talk about achievements such as making a mark in space by successfully launching Mangalyaan to explore Mars, while on the other India is the largest hub of child labourers. Do we really deserve to feel […]
Sir, India is home to the largest number of child labourers in the world, over 12.59 million! A major concern is that the actual number of child labourers goes undetected. M.V. Foundation in Andhra Pradesh found nearly 400,000 children, mostly girls between seven and 14 years of age, toiling for 14-16 hours a day in […]
