Government integrating Child Helpline '1098' with ERSS 112After integration, the helpline number will be operated through the local district administration and police. Sources in the Ministry of Wo...
21 Jun, 2023, 11.54 AM IST
Smriti Irani asks Meta to sync with child helpline for quick response during emergencySpeaking at Digital Surakhsa Summit, Irani expressed concern over videos being made in unsafe circumstances by social media users and asked...
10 Apr, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
Govt integrating emergency helplines for children, womenThe Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) - 112 - is a pan-India number for providing emergency support such as police, fire and ambulan...
28 Aug, 2022, 12.23 AM IST
Meta-supported free helpline launched for children facing online safety concernsMeta had earlier introduced a Child Safety Hub on Facebook which is designed to support parents, caregivers and educators with policies, re...
12 Jul, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Covid leaves orphaned children vulnerable to trafficking; authorities wary"Over the last week especially, contact details and addresses of children orphaned by Covid have been shared widely across social media. Th...
04 May, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
High Court asks Centre, Delhi govt to ensure pregnant women face no barriers during lockdownThe court passed the order while disposing of a petition by charitable trust SAMA - Resource Group For Women and Health claiming denial of ...
24 Apr, 2020, 03.26 PM IST
Kerala government launches WhatsApp number to report domestic violence during lockdownThe 24-hour helpline has been started by the Directorate of Women and Child Development with the help of the technical cell of the National...
11 Apr, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
Govt helpline receives 92,000 calls on abuse and violence in 11 daysAccording to Walia, the number of calls after the lockdown, which started after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on March 24, has incr...
08 Apr, 2020, 02.19 PM IST
1.36 crore 'silent' calls received by child helpline in 3 yearsSilent callers are likely to be children or even adults who may call back again and can indicate a troubled child or one in distress.
25 Aug, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
The real story behind the video fuelling WhatsApp lynchings in IndiaThe text that accompanied an anti-kidnapping ad from Pak is now a grim reality in India, where a modified version of it is leading to wides...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.05 PM IST
US pushes India to sign Hague Convention on child abductionThe Indian government has been working towards signing the Hague Convention for over a decade now, but because the process requires the ame...
15 Sep, 2017, 09.28 AM IST
India offers help to South Asian countries for child helpline"We are requesting the South Asian countries to expand their child line services. We are ready to provide help. We are trying to get them o...
11 May, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Schools in Bangalore teach the how & why of ConstitutionAnd, several children like her are picking up preliminary lessons about the country's Constitution as schools are set to celebrate the firs...
26 Nov, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
GVK-run '108' emergency response services to be launched overseasWith a fleet of 10,000 ambulances, EMRI provides emergency response services to over 750 million people across India.
15 Aug, 2015, 05.44 PM IST
Government committed to bring positive change in lives of women: PM Narendra ModiThe 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Yojana seeks to usher in a paradigm shift in attitudes towards the girl child and places emphasis on educati...
08 Mar, 2015, 05.39 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi's mantra: Tap the trains to track runaway childrenManeka Gandhi said travelling ticket examiners have to be more vigilant as these children leave homes and take trains to reach major cities.
30 Nov, 2014, 01.31 PM IST
3 new child helpline centres to cover 500 towns, cities: Maneka GandhiChildline, the 24-hour helpline started in 1996 and based in Mumbai, currently reaches out to 282 locations across India with the help of 5...
23 Nov, 2014, 10.00 AM IST