NCPCR identifies over 11 lakh children vulnerable to child marriage, takes preventive stepsThe NCPCR identified over 11 lakh children at risk of child marriage in 2023-24 and took steps like family counselling and school reintegra...
10 Oct, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
NCPCR files affidavit in Supreme Court against plea rejecting 'UP Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004'The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High C...
11 Sep, 2024, 01.06 PM IST
SC to hear plea of NCPCR on child marriageThe Supreme Court agreed to list a plea from NCPCR seeking clarity on whether secular laws banning child marriage take precedence over Musl...
06 Aug, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
NCPCR chief blames authorities for fire at children's hospital in DelhiTwelve newborns were rescued from the facility but seven of them died. Five babies are undergoing treatment at another hospital.
27 May, 2024, 11.18 AM IST
NCPCR moves HC seeking action in ongoing Madrasa caseAmid a standoff between the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the UP Board of madrasa Education (UPBME) over t...
17 May, 2023, 12.21 PM IST
West Bengal: Clashes erupt in North Dinajpur over rape, murder of minor girlDays after the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district's Kaliagunj, clashes broke out between the locals an...
22 Apr, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
NCPCR notice to Bengal DGP over alleged murder of 7-year-old"You are requested to investigate/inquire the matter and submit a detailed factual report, along with authenticated copies of the relevant ...
29 Mar, 2023, 12.27 AM IST
Byju's buying phone numbers of kids, parents and threatening them: NCPCR chiefNCPCR Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said that the commission has initiated action against Byju's and will send a report to Centre if needed.
21 Dec, 2022, 06.02 PM IST
'Using children' during Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress dismisses NCPCR's allegation as 'complete lie'The Congress on Monday conveyed to the Election Commission that no violation of the Representation of the People Act was done during the Bh...
11 Oct, 2022, 09.36 PM IST
J'khand govt obstructing investigation into minor girls' death: NCPCR chief on reaching DumkaA 14-year-old tribal girl, allegedly sexually exploited by a man on the pretext of marriage, was found hanging from a tree in Dumka on Frid...
05 Sep, 2022, 01.45 PM IST
Will take strict legal action against use of children in 'violent protests' over Prophet remarks: NCPCRProtests erupted in several parts of the country, including outside Delhi's Jama Masjid, with hundreds of people demanding the arrest of Nu...
10 Jun, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
NCPCR says Rajasthan law legitimises child marriages, asks CM Ashok Gehlot to review itIn its letter, the child rights body said Section 8 of the amendment Bill provides for registration of child marriages through marriage reg...
26 Sep, 2021, 06.56 AM IST
NCPCR objects to states giving info on orphans to Unicef, NGOsThe letter further stated that the disclosure of such data about children with Unicef and further with its partner NGOs will make children ...
23 Jun, 2021, 07.13 AM IST
NCPCR asks Maha govt to file appeal against Bombay HC judgment on sexual assaultIn the January 19 judgment, the Bombay High Court said groping a minor's breast without "skin-to-skin contact" cannot be termed sexual assa...
25 Jan, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Busy hosting state ministers, Kota officials skip NCPCR summonsEven as the death toll of infants at Kota’s JK Lon hospital climbed to 106 on Friday, district administration officials skipped crucial sum...
04 Jan, 2020, 08.41 AM IST
J&J rejects report by Raj govt on presence of formaldehyde in baby shampooThe NCPCR said the test report found presence of formaldehyde in J&J's baby shampoo.
28 Apr, 2019, 02.22 PM IST
- Orissa Govt draws flak from NCPCR, NHRC for violating child rights
The National Commission on Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)and the National Human Rights Commission [NHRC] have rapped Orissa Government ...
28 Jul, 2011, 03.14 PM IST