NGO says child panel slow in reacting to cases

The Delhi government has decided to set up a high-level committee to curb child trafficking in the state.Kiran Walia, Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development and Education, made an announcement in this regard at a meeting convened by ...

With the government's compensation schemes getting stuck in bureaucratic hurdles, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of the Delhi government has started a unique sponsorship programme, asking people to do their bit in rehabilitating victims of sexual assault.

A 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a youth in Puducherry

Vowing to advocate and institute policies for the care, protection and maintenance of families and children, counsel and attorney Cleopatra Christie has been appointed to head the important National Committee for Families and Children. "The welfare ...

Members of Child Welfare Committee and Juvenile Justice Board rescued six child labourers working in a hotel opposite Sri Chamarjendra Zoological Gardens in the city on Thursday. Upon receiving information that there were child labourers at the Mysore ...

The Child Welfare Committee has decided to shift the five-year-old rape victim to a guesthouse after she is discharged from the hospital. The CWC of east Delhi has expressed apprehension that she may catch infection again if sent home so early.

Setting an example in providing relief to rape victims, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of east Delhi has imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the builder, at whose site a six-year-old rape victim was living. Neelam Pandey reports.

Amid the din raised over the rape of a five-year-old, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) forgot to provide her a support personmandatory under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act-2012a group of NGOs has alleged.

The parents of the five-year-old girl on Tuesday told the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) that the police had offered them Rs 2000 to not inform people about the rape. Faizan Haider reports.