Kelly Kislaya

Articles by Kelly Kislaya

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  Aug 24, 2018

  In Jharkhand, girls are 'sold' cheaper than livestock; state's poverty-stricken regions hotspots of child trafficking

  Recently, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi said that girls are being sold cheaper than cattle in the country. In Jharkhand, one sees that this statement is true.
  ConnectTheDots Jharkhand Bakri Eid Child Abuse trafficking Bachpan Bachao Andolan Kailash Satyarthi Niti Aayog Anti-Trafficking Bill
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  Aug 13, 2018

  Students in Ranchi district help families during the sowing season at a huge cost: Their education

  Several government schools in Ranchi district don't deny students requests for leave during the sowing season as agriculture is the primary source of income for most of the state.
  NewsTracker Agriculture Education Jharkhand Plantation Ranchi Government schools sowing season skipping school Jharkhand schools
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  Aug 09, 2018

  Residents of Ranchi's Islam Nagar slum struggle to make ends meet years after losing homes in demolition drive

  As many as 1,275 families in Ranchi are said to have lost their houses in an anti-encroachment drive at Islam Nagar on 6 April, 2011.
  ConnectTheDots Jharkhand Ranchi slum demolition Parimal Nathwani Islam Nagar Mohammed Jibrail Samina Khatoon
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  Aug 07, 2018

  Jharkhand Police launches 'mitra' programme to aid in fight against human trafficking, give youth jobs and structure

  Many residents of Jharkhand's Jamari have never left the village but this does not stop them from sending their children away to work in big cities
  Human trafficking NewsTracker ConnectTheDots Jharkhand Jharkhand police Godda Shakti Vahini Sundar Pahadi Godda district
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  Jul 13, 2018

  Ranchi Rath Mela begins tomorrow: Police on high alert as kidnappers, human traffickers target vulnerable girls at fair

  Jagannathpur Mela, or the Rath Mela, is among the biggest fairs organised in the city, and lakhs of devotees from all parts of the state, visit the fair, making it a hotbed for traffickers as well
  Human trafficking CriticalPoint Jharkhand Ranchi Rath Mela Ranchi rath mela Jagannathpur Mela
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  Jul 05, 2018

  Jharkhand's missing children languish in Delhi, Haryana shelter homes due to lack of identity proof

  A similar story is told in the interiors of Jharkhand: If a child goes missing, finding him or her becomes a big problem — for both the families as well as the police — due to lack of photographs or proper documents.
  Human trafficking ConnectTheDots Jharkhand State trafficking Shakti Vahini Jharkhand State Commission for Child Rights Protection
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  Jun 11, 2018

  After abuse from employers, rescued Jharkhand women now face abandonment from govt and discrimination from villagers

  Girls are being rescued every day and sent back to Jharkhand, but none of them are properly rehabilitated
  Delhi ConnectTheDots Delhi Police maid domestic help Jharkhand Safdarjang Hospital Ranchi tribal Bonded labour DSS Vasant Kunj Delhi Commission of Women Diya Seva Sansthan
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  Jun 07, 2018

  Jharkhand sees rise in abandoned infants as lack of awareness, stigma lead mothers to dump unwanted babies by roadside

  Data collected by the Ashrayani Foundation, an NGO, under its Paa Lo Naa initiative, a drive against infanticide and abandonment of children, states that 121 children were found abandoned in Jharkhand since 2016 till May this year.
  HowThisWorks Rape Jharkhand States Infanticide Crime against women Ashrayani Foundation Diya Seva Sansthan Paa Lo Na
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  Jun 04, 2018

  Witch-hunts on the rise in Jharkhand: Govt gears up awareness campaign; land grab behind most cases

  Jharkhand has been on top when it comes to the number of people killed for practising alleged witchcraft for four consecutive years between 2013 and 2016.
  BJP ConnectTheDots NCRB Jharkhand Witchcraft Mob lynching Dumra Witch-hunts Namkom Witchcraft Prevention Act RINPAS
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  Jun 02, 2018

  Jharkhand's unsafe migration problem: Dumka district sets example by lending a helping hand to small industries

  In a bid to stop unsafe migration, the Dumka district administration took a series of steps, including setting up small industries for silk production.
  ConnectTheDots Jharkhand Silk Dumka Mukesh Kumar unsafe migration Bali Footwear Mayurakshi Silk