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Kids ill-treated in 'Super Dancer 3', NCPCR calls it violation of guidelines, seeks explanation from Sony TV
Fp Staff •Reacting to the issue, NCPCR Chairman, Priyank Kanoongo, said that this is a violation of the guidelines formulated by the NCPCR in the entertainment industry for kids
On World Child Labour Day, NCPCR rescues 50 child labourers in Punjab's Ludhiana
Umang Sharma •Priyank Kanoongo said NCPCR is running a month-long pan India campaign to liberate children from the clutches of child labour. The Indian government has been taking various pro-active measures to tackle this problem, he said
NCPCR wants gaming app Fortnite, messaging platform Discord probed over conversion of minors to Islam
Umang Sharma •In a letter to MeitY, NCPCR's Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo wrote that it had come across a news article, wherein it was informed that two men, including a caretaker of a mosque in Ghaziabad and a man from Mumbai man, were involved in religious conversion of a minor boy through Fortnite
FP EXCLUSIVE: WATCH | NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo catches ‘child traffickers’ red handed on train to Delhi
Siddhartha R •The incident took place on the night between May 30 and 31 when Priyank Kanoongo, NCPCR chairperson, was travelling by train from Katni district in Madhya Pradesh to Delhi
EXCLUSIVE | Stop govt funds to madarsas in UP, it’s in violation of Right to Education Act: NCPCR pleads in High Court
Siddhartha R •'NCPCR in the interest of the children humbly submits that education imparted to children in Madrasas is not adequate/comprehensive and as such the same is against the provisions of Right to Education Act, 2009,' read the affidavit filed by India's child rights body
Bournvita Sugar Row: NCPCR tells health drink maker to pull down ‘misleading’ ads, file statement in 7 days
Umang Sharma •The NCPCR notice to Mondelez India comes days after social media influencer Revant Himatsingka posted a video alleging that Bournvita has high sugar content
Govt takes cognizance of adopted Indian children abandoned in Malta, calls for case details
Ajeyo Basu •The complainant Anjali Pawar is the director of a Pune-based voluntary child rights organisation ‘Sakhee’. She had reportedly contacted the NCPCR through the online complaints system on January 31 regarding the Indian children who were adopted in Malta
NCPCR summons Byju’s CEO for allegedly threatening parents to buy courses, details here
Trendingdesk •Some parents tried to grab the attention of Byju’s higher authority regarding the malpractice. However, the officials did not put their ears to it, as stated by the child rights panel
Child rights body asks states for inquiry into madrassas admitting non-muslim students
•National Commission for Protection of Child Rights said that It is a clear-cut violation and contravention of Article 28(3) of the Constitution of India which prohibits educational institutions from obligating the children to take part in any religious instruction, without parents' consent
NCPCR writes to Principal Secretaries, insists on mandatory reporting of kids found separated from guardians
Fp Staff •The child rights body, in the letter, also drew the attention of government officials of all states to keep a watchful eye on incidents if any of human trafficking, specially in connection with children, who are the most vulnerable section of the society