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Kids ill-treated in 'Super Dancer 3', NCPCR calls it violation of guidelines, seeks explanation from Sony TV

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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