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UK Teen Discovers Child Trust Fund Left With Just 12 Pounds After Surprise Fees
Max Prince, 18, discovered that a 30-pound annual administration fee eroded nearly all the savings his family expected to grow as part of Child Trust Fund.
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DU Women's Hostels Get Rs 272 Crore Under Nirbhaya Fund: Smriti Irani
Irani had announced to grant funds from the Nirbhaya Fund for women's hostels in Delhi University on March 7.
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Mumbai Couple Gets Rs 15.31 Crore As Part Of Child's Drug Funding
A couple from Mumbai who recently shifted to Kerala has received Rs 15.31 crore from an anonymous donor to purchase a life-saving drug for the treatment of their 16-month-old son.
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Amazon India Head Summoned By Child Rights Body
Apex child rights body NCPCR has summoned global senior vice president and country head of Amazon India over alleged funding to All India Mission, an organisation involved in "unlawful practices".
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Maharashtra To Probe Alleged Misuse Of Funds Under Prajwala Scheme
The Maharashtra government will set up a committee to probe the alleged misuse of state funds in the implementation of the "Prajwala" scheme launched by the erstwhile BJP-led government, Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur said.
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Wealth Of India's 10 Richest Can Fund Education Of Every Child: Study
Indian billionaires saw their combined fortunes more than double during the pandemic, and their count shot up by 39% to 142, while the wealth of the ten richest is enough to fund school and higher education of children for 25 years, a new study said.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Asks PM To Release Funds To Fight Child Malnutrition
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for allocation of Rs 312 crore to the state, as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission to address the child malnutrition problem.
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Delhi Cabinet Approves Child Welfare Schemes Worth Rs 185 Crore
Chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the cabinet released funds for several schemes, including scholarships for minority communities and the 'Ladli scheme'.
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Child Rights Body Finds Misuse Of Funds By 6 Care Homes In Assam, Manipur
Apex child rights body NCPCR on Friday said it has found misuse of funds by six childcare institutions in Assam and Manipur, running under the aegis of Markazul Maarif, of which one home received funding from an international NGO that is being probed for its alleged links with Al-Qaeda.
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Over 600 NGOs Got Foreign Funds Up To Rs 6 Lakh Per Child In 2018-19: Rights Body
Over 600 child care institutions, run by NGOs and housing 28,000 children, received up to Rs 6 lakh per child in foreign funds in 2018-19, far more than the estimated average expenditure, the apex child rights body NCPCR said as it expressed apprehensions of possible financial irregularities.
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Odisha District To Give Cash Reward For Information On Child Marriage
The administration in Odisha's Ganjam district has launched an initiative under which any person who provided tip-off about a child marriage would receive a cash reward of Rs 5,000, an official said. The money would be doled out from the funds of the district's child protection unit.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Units, Women Help Desks To Be Set With Nirbhaya Fund: Smriti Irani
Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said that anti-human trafficking units will be established in all districts and women help desks set up in police stations across the country using the Nirbhaya fund.
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1,023 Fast Track Courts To Be Set Up Under Nirbhaya Fund: Ministry
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to use Nirbhaya Fund to set up 1,023 fast track courts to dispose off pending cases of rape of children and women. In July, the Ministry of Law and Justice had proposed setting up over 1,000 'fast track special courts' across the country, as part of a new scheme to try cases related to r...
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Indian-Origin Woman Entrepreneur To Swim Across English Channel
An Indian-origin woman entrepreneur in the UK is training to swim across the English Channel to raise funds to combat child trafficking in India.
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Opposition Slams Maharashtra Government Over Funds For Food At Anganwadis
Opposition Congress and NCP today staged a walk-out from the Maharashtra Assembly to protest 'delay' in sanctioning of funds for providing nutritious food to pregnant women and children at Anganwadis.
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UK Teen Discovers Child Trust Fund Left With Just 12 Pounds After Surprise Fees
Max Prince, 18, discovered that a 30-pound annual administration fee eroded nearly all the savings his family expected to grow as part of Child Trust Fund.
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DU Women's Hostels Get Rs 272 Crore Under Nirbhaya Fund: Smriti Irani
Irani had announced to grant funds from the Nirbhaya Fund for women's hostels in Delhi University on March 7.
-
Mumbai Couple Gets Rs 15.31 Crore As Part Of Child's Drug Funding
A couple from Mumbai who recently shifted to Kerala has received Rs 15.31 crore from an anonymous donor to purchase a life-saving drug for the treatment of their 16-month-old son.
-
Amazon India Head Summoned By Child Rights Body
Apex child rights body NCPCR has summoned global senior vice president and country head of Amazon India over alleged funding to All India Mission, an organisation involved in "unlawful practices".
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Maharashtra To Probe Alleged Misuse Of Funds Under Prajwala Scheme
The Maharashtra government will set up a committee to probe the alleged misuse of state funds in the implementation of the "Prajwala" scheme launched by the erstwhile BJP-led government, Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur said.
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Wealth Of India's 10 Richest Can Fund Education Of Every Child: Study
Indian billionaires saw their combined fortunes more than double during the pandemic, and their count shot up by 39% to 142, while the wealth of the ten richest is enough to fund school and higher education of children for 25 years, a new study said.
-
Jharkhand Chief Minister Asks PM To Release Funds To Fight Child Malnutrition
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for allocation of Rs 312 crore to the state, as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission to address the child malnutrition problem.
-
Delhi Cabinet Approves Child Welfare Schemes Worth Rs 185 Crore
Chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the cabinet released funds for several schemes, including scholarships for minority communities and the 'Ladli scheme'.
-
Child Rights Body Finds Misuse Of Funds By 6 Care Homes In Assam, Manipur
Apex child rights body NCPCR on Friday said it has found misuse of funds by six childcare institutions in Assam and Manipur, running under the aegis of Markazul Maarif, of which one home received funding from an international NGO that is being probed for its alleged links with Al-Qaeda.
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Over 600 NGOs Got Foreign Funds Up To Rs 6 Lakh Per Child In 2018-19: Rights Body
Over 600 child care institutions, run by NGOs and housing 28,000 children, received up to Rs 6 lakh per child in foreign funds in 2018-19, far more than the estimated average expenditure, the apex child rights body NCPCR said as it expressed apprehensions of possible financial irregularities.
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Odisha District To Give Cash Reward For Information On Child Marriage
The administration in Odisha's Ganjam district has launched an initiative under which any person who provided tip-off about a child marriage would receive a cash reward of Rs 5,000, an official said. The money would be doled out from the funds of the district's child protection unit.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Units, Women Help Desks To Be Set With Nirbhaya Fund: Smriti Irani
Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said that anti-human trafficking units will be established in all districts and women help desks set up in police stations across the country using the Nirbhaya fund.
-
1,023 Fast Track Courts To Be Set Up Under Nirbhaya Fund: Ministry
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to use Nirbhaya Fund to set up 1,023 fast track courts to dispose off pending cases of rape of children and women. In July, the Ministry of Law and Justice had proposed setting up over 1,000 'fast track special courts' across the country, as part of a new scheme to try cases related to r...
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Indian-Origin Woman Entrepreneur To Swim Across English Channel
An Indian-origin woman entrepreneur in the UK is training to swim across the English Channel to raise funds to combat child trafficking in India.
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Opposition Slams Maharashtra Government Over Funds For Food At Anganwadis
Opposition Congress and NCP today staged a walk-out from the Maharashtra Assembly to protest 'delay' in sanctioning of funds for providing nutritious food to pregnant women and children at Anganwadis.
