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Government Helpline Receives 92,000 Calls On Domestic Abuse, Violence Amid Lockdown
The Childline India helpline received more than 92,000 SOS calls asking for protection from abuse and violence in 11 days, a sombre indication that the lockdown has turned into extended captivity not just for many women but also for children trapped with their abusers at home.
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3 Rescued Children From Bihar Kept In Shelter Home With Their Limbs Tied
Three children from Bihar, who were brought to Allahabad on the pretext of jobs and rescued from the railway station, were kept in a shelter home "with their limbs tied". The children, aged between 8 and 10, were promised jobs in Allahabad by a man in their village in Bihar's Begusarai district.
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107 Children Rescued In Kota Under Operation Muskan
At least 107 children were rescued from four cities of Kota division within five days of Operation Milap -- a special drive by Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of the Rajasthan police. The month-long drive, which kicked off on May 15, aims at rescuing missing children, child labourers and minors engaged in begging.
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5-Year-Old Bride, 8-Year-Old-Groom. Child Marriage Stopped Near Hyderabad
Vikarabad, Telangana: In Mambapur village of Vikarabad, 60 km from Hyderabad, a 5-year-old girl was prevented from falling prey to a tribal tradition and becoming a child bride on Tuesday morning. When the Childline rescue team arrived on the spot, they found out that a tent had been put up at the venue and two goats were tied there, indicating pl...
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Bonded As Domestic Worker, Minor Girl Rescued From Ex-Government Official’s Hyderabad Home
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl, confined as a domestic worker at an ex-government official’s home, was rescued from Hyderabad on Monday. While the Telangana Labour Department officials were reportedly busy with May Day celebrations, the local police, child rights activists and Childline staff came together to free the girl from a retired governmen...
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5-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Tortured, Burnt With Cigarettes By Father
A five-year-old girl who was tortured by her father and burnt with cigarettes was on Sunday rescued by police and sent to a Childline home in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. The father has been arrested.
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Kerala Boy Thrashed, Locked Up Inside House Allegedly By Mother
A nine-year-old boy was beaten and locked up inside his house allegedly by his mother in Kerala's Idukki district.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmers, Crippled With Debt, are Selling Their Children
With no way to feed his family, Lal Singh felt he had only one choice: He sold his two sons to a shepherd for a year of labour, in exchange for Rs 35,000.
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Google Donates $500,000 to Further Child Safety Through Technology in India
Google.org has donated the money to three NGOs - Childline India Foundation, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, and Tulir.
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Google Chips In With $5,00,000 For Child Safety
Internet giant Google on Monday threw its weight behind three NGOs in India, announcing support in the form of USD 5,00,000 in grants, to promote child safety in India.
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Government Helpline Receives 92,000 Calls On Domestic Abuse, Violence Amid Lockdown
The Childline India helpline received more than 92,000 SOS calls asking for protection from abuse and violence in 11 days, a sombre indication that the lockdown has turned into extended captivity not just for many women but also for children trapped with their abusers at home.
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3 Rescued Children From Bihar Kept In Shelter Home With Their Limbs Tied
Three children from Bihar, who were brought to Allahabad on the pretext of jobs and rescued from the railway station, were kept in a shelter home "with their limbs tied". The children, aged between 8 and 10, were promised jobs in Allahabad by a man in their village in Bihar's Begusarai district.
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107 Children Rescued In Kota Under Operation Muskan
At least 107 children were rescued from four cities of Kota division within five days of Operation Milap -- a special drive by Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of the Rajasthan police. The month-long drive, which kicked off on May 15, aims at rescuing missing children, child labourers and minors engaged in begging.
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5-Year-Old Bride, 8-Year-Old-Groom. Child Marriage Stopped Near Hyderabad
Vikarabad, Telangana: In Mambapur village of Vikarabad, 60 km from Hyderabad, a 5-year-old girl was prevented from falling prey to a tribal tradition and becoming a child bride on Tuesday morning. When the Childline rescue team arrived on the spot, they found out that a tent had been put up at the venue and two goats were tied there, indicating pl...
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Bonded As Domestic Worker, Minor Girl Rescued From Ex-Government Official’s Hyderabad Home
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl, confined as a domestic worker at an ex-government official’s home, was rescued from Hyderabad on Monday. While the Telangana Labour Department officials were reportedly busy with May Day celebrations, the local police, child rights activists and Childline staff came together to free the girl from a retired governmen...
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5-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Tortured, Burnt With Cigarettes By Father
A five-year-old girl who was tortured by her father and burnt with cigarettes was on Sunday rescued by police and sent to a Childline home in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. The father has been arrested.
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Kerala Boy Thrashed, Locked Up Inside House Allegedly By Mother
A nine-year-old boy was beaten and locked up inside his house allegedly by his mother in Kerala's Idukki district.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmers, Crippled With Debt, are Selling Their Children
With no way to feed his family, Lal Singh felt he had only one choice: He sold his two sons to a shepherd for a year of labour, in exchange for Rs 35,000.
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Google Donates $500,000 to Further Child Safety Through Technology in India
Google.org has donated the money to three NGOs - Childline India Foundation, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, and Tulir.
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Google Chips In With $5,00,000 For Child Safety
Internet giant Google on Monday threw its weight behind three NGOs in India, announcing support in the form of USD 5,00,000 in grants, to promote child safety in India.
