Tag: Women And Child Welfare

Odisha to be child labour-free by 2025; task force soon: Minister

Bhubaneswar: Women and Child Welfare Minister Prafulla Samal today said Odisha would be free of child labour by 2025 and a task force would be formed soon to rescue the children who are victims of trafficking for bonded or forced labour. Speaking on the sidelines of an event organised on the occasion of World Day […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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No girl born in 16 villages in six months in Uttarkashi

Uttarkashi: Not a single girl was born in 16 villages here in the last six months, with authorities suspecting that health facilities were conducting illegal sex determination tests and abortions, following which the Uttarakhand chief minister ordered a probe into the issue. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat termed the data shocking. “Officials have been asked […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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