Bullying turns to abuse Deep Purkayastha, founder director of Praajak, an NGO that works for child protection, said there was but a thin line between bullying and sexual abuse. “This becomes pr...

Children’s views should be sought when reporting an incident involving a child in the media and the report should think of adolescents as readers, too, said participants in a media consultation ...

The state commission for the protection of child rights is holding sessions in schools to teach students about their rights, child marriage, elopement and various aspects of Pocso (Protection of Child...

“Smoke billowing out of a haystack near a burnt house…. Reporting from Bogtui camp No. 2.” The message was transmitted to walkie-talkie sets at a temporary control room of Bengal p...

Purulia district administration, with help from the state government, on Wednesday pledged long-term social and economic support to 46 minors who lost both parents to the pandemic, and to six other ch...

The Bengal government will provide a monthly aid of Rs 2,000 to all children who have become orphans owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ananya Chakraborti Chatterjee, the chairperson of the West Bengal ...

Children who have been introduced to the internet because of virtual classes are also exposed to online abuse and exploitation, child rights experts said at a webinar on online safety for children. P...

A 15-year-old boy who was trafficked as a child labourer at the age of seven was made chairperson of the state commission for protection of child rights for an hour on Friday. “I was fortunate ...

A 57-year-old principal and one of his female colleagues at a central government school in Bankura and six others were arrested on Sunday night for their alleged involvement in a child trafficking rac...

The state child rights commission has launched an app on Wednesday to enable an individual or organisation to register a complaint on violation of child rights. The app — Sishu Suraksha —...