
New Delhi: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Dr Shanta Sinha has promised a thorough probe into the selling of babies in Uttar Pradesh. A CNN-IBN Cobra Post expose on babies for sale shows how a government hospital in Amroha in Western Uttar Pradesh has become a shop for babies. For a price, the staff of the hospital steal children of poor parents and sell them to...

08:06 AM, Apr 13, 2012

New Delhi: Over 80 per cent of students in schools across the country are humiliated by teachers who tell them that they are not capable of learning, a study conducted by national child rights body has said. Even the "cruel practice" of giving electric shocks finds a mention in the yet-to-be released study on the practice of corporal punishment brought out by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights...

10:44 AM, Mar 04, 2012

Karnal: The death of 6-year-old Pankaj in Karnal has pitted the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), yet no answers are forthcoming. Pankaj's family alleges that he was locked up for several hours in a small room by his kindergarten teacher in December for not doing homework. They said he was so traumatised by the event that he stopped eating and simply faded away. "Sagar, his elder brother,...

10:50 PM, Feb 21, 2012
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The State Human Rights Commission on Saturday banned "Aata" a dance reality show on Zee Telugu channel. ...

09:18 AM, Jun 13, 2010

The controversy began over telecast of a key witness's interview. ...

08:13 PM, Oct 09, 2008

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights set to rein in reality shows. ...

04:27 PM, Sep 17, 2008

Made to strip in front of her classmates, the girl was mocked at. ...

08:44 AM, Sep 30, 2007

NCPCR has reprimanded the Haryana minister for supporting the panchayat. ...

05:50 PM, Sep 11, 2007

NCPCR says emotional abuse of children won't be tolerated. ...

10:00 PM, Aug 10, 2007

The Centre has set up a National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to ensure proper enforcement of child rights. ...

10:35 PM, Feb 23, 2007