As many as 17 proposals were approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath here on Tuesday morning.
Power Minister AK Sharma and Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi gave detailed information while briefing mediapersons later in the afternoon. Shahi said that the
Our ReporterDimapur, Nov.13 (EMN): Children’s Day is celebrated every year across India on November 14 with the objective to raise awareness on the rights, education, and welfare of children. The day is celebrated in honour of the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, whose birthday falls on November14 and who was known to have been fond of children. Although not an official holiday, on this day educational institutions celebrate Children’s Day with the teachers and school managements organising events. Schemes for children As per the law, any person under the age of 18 years is a child. The Ministry of Women and Child Development provides Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) with the objective to improve the nutritional and health status of preschool children 0-6 years of age group with following services of supplementary nutrition; health check-up; immunisation; referral services; early childhood care and pre-school education; and nutrition and health
Reporting of child sexual abuse spiked in Kashmir after it enacted a law following the Kathua case
There was a more than five-fold rise in the reporting of cases in 2019. Feb 09, 2021 · 09:30 pm People protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir s Kathua. | Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
On July 29, 2020, eight-year-old Irfan was hurrying back home for lunch after attending midday prayers at a mosque in his village in Shopian district in central Jammu and Kashmir. Moazam , 17, who lived near the mosque and was known to Irfan, lured him into his house by asking for help to make a bed. Moazam then raped Irfan, his father told