Assam Child Marriage Crackdown: 565 Arrested, 481 Cases
Assam’s crackdown on child marriage has reached 565 arrests and 481 cases, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowing the drive will continue until the practice ends.
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Drugs, Early Marriage, Online Games: Balemu Gets a Hard Talk on Child Safety
It is comforting to believe that child abuse, drug trouble and early marriage belong to bigger towns and other people’s families. On Friday, a gathering at Balemu village in West Kameng district heard that this comfort is misplaced. The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) took its sensitisation programme to the … Read more
When the Law Walks Into the Classroom: Bomdila Students Learn Their Rights — and Dangers
They weren’t just sitting through another school assembly. This time, what they heard could change — or save — their lives. On Tuesday, the West Kameng District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) brought lawyers, legal counsels, and real conversations straight into the halls of Modern School in Bomdila. The session wasn’t a dry lecture. It was … Read more
“Every Child Deserves Safety”: Arunachal Governor Puts Child Rights Body on Notice
Children in Arunachal Pradesh need more than just laws on paper — they need someone actually watching out for them. And Governor KT Parnaik made that crystal clear this Saturday. A Blunt Message at Lok Bhavan When APSCPCR Chairperson Ratan Anya and commission members called on the Governor at Lok Bhavan to update him on … Read more
North East’s Children Are Under Threat — And Pema Khandu Just Called Out the Silence
The mountains of Tawang became the backdrop for something long overdue — a frank, urgent conversation about the children of North East India who are slipping through the cracks of a system that has, for too long, been working in isolation. A Historic First — And a Wake-Up Call Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu … Read more
