orphans
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Warden of an orphanage booked for beating children
Hyderabad: Rajendranagar police have booked a warden of an orphanage for beating the inmates with sticks. The incident came to light when the children staying in Cherish Foundation, an orphanage in Rajendranagar…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s Rainbow Homes transform lives of abandoned, abused girls
Hyderabad: Shruthi (name changed) was just a child born in an underprivileged household when she lost her father. Her step-father got her married when she was just 14. Her husband turned out…
- Middle East
In a first, Saudi opens virtual school for underprivileged children
Riyadh: For the first time, the authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have opened a voluntary virtual school to educate orphans and children from families benefiting from its services. The…
- India
Deoband clarifies claims of sheltering Palestinian orphans
Saharanpur: The management of Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Thursday dismissed claims that it has sheltered children orphaned in Palestine and termed these as “false rumours.” The media-in-charge of the institute…
- India
Lingayat mutt sex scandal: DC orders probe on 22 orphans found in Murugha Mutt
Chitradurga, (Karnataka): In a major development, the district administration of Chitradurga on Tuesday ordered a probe to ascertain legalities in connection with 22 orphaned children who were kept in an organisation run…
- India
J&K: Terror victims’ wards receive reservation for medical seats
The Controller of Examination of the J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) issued a notification on Tuesday which said that the children of government employees who were orphaned during anti-terror operations…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Orphans enjoy a day in Ramoji, thanks to Sulakshya Seva Samithi
Hyderabad: An NGO called Sulakshya Seva Samithi (SSS) took 50 orphans from the Oasis Orphanage in Warangal to the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad on Sunday. President of Sulakshya Seva Samithi, Santhosh Manduva has been…
- Telangana
WDCW launches initiative to monitor health of orphan children in CCIs
Hyderabad: The Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) department launched a “Comprehensive Medical Screening & Multi-Speciality Treatment” on Monday for children residing in CCIs across the state. The initiative, run alongside Choice…
- Offbeat
Orphan girl who lived by begging at Patna railway station, now runs a cafe
Patna: The life journey of a girl from Bihar’s Patna is serving as an inspiration for millions of girls across the country as she completed her education after she was found abandoned…
- Telangana
COVID tragedy: 236 children orphaned across Telangana
Hyderabad: The state government has decided to carry out a survey to identify those children who lost either a single or both parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the second wave…
- India
SC directs states to reach out to 10,000 kids orphaned due to COVID, pay compensation
New Delhi: In an effort to provide some help to over 10,000 children who lost both their parents to COVID-19, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all state governments to reach out…
- India
Over 1.47L kids orphaned due to Covid since April 2020: NCPCR
New Delhi: Since April 1, 2020, 1,47,492 children have lost their parents due to Covid-19 or other reason, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) data showed. After including 10,094 orphans…
- Telangana
Telangana: Children orphaned due to COVID-19 may get smart cards
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday convened a sub-committee meeting, drafting a proposal to issue smart identity cards to children orphaned due to COVID 19. The proposal would also classify the orphans…
