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Reena Khurana, whose son studies in Class XI at a private school in east Delhi, didn’t send him to attend classes when the institution reopened on February 5. But now with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) asking schools to conduct offline examinations, she has no option but to follow the guidelines.
Ever since the reopening of schools was announced, parents had been demanding holding online exams
NEW DELHI: Reena Khurana, whose son studies in Class XI at a private school in east Delhi, didn’t send him to attend classes when the institution reopened on February 5. But now with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) asking schools to conduct offline examinations, she has no option but to follow the guidelines.
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Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights launched a week-long digital campaign, ‘Ab Pata Chal Jaane Do’, to break the taboo related to menstruation, on Thursday. The aim of the campaign is to remove the guilt and shame associated with menstruation, which causes trauma.
“We must make a collective commitment to break the taboo associated with menstruation. Access to reliable information about menstrual health is imperative for everyone’s health and life,” said Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam.
As part of the campaign, a series of events have been organised including ‘red spot challenge’, where they can inspire fellow friends by posting a single or a group photo with a red spot.
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The order of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights asking the state government to ban medically unnecessary sex change surgeries on intersex infants and ensure their bodily integrity is a reminder of the physical and psychological impairment that the quest for gender identity can lead to. In most cases, the children are too young to give their view, which only increases the risk to their physical and mental integrity. Rights activists have said there are instances where intersex people were treated as disabled and the gender reassignment interventions proved to be irreversible, resulting in long-term complications and disability which can cause wastage of human life. It has also been claimed that most of these surgeries are conducted without prior approval.
DCPCR proposal to ban sex-selective surgeries on intersex children will help shed light on taboo subject, says petitioner The recommendations of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights came after several organisations stressed on the long-term physical and mental harm caused by uninformed and unnecessary medical interventions Sarasvati NT February 02, 2021 17:24:33 IST Representational image. Image credit: fshoq
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has recommended that the Delhi government ban medically unnecessary sex-selective surgeries on intersex infants and children, except in cases of life-threatening situations.
The DCPCR’s order from January comes in response to a petition filed by Dr Aqsa Shaikh, who is an associate professor of Community Medicine at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and a proud tr
‘Ration from anganwadis reached 85% beneficiaries’
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This is an increase from 44% distribution status in May 2020
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This is an increase from 44% distribution status in May 2020
A survey conducted by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on distribution of dry ration from anganwadis shows that nearly 85% of the beneficiaries have received their nutritional supplements this month. This is an increase from 44% distribution status in May 2020.
The rapid response survey conducted in 12 areas of Delhi involved a random sample of 1,267 beneficiaries that include pregnant women, lactating mothers and children below six years of age.
Beneficiaries receive 260 gm of