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Juvenile directed to be tried as adult in a case can seek benefit of provisions of JJ Act: Bombay HC 

By PTI MUMBAI: Merely because a juvenile is directed to be tried as an adult in a case does not mean he or she...

More transparent, less bureaucratic: Parliament panel bats for uniform legislation on adoption

By PTI NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary panel on Monday said there was a need to harmonise the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act and the...

Adoption through DMs: Centre seeks feedback on Juvenile Justice Act amendments

By Express News Service NEW DELHI:  Three months after the Rajya Sabha passed a bill proposing amendments in the Juvenile Justice Act to allow...

Centre mulling changes in law to make adoption of kids by NRIs easier

By Express News Service NEW DELHI: The Centre is set to make crucial changes in the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act that will make...

Juvenile Justice Act ‘inadequate’, gives ‘free hand’ to delinquents to commit heinous offences, says MP HC

By PTI INDORE: Denying bail to a boy, who is accused of raping a girl, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court...

Himachal: Aged couple arrested after video showing them beating mentally sick granddaughter goes viral

By PTI SHIMLA: An elderly couple were arrested in Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh after a video purportedly showing them beating their young mentally...

Bill to amend juvenile justice law introduced in Lok Sabha

By PTI NEW DELHI: A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, which seeks to increase the role of...

District collectors to be final authority on adoptions soon

Express News Service NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a key change in the Juvenile Justice (Care and...

DMs, ADMs to monitor agencies implementing Juvenile Justice Act in every district: Smriti Irani

By ANI NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval for bringing amendments to the Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children Act,...

Those using children for stone-pelting in J&K to now face strict punishment under JJA: Jitendra Singh

By PTI NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday emphasised the need for strict implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act in Jammu and Kashmir...

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Forest staff spilled jam in Holi Milan program, threw liquor bottles in the park itself, VIDEO viral on social media

Shivam Mishra, Raipur. IFS Association organized Holi Milan at Rajiv Smriti Forest Park in the capital, where bottles...