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News, views and stories on streetchildren.
The Supreme Court case regarding Delhi's stray dogs highlights a deeper issue: the state's failure to protect street children. Dogs often provide protection, exposing a critical governance vacuum. While animal welfare is addressed, children's needs for shelter and safety are neglected. This situation demands a re-evaluation of priorities and increased action to address child homelessness.
The Amritsar District Child Protection Unit launched a campaign, Project Jeevanjyot 2.0, to rescue child beggars. Three minors were rescued near Harmandir Sahib and will be rehabilitated through counseling, social schemes, and reintegration. A three-day campaign will continue, and the unit requests information on child beggars via helpline numbers.
Five boys, aged 12-15, were stripped and publicly beaten by shopkeepers on VIP Road, accused of theft. The incident, captured on video, involved the boys being forced to eat chillies while pleading for mercy. Police have registered a case and made one arrest under the Juvenile Justice Act.
Veena Kondal has rescued and aided hundreds of abandoned children in Gurdaspur, often reuniting them with families or placing them in children's homes. She served on child welfare boards, working with government agencies and NGOs, and witnessed a rise in vulnerable children due to poverty and domestic abuse.
