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Skill development training imparted to empower girls in Srinagar – News
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Skill development training imparted to empower girls in Srinagar – News

An NGO called Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre Society has started this initiative in Srinagar and other places to empower women. A skill development centre for cutting and tailoring has been set up by this NGO in Shalateng area of Srinagar to give free training to women and girls. The training will be imparted free of…

J&K: Police Bust Human Trafficking Gang In Kashmir's Budgam, 2 Women Among 3 Held
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J&K: Police Bust Human Trafficking Gang In Kashmir's Budgam, 2 Women Among 3 Held

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday busted a human trafficking gang and arrested three people, including two women, in Central Kashmir’s Budgam District. According to investigators, the group used to recruit girls from other states for exploitation. However, it is unknown whether the ladies were sexually exploited as well. According to a police statement, a…

Modern slavery – Millennium Post
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Modern slavery – Millennium Post

When incidents of forced labour or sex trafficking hit the headlines, the law-enforcing machinery suddenly gets into a firefighting mode. Victims are rescued and success stories circulate. But the magnitude of human trafficking and its disastrous impact on people and society often go unnoticed. According to an UNDOC report, the most common forms of human…

In a first, ECP registers transgenders, differently-abled at doorstep – The Express Tribune
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In a first, ECP registers transgenders, differently-abled at doorstep – The Express Tribune

ISLAMABAD: In a first, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in collaboration with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has made it mandatory for mobile registration vans (MRVs) to ensure registration of transgender persons and people with disabilities at their doorstep and include them in political processes. This was stated by Nighat Siddique, Director…

Girl child marriage highest in Jharkhand, govt seems indifferent – Lagatar English
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Girl child marriage highest in Jharkhand, govt seems indifferent – Lagatar English

MANISH GUPTA Ranchi, Sept 26: Jharkhand has the highest percentage of girls being married before they attain 18 years of age, as per the latest demographic survey brought out by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs. “The percentage of females who got effectively married before reaching 18 years…

Bonded labourers taking advantage of the practice by running a racket, says SC judge Hemant Gupta
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Bonded labourers taking advantage of the practice by running a racket, says SC judge Hemant Gupta

Image for representation. | Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Supreme Court judge Hemant Gupta on Wednesday commented that a racket was being run in India on the pretext of bonded labour as the labourers were taking advantage of the practice, reported Bar and Bench. “Do you know who are bonded labourers,” asked Justice Gupta at a hearing. “They…

India: Only 16% of human trafficking cases in 2021 saw convictions: NCRB data
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India: Only 16% of human trafficking cases in 2021 saw convictions: NCRB data

© Provided by The Indian Express THE CONVICTION rate in human trafficking cases across the country continues to be low, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). While police filed chargesheets in 84.7 per cent of the 2,189 cases registered under the Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) across the country in…

Combating human trafficking through awareness termed vital – The News International
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Combating human trafficking through awareness termed vital – The News International

Islamabad : Anti-Human Smuggling (AHS) Director Javed Akbar Riaz termed collective efforts in formulating awareness strategies and prevention against human trafficking, strengthening coordination between stakeholders, and improved information sharing on human trafficking and victim support activities ‘vital’. He said this while addressing a roundtable discussion with local journalists, media persons, and education and travel agents…

Article 370 abrogation unified hearts of JK people with rest of country – Business Standard
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Article 370 abrogation unified hearts of JK people with rest of country – Business Standard

Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the abrogation of Article 370 has unified the hearts of people from Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. He said J-K broke the shackles of Article 370 and is now progressing towards wholesome development with the rest of India. Singh was speaking at the BJP’s…