Found 46 results for "POCSO"
[ Prem Chetry ] BOMDILA, 25 Aug: The West Kameng District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) organised a legal awareness programme at Modern School here on Tuesday to sensitise students to key child protection laws such as…
BASAR, 22 Aug: A special POCSO court here in Leparada district convicted a 24-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for kidnapping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl. The…
ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: Governor KT Parnaik said that the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) must function as a vigilant watchdog for child rights and a catalyst for creating a…
TEZU, 22 Aug: Experts deliberated on child rights and other issues concerning children, such as mental health, academic stress, depression coping mechanism, and substance abuse during a workshop on 'Child Rights and…
YUPIA, 20 Aug: The special POCSO court here in Papum Pare district has sentenced a 66-year-old retired government lecturer to five years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl while she was attending…
PASIGHAT, 31 Jul: The East Siang district police on Friday announced Phase-II of Project Muskaan- a comprehensive flagship child safety initiative of the district police – following the successful completion of…
NAHARLAGUN, 29 Jul: The Women and Child Development (WCD) Department inaugurated and activated an outdoor LED-based ‘video wall display’on the premises of the emergency medicine and trauma department of the TRIHMS,…
DIYUN, 15 Jul: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Anganwadi programme was launched here in Changlang district on Wednesday. The launch marked the beginning of a three-year partnership among the Department of…
ANINI, 13 Jul: An awareness camp under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative was conducted at the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) here in Dibang Valley district on Monday with the objective of creating…
ITANAGAR, 10 Jul: The Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA), under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), organised a legal awareness programme at the Government Secondary School…
MARIYANG, 8 Jul: School children were sensitised about the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act during an awareness programme conducted at GHSS, Mariyang in Upper Siang district on…
DARKA, 4 Jul: The West Siang district NCORD Committee organised a comprehensive awareness programme on child protection and drug abuse, under the theme ‘Together We Can: Safeguarding Our Children from Drugs & Abuse’, at…
Governor K.T Parnaik expressed concern over the low rate of prosecution in POCSO cases in the state during a meeting held to discuss measures to strengthen prevention, investigation, prosecution, and victim support…
LONGDING, 30 Jun: Cherry blossom saplings were distributed and a child helpline number was unveiled during a joint event held here on Monday. The sapling distribution plan for town beautification was spearheaded by…
[ Bini Yurom ] ITANAGAR, 28 Jun: Bringing together educators, social workers, students, legal experts, and child rights advocates, a three-day workshop on ‘Protecting Every Child: Awareness, Action and Advocacy’ began…
ITANAGAR, 27 Jun: Governor KT Parnaik expressed concern over the low rate of prosecution in POCSO cases in the state and called for a “whole of state” approach to protect women and children. Chairing a high-level review…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 27 Jun: A fresh case, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, has been registered against “self-proclaimed” anti-drug activist Gumin Mize after a minor girl alleged…
Mein urges citizens to join fight against drugs ITANAGAR, 26 Jun: The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed across the state on Friday to raise awareness on substance abuse and…
BOMDILA, 25 Jun: West Kameng Deputy Commissioner Dr Dilip Kumar stated that drug abuse not only ruins the life of an individual but also has a devastating impact on families and society as a whole. Addressing an…
[ Prem Chetry ] BOMDILA, 21 Jun: In a step towards promoting a drug-free society and enhancing public awareness, West Kameng Deputy Commissioner Dr Dilip Kumar and Bomdila DSP Sashi Dore jointly launched the Nasha Mukt…
NAHARLAGUN, 12 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA), under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), organised a legal awareness programme at the Oju Welfare Association…
Two back-to-back convictions by the special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have once again brought to the fore the alarming prevalence of sexual offences against children in the…
ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: A Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl below the age of 12 years, bringing to…
YUPIA, 8 Jun: The special POCSO court here in Papum Pare district on Monday sentenced a 37-year-old man to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life for repeatedly raping his minor stepdaughter over a period of…
TAWANG, 8 Jun: Young and adolescent students were sensitised to gender equality, mental health, the importance of education, and other critical issues during a career counselling and training programme held under the…
ITANAGAR, 2 Jun: A paralegal volunteer (PLV) induction training programme was organised at the district jail in Jully near here on Tuesday by the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA), under the…
ITANAGAR, 29 May: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar stressed the urgent need for greater awareness, sensitivity, and inter-departmental coordination among stakeholders working for women’s…
YUPIA, 26 Apr: A special POCSO court here has sentenced a 44-year-old man to death for repeatedly raping his minor relative while escorting her from Seppa to Doimukh in 2019, terming the offence a “rarest of rare” case…
[ Yomli Mayi ] Since time immemorial, the tribal council has been the bedrock of justice in Arunachal Pradesh – resolving thefts, boundary disputes, and customary law matters at the village level. Growing up here,…
ITANAGAR, 27 Mar: In a swift disposal of a POCSO case, a special court in Yupia has convicted a 25-year-old and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment, completing the trial within about two months of…
DAPORIJO, 26 Mar: A sensitisation programme on topics like the drug menace, the POCSO Act, school disaster management, Tagin language, and effective school administration was organised for the heads of government…
Staff Reporter SEPPA, 25 Mar: East Kameng district police have arrested an alleged accused, identified as Lalung Lochung, in connection with FIR No. Spa/WPS/10/2026, registered under Section 65(2) of the BNS, 2023, and…
YUPIA, 20 Mar: The Papum Pare district labour and employment office, in collaboration with the district child protection unit, organised a programme at the Tigdo market on Friday, with the objective of spreading…
BASAR, 18 Mar: A Special POCSO court here in Leparada district has convicted and sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for 20 years along with a fine of Rs. 20,000 in connection with a case registered under the…
State-level workshop on child rights ITANAGAR, 13 Mar: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday revealed that it has disposed of more than 31,000 cases relating to child rights, rescued…
YUPIA, 12 Mar: A state-level conference on key issues concerning child rights was organised by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, in collaboration with the state’s women and child development…
BOLENG, 10 Mar: A legal awareness programme-cum-anti-drugs awareness campaign was held at the Unying Aran Hall here in Siang district by the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA), in collaboration…
Sona calls for strengthening gender equality ITANAGAR, 8 Mar: The International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated across the state on Sunday with various programmes highlighting women’s contributions and empowerment.…
ITANAGAR, 2 Mar: Women and Child Development Minister Dasanglu Pul launched a series of child rights awareness pamphlets at the civil secretariat here on Monday, in the presence of Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for…
DAPORIJO, 19 Feb: A mega legal awareness programme-cum-anti-drugs awareness campaign was conducted here in Upper Subansiri district recently, wherein over 506 participants, including gaon buras/buris, self-help groups,…
DAHUNG/KASPI, 12 Feb: The second day of the awareness camp under the Arunachal Rising Campaign on reading habits, drug abuse, the Child Protection Act, and the POCSO Act was conducted at Netaji Subash Chandra Bose…
SHERGAON, 11 Feb: Awareness was created among students about POCSO Act, the importance of reading during student life, and harmful effects of drug abuse during separate programmes organized under the Arunachal Rising…
GASHENG/PAYUM, 9 Feb: The Siang District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) conducted legal awareness programmes from 6 to 8 February in the far-flung Gasheng and Payum villages in the Payum administrative circle. In…
National Girl Child Day ITANAGAR, 24 Jan: Deputy CM Chowna Mein on Saturday underscored the role of education and women empowerment in shaping a progressive and prosperous society. He said education is the foundation of…
MIAO, 23 Jan: A legal aid clinic was inaugurated at the Miao branch office of the Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) in Changlang district on Friday. After the inauguration of the clinic, a legal…
TAWANG, 20 Jan: The Tawang Women and Child Development Department on Tuesday organised an awareness programme on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act, 2013, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence…
