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Goa Police warns against illegal adoption of 'Covid orphans'
The Goa Police on Wednesday warned against illegal adoption of 'Covid orphans', days after some social media posts urging people to adopt children...
RPF formulates plan to protect children orphaned due to Covid
25 Jun 2021 10:32 PM ISTWith several children losing their parents during the first and second wave of the Covid pandemic, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has formulated a...
Delhi govt to undertake survey to identify children orphaned during...
9 July 2021 1:24 PM ISTDelhi government's Women and Child Development Department will undertake a survey to identify children who have been orphaned during the coronavirus...
645 children lost their parents to Covid from Apr-May 28 during second...
22 July 2021 5:20 PM ISTIn response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani gave data on the children orphaned during the second...
MP govt becomes guardian for 1,001 kids orphaned during pandemic
11 Aug 2021 6:13 PM ISTA special scheme of the Madhya Pradesh government has so far benefited 1,001 children whose both parents had died of COVID-19, an official said on...
States to protect minors who lost parents during COVID, ensure...
26 Aug 2021 10:23 PM ISTThe apex court said that identification of such children is the “starting point” to find out their needs and their welfare is of paramount...
Maharashtra: Rs 15.30 cr distributed among 306 COVID-19 orphans
3 Oct 2021 9:48 PM ISTA sum of Rs 15.30 crore has been deposited in the bank accounts of 306 children orphaned by COVID-19 in 24 districts of Maharashtra, state Women and...
Covid leaves over 100 Delhi kids orphaned, 2,500 lose one parent
1 Nov 2021 6:47 AM ISTOver 100 children in Delhi have been orphaned due to Covid, while nearly 2,500 have lost either of their parents, according to state government...