Unicef’s end-violence programme organised
As many as 400 schoolchildren attended a learning session organised as part of ‘END violence against children’ campaign at Ormanjhi. The campaign is led by Jharkhand Police and Unicef with support of the departments of HRD and Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, JHAlSA, media and civil society organisations was launched last year in October 2014. Addressing the students, Sampat Meena, IG CID, Jharkhand Police said: “All children have a human right to survival and development. They need to be aware of good and bad touch and must raise their voice against abuse. Children can speak to a person they trust and report all such incidents on the helpline number 88774-44444”
Nathwani advocates free education up to class XII
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Parimal Nathwani has requested the Central and the State Governments to make education upto 12th standard completely free across the country. Nathwani has written letters to Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi, Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das to consider the request and make it a reality.