In a first, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has decided to do away with NGOs collaborating to run the successful Childline emergency counselling and distress helpline for children, ...

Calls serviced by the a toll-free, 24x7 emergency phone outreach service for children in distress went up from 4.51 million in 2014-15 to 9.83 million in 2015-16 ...

Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday said the Childline will be handed over to states so that the distress call gets connected to local police stations and the issue is resolved quickly. Childline ...

The 1098 helpline, or CHILDLINE, was started in 1996 by Jeero Billimoria to primarily help marginalized and street kids. Seventeen years later, it has expanded across the country in 291 cities and ...

Hubballi: Childline 1098, now operated by the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) under the Women and Child Welfare Department, has received over 600 calls in a year. The cases ranged from child ...

The street is dark. A small girl stands under a pale street lamp; she can't remember which way is home. She reaches up to a pay phone and dials 1098. Instantly, the voice on the other end tells her to ...

Acting on a tip-off received by the Childline Helpline ‘1098’, the officials of the Women Development and Child Welfare Department along with volunteers and the local police rushed to the marriage ...

Celebrate Children’s Day by revising major child welfare schemes for UPSC 2025. Learn about ICDS, Poshan Abhiyaan, Mid-Day ...

A complaint on 1098 Childline services helped the police arrest a 28-year-old man for allegedly raping his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter twice. The accused, Himanshu Vaghela also threatened to ...

COIMBATORE: Social activists in Coimbatore district are demanding improved transport and manpower arrangements for Childline staff to effectively address issues concerning children. This demand has ...

Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday said the Childline will be handed over to states so that the distress call gets connected to local police stations and the issue is resolved quickly. Childline ...