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Orphans
Padmashri Sindhutai Sapkal passes away at 74: Here is how she came to be known as ‘the mother of orphans’
Sindhutai Sapkal, known as 'Maai', passed away at the age of 74 after suffering from a cardiac arrest on 4 January 2022
Andhra Pradesh: Three pastors booked for duping people using pictures of fake orphans, collected lakhs in donations
After villagers noticed that photographs of their children have been posted on Facebook by 3 pastors claiming them to be orphans, the scam was busted
‘Unrealistic, unreliable’: SC slams West Bengal govt over claims that only 27 children were orphaned in the state due to Covid-19
The SC lambasted the West Bengal Govt after it submitted that only 27 children were orphaned in the state since the start of the pandemic
Supreme Court questions West Bengal and Delhi for not providing data on children orphaned since March 2020
Counsel for the Delhi government, Chirag M Shroff, submitted before the Supreme Court that the data could not be uploaded on the NCPCR website owing to problems in 'data collection.'
Yogi govt comes to rescue of children orphaned due to pandemic
Uttar Pradesh state government along with central government will help children orphaned due to pandemic to stand up on their feet.
Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana: Uttarakhand govt to take responsibility of children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 till they turn 21
The children who have lost parents to the Covid-19 pandemic will be paid an allowance of Rs 3,000 per month by the Uttarakhand govt
Fact-check: Did Bababhai Pathan from Ahmednagar ‘adopt’ two ‘orphan’ girls and married them off as per Hindu rituals?
The man, Bababhai Pathan is reportedly the rakhi brother of the brides' mother, and he had performed rituals of a maternal uncle at their wedding, as the mother doesn't have a biological brother.
Mother Teresa’s Missionary of Charity nun accused of child trafficking gets bail by Jharkhand HC
Sister Concelia was arrested in July 2018 after allegations of child trafficking surfaced against 'Nirmal Hriday', a Missionaries of Charity shelter home for destitute women in Ranchi.
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