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  World Day of War Orphans 2024: When did it start? Know everything about it | Explained

  Explainers | January 06, 2024 15:07 IST

  January 6 marks the World Day of War Orphans, which seeks to highlight the challenges faced by children who are left orphaned due to war, invasions and military conflicts. According to UNICEF, the year 2023 has been one of the worst years for children with wars in Ukraine and Gaza among others.

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  Centre mulls hike in monthly stipend for Covid Orphan Children from Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000

  India | September 15, 2021 15:45 IST

  Under the PM Cares for children scheme, the government of India will ensure free-of-cost education for all such children, and a lump sum amount of Rs 10 lakh will be deposited in their account once they turn 23.

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  Identification of orphans due to COVID does not brook any further delay: Supreme Court

  India | July 27, 2021 16:53 IST

  A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose directed the the District Magistartes to issue necessary instructions to the district child protection officers to take assistance of the police, civil society, gram panchayats, anganwadi and ASHA workers for identification of orphans.  

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  Navi Mumbai civic body to give financial aid to kids orphaned by COVID-19

  India | June 26, 2021 14:54 IST

  The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) in Maharashtra announced on Saturday that it will provide financial assistance to the local children, who were orphaned due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Lucknow University to adopt Covid orphans

  India | June 16, 2021 17:25 IST

  The Lucknow University will take over the responsibility of over 70 Covid orphans who have lost their earning parents in the pandemic.

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  Punjab to provide free education for children orphaned in Covid pandemic, social security pension

  India | May 20, 2021 19:23 IST

  In view of the pandemic, the Punjab government — beginning July 1, 2021 — will provide Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension, along with free education up to graduation, for all those children orphaned in the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as families that have lost their breadwinning member, Punjab Chief Minister Office has informed.

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  Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi promises a job for a brave orphan girl

  India | February 15, 2020 21:27 IST

  During a question and answer round at an event in Vivekananda college in Delhi, an orphan girl told Kailash Satyarthi that she needs a job to support her maternal grandparents, who had been taking care of her since she lost her parents.

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  Corporate sectors must fund orphans & disabled Kovind

  Business | October 29, 2019 17:40 IST

  In his address at the first National CSR Awards ceremony here, he said the Companies Act was amended in 2013-14, making it mandatory for companies with a specified level of profit to spend 2 per cent of it on social welfare.

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  Orphaned brother-sister write to PM Modi for exchange of Rs 96,500 in old notes

  India | March 25, 2017 20:24 IST

  The sudden discovery of Rs 96,500 cash in demonetised notes left by their late mother has created a difficult situation for an orphan brother-sister duo here.

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  Feel like giving up? Wait until you read what they have gone through in their lives!

  Life | March 08, 2015 13:27 IST

  Inspiring someone is a tough task as one has to actually bring out a visible change in society for others to notice, appreciate and take the change forward!Some of them find instant success, while others

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  Indian-American wins prestigious children's peace prize

  World | November 19, 2014 7:19 IST

  New York: Neha Gupta, an 18-year-old Indian-American, today won the presigious International Children's Peace Prize for her work to help orphans in India and other vulnerable children.Gupta won the award whose last year's winner was

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  Madras HC asks Centre about steps for protection of orphans

  India | November 01, 2014 6:53 IST

  Madurai: The Madras High Court yesterday sought to know from the Centre if orphans staying in homes run by NGOs were properly protected from child molesters from abroad under the guise of providing education and

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  Sussanne Roshan celebrates Christmas with orphans

  Bollywood | December 25, 2012 9:22 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 25: Hrithik Roshan's wife Sussanne became Santa Claus for orphaned children here and distributed gifts at Bal Asha Trust.Creative director of TheHomeLabel.com -- a lifestyle e-commerce brand, Sussanne also decorated a Christmas tree