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Orphans

  • ‘You can never replace a parent’: As world moves on, ‘new normal’ is a struggle for Covid-19 orphans

    ‘You can never replace a parent’: As world moves on, ‘new normal’ is a struggle for Covid-19 orphans

    Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
    · Jun 17, 2023 · 07:30 pm
  • Fewer meals, doing paid work: What a study of children who lost parents to Covid shows

    Fewer meals, doing paid work: What a study of children who lost parents to Covid shows

    Thangaperumal Ponpandi Mahima Sashank Subrat Kumar Panda Nazrul Haque Amalendu Jyotishi
    · Nov 06, 2022 · 09:00 am
  • PM Modi releases benefits for children who lost parents to Covid-19

    PM Modi releases benefits for children who lost parents to Covid-19

    Scroll Staff
    · May 30, 2022 · 03:22 pm
  • Covid-19: Over 1 lakh children lost one or both parents during pandemic, child rights body tells SC

    Covid-19: Over 1 lakh children lost one or both parents during pandemic, child rights body tells SC

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 26, 2021 · 03:32 pm
  • Over 9,000 children orphaned or abandoned during Covid-19 pandemic, child rights body tells SC

    Over 9,000 children orphaned or abandoned during Covid-19 pandemic, child rights body tells SC

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 01, 2021 · 06:54 pm
  • ‘Typical masterstroke’: Prashant Kishor takes a dig at Centre’s Covid scheme for orphaned children

    ‘Typical masterstroke’: Prashant Kishor takes a dig at Centre’s Covid scheme for orphaned children

    Scroll Staff
    · May 30, 2021 · 04:10 pm
  • Centre announces Rs 10 lakh for orphaned children, family pension for dependents of Covid victims

    Centre announces Rs 10 lakh for orphaned children, family pension for dependents of Covid victims

    Scroll Staff
    · May 29, 2021 · 08:52 pm
  • Coronavirus: Address basic needs of orphaned children without waiting for orders, SC tells states

    Coronavirus: Address basic needs of orphaned children without waiting for orders, SC tells states

    Scroll Staff
    · May 28, 2021 · 09:08 pm
  • Madhya Pradesh: Retired professor, daughter receive life sentence for their role in rape of minors

    Madhya Pradesh: Retired professor, daughter receive life sentence for their role in rape of minors

    Scroll Staff
    · May 08, 2018 · 06:17 pm