Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration has constituted a district-level committee, ARPAN (Action for Rehabilitation and ...

FK: Both addicts and beggars represent social perils. In the past, most of the addicts were seen sitting or lying in public parks and along sidewalks throughout the city. Some would die unattended and ...

Adding beggary to the list of punishable offences will reportedly help prosecute the agents and gangs who smuggle beggars ...

The FIRs were filed on the basis of a complaint filed by Indore's Beggary Eradication Team. This follows a pilot project of Union Social Justice Ministry being implemented to make 10 cities of ...

LAHORE: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Punjab home department has set up beggary barracks in every jail across the province, increasing the total capacity to 10,000 beggars with spaces for ...

In an effort to combat organised begging, the Punjab government has introduced amendments to The Punjab Vagrancy Ordinance ...

"The agents and gangs who are involved in this practice easily dodge prosecution as beggary is not a crime in any law entrusted to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The sensitivity of the ...

Child Protection and Welfare Bureau Chairperson and Member Provincial Assembly Punjab Sarah Ahmad on Wednesday held a crucial meeting ...

The National Assembly was informed on Friday that an anti-beggary squad headed by Assistant Superintendent Police (ASP) has been established to eliminate professional beggars from the federal capital.

The Odisha government identified 5,318 beggars, with Cuttack leading at 1,060. The 'Sahaya' scheme, initiated in 2017-18, supports self-employment and rehabilitation. Five districts are now ...