Norway Foster Care

A five-year-old Indian boy who has been taken away from his parents in Norway over suspected abuse must be given back to his family, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj stressed in a series of tweets today.

The Child Welfare Committee of Burdwan (CWC) has passed interim orders for release of the siblings Abhigyan Bhattacharya (4 yrs) and Aishwarya Bhattacharya (23 months) from foster care and restoration to their mother, Smt. Sagarika Chakraborty.

The Swedish father of an 11-year-old boy of Indian origin being held in foster care in Sweden for the last three years has expressed willingness to apply for Indian citizenship.

Close on the heels of the Norway child custody row, a similar case has come to light in Sweden where an NRI woman has claimed that her son is being held in foster care on charges of neglect and sought the help from Indian authorities.

After spending nearly a year in foster care in Norway, toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya are back in India. They arrived at the Delhi airport a little before 10 am today with their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya; they are en route to Kolkata now. The children's paternal grandparents received them at the airport. As per the court order, their parents ...

After spending nearly a year in foster care in Norway, toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya are home. They arrived at the Delhi airport a little before 10 am today with their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya; they are expected to leave for Kolkata tomorrow. The children's paternal grandparents received them at the airport.

The chances of two NRI children returning to India has brightened with the Norwegian Child Welfare Service (CWS), which has kept them in foster care, submitting in a court in Oslo that there is no need to uphold the care order and it was in the best interest of the kids to return to their home country.

The Norwegian Child Welfare Service has said that it will recommend that the uncle should take over the care of the two Indian children, who were put away in foster care in May 2011. Three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya may be able to return to India with their paternal uncle Dr Arunabhas Bhattacharya who is a dentist in Asansol.

After hitting near-crisis mode, India's case to bring back two young children placed in foster care in Norway appears to be back on track. Sources say that the Indian government has finalized the terms of the children's care when they are sent back here. As discussed earlier, one-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan will be placed in th...

Much to the relief of NRI couple Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, child welfare officials in Norway have decided that they will recommend in court that their children, who have been in foster care since May last year, now be placed in the custody of their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya. One-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan were taken ...

This morning, External Affairs minister SM Krishna promised a pair of senior citizens now recognizable across India that their grandchildren would be brought back to India "at any cost." Hours later came a significant breakthrough from Norway, where the children have been in foster care since May last year after local child welfare officials decide...

As the Bhattacharyas wait for Norway to take a decision on the return their children to India, more people are speaking out against the foster care system in Norway. Activists say a very large number of children are taken away from their families every year and many expats lose their children forever because they are not as lucky as the Bhattachary...

For Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, their Norway nightmare has seemed endless. After many months of uncertainty, Norway now says it is working with a March-end time-frame for the custody row over the Bhattacharyas' two toddlers, placed in foster care by that country's child welfare authorities who say the parents are not fit to bring them up.

India has told Norway officials that two Indian children who have been put in foster care there against their parents' wishes are "neither orphans nor Stateless persons, and enjoy the protection of the Indian State." The strong stand follows attempts by Norwegian officials to keep the children there after their visas expire next month.

An NRI couple in Oslo fighting to win back custody of their children -currently in foster care - could receive some good news soon. Sources say that after the Indian government's intervention, Norway is likely to grant custody of the children to their grandparents, who live in Kolkata.

A five-year-old Indian boy who has been taken away from his parents in Norway over suspected abuse must be given back to his family, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj stressed in a series of tweets today.

The Child Welfare Committee of Burdwan (CWC) has passed interim orders for release of the siblings Abhigyan Bhattacharya (4 yrs) and Aishwarya Bhattacharya (23 months) from foster care and restoration to their mother, Smt. Sagarika Chakraborty.

The Swedish father of an 11-year-old boy of Indian origin being held in foster care in Sweden for the last three years has expressed willingness to apply for Indian citizenship.

Close on the heels of the Norway child custody row, a similar case has come to light in Sweden where an NRI woman has claimed that her son is being held in foster care on charges of neglect and sought the help from Indian authorities.

After spending nearly a year in foster care in Norway, toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya are back in India. They arrived at the Delhi airport a little before 10 am today with their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya; they are en route to Kolkata now. The children's paternal grandparents received them at the airport. As per the court order, their parents ...

After spending nearly a year in foster care in Norway, toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya are home. They arrived at the Delhi airport a little before 10 am today with their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya; they are expected to leave for Kolkata tomorrow. The children's paternal grandparents received them at the airport.

The chances of two NRI children returning to India has brightened with the Norwegian Child Welfare Service (CWS), which has kept them in foster care, submitting in a court in Oslo that there is no need to uphold the care order and it was in the best interest of the kids to return to their home country.

The Norwegian Child Welfare Service has said that it will recommend that the uncle should take over the care of the two Indian children, who were put away in foster care in May 2011. Three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya may be able to return to India with their paternal uncle Dr Arunabhas Bhattacharya who is a dentist in Asansol.

After hitting near-crisis mode, India's case to bring back two young children placed in foster care in Norway appears to be back on track. Sources say that the Indian government has finalized the terms of the children's care when they are sent back here. As discussed earlier, one-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan will be placed in th...

Much to the relief of NRI couple Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, child welfare officials in Norway have decided that they will recommend in court that their children, who have been in foster care since May last year, now be placed in the custody of their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya. One-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan were taken ...

This morning, External Affairs minister SM Krishna promised a pair of senior citizens now recognizable across India that their grandchildren would be brought back to India "at any cost." Hours later came a significant breakthrough from Norway, where the children have been in foster care since May last year after local child welfare officials decide...

As the Bhattacharyas wait for Norway to take a decision on the return their children to India, more people are speaking out against the foster care system in Norway. Activists say a very large number of children are taken away from their families every year and many expats lose their children forever because they are not as lucky as the Bhattachary...

For Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, their Norway nightmare has seemed endless. After many months of uncertainty, Norway now says it is working with a March-end time-frame for the custody row over the Bhattacharyas' two toddlers, placed in foster care by that country's child welfare authorities who say the parents are not fit to bring them up.

India has told Norway officials that two Indian children who have been put in foster care there against their parents' wishes are "neither orphans nor Stateless persons, and enjoy the protection of the Indian State." The strong stand follows attempts by Norwegian officials to keep the children there after their visas expire next month.

An NRI couple in Oslo fighting to win back custody of their children -currently in foster care - could receive some good news soon. Sources say that after the Indian government's intervention, Norway is likely to grant custody of the children to their grandparents, who live in Kolkata.