Female Foeticide In India
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YouTuber Reveals Gender Of Unborn Child In Vlog, Lands In Trouble
A popular YouTuber has landed in trouble for sharing the gender of his unborn child on social media after getting sex determination test overseas.
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Government Crackdown On Medical Centres After Female Foeticide Ring Busted In Bengaluru
They sealed scanning centres that did not comply with government guidelines and kept their records up to date.
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2 Doctors Arrested For Running Foeticide Ring In Karnataka: Cops
A major female foeticide ring has been busted in the state, with the arrest of nine people, including two doctors, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on Tuesday.
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Man Behind "Selfie With Daughter" Campaign Credits PM Modi For Its Success
The man behind the 'Selfie with Daughter' initiative, Sunil Jaglan, says the campaign which was launched from a small village in Haryana about eight years ago to raise awareness about ills like female foeticide has gradually snowballed into a success
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Two Foetuses Found Dumped In Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal: Cops
Two foetuses were found dumped in two different areas of Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal city, police said on Friday.
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Told Gujarat Had Most Female Foeticides In 2017, Centre's Response
The government on Tuesday sought to dismiss concerns over reports of high incidence of female foeticide in Gujarat.
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7-Month Pregnant Woman Dies During Abortion In Alleged Female Foeticide
In an alleged case of female foeticide, a 30-year old woman, in the seventh month of pregnancy, died during an abortion carried out by a nurse Tuesday at her home in Usilampatti, once infamous for the practice of killing newborn baby girls, police said.
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Banchhada, A Community That Celebrates Birth Of Girls, But For Prostitution
While female foeticide due to preference for boys is an issue that is plaguing India, there is a community in Madhya Pradesh that actually celebrates the birth of a girl child, albeit for not so positive reason.
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National Girl Child Day: Leaders Share Important Messages
National Girl Child Day is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the accomplishments of the girl children and bring to focus the issues of skewed sex ratio, female foeticide, child marriage, unequal treatment and gender disparities in India.
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Now, Informers Will Help Curb Female Foeticide In Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has started a scheme under which informers would alert the state authorities about attempts and incidents of female foeticide. At an event, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed concern over the declining sex ratio in the state and launched the ‘Mukhbir Yojana’ (Informer Scheme) aimed at arresting cases ...
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TV Show Tackles Gender Issues In India, Becomes One Of The World’s Most Watched
New Delhi: A TV show that is shattering social taboos – from domestic violence and acid attacks to menstruation and child marriage – has become one of the most watched series in the world, attracting over 400 million viewers, the producer said. Scripted to challenge deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and gender discrimination, “Main Kuch Bhi K...
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Four Booked For Allegedly Conducting Sex Determination Test At Delhi Clinic
A radiologist and three others have been booked for allegedly conducting sex-determination tests at her clinic in south Delhi's Jangpura, police said. Delhi Police officials said they received information from officials in Haryana's Sonepat district about the clinic's staff conducting sex determination ultrasounds.
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Hoping To Get Rs 2 Lakh, Women Rush To Submit Fake 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Forms
Police had to be called in to maintain law and order after fake government forms promising cash benefits in "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" or BBBP scheme surfaced in Nadia district, despite the government ordering a CBI investigation into such complaints last month.
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14 Foetuses Found In Jharkhand's Deoghar
At least 14 human foetuses were found in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, police said today.
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Tackle Infant Mortality Rate, Female Foeticide: Yogi Adityanath To UP Officials
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked state officials to prepare an action plan to reduce the infant, child and maternal mortality rate in the state. He also stressed on taking steps to check female foeticide.
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YouTuber Reveals Gender Of Unborn Child In Vlog, Lands In Trouble
A popular YouTuber has landed in trouble for sharing the gender of his unborn child on social media after getting sex determination test overseas.
-
Government Crackdown On Medical Centres After Female Foeticide Ring Busted In Bengaluru
They sealed scanning centres that did not comply with government guidelines and kept their records up to date.
-
2 Doctors Arrested For Running Foeticide Ring In Karnataka: Cops
A major female foeticide ring has been busted in the state, with the arrest of nine people, including two doctors, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on Tuesday.
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Man Behind "Selfie With Daughter" Campaign Credits PM Modi For Its Success
The man behind the 'Selfie with Daughter' initiative, Sunil Jaglan, says the campaign which was launched from a small village in Haryana about eight years ago to raise awareness about ills like female foeticide has gradually snowballed into a success
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Two Foetuses Found Dumped In Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal: Cops
Two foetuses were found dumped in two different areas of Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal city, police said on Friday.
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Told Gujarat Had Most Female Foeticides In 2017, Centre's Response
The government on Tuesday sought to dismiss concerns over reports of high incidence of female foeticide in Gujarat.
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7-Month Pregnant Woman Dies During Abortion In Alleged Female Foeticide
In an alleged case of female foeticide, a 30-year old woman, in the seventh month of pregnancy, died during an abortion carried out by a nurse Tuesday at her home in Usilampatti, once infamous for the practice of killing newborn baby girls, police said.
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Banchhada, A Community That Celebrates Birth Of Girls, But For Prostitution
While female foeticide due to preference for boys is an issue that is plaguing India, there is a community in Madhya Pradesh that actually celebrates the birth of a girl child, albeit for not so positive reason.
-
National Girl Child Day: Leaders Share Important Messages
National Girl Child Day is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the accomplishments of the girl children and bring to focus the issues of skewed sex ratio, female foeticide, child marriage, unequal treatment and gender disparities in India.
-
Now, Informers Will Help Curb Female Foeticide In Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has started a scheme under which informers would alert the state authorities about attempts and incidents of female foeticide. At an event, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed concern over the declining sex ratio in the state and launched the ‘Mukhbir Yojana’ (Informer Scheme) aimed at arresting cases ...
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TV Show Tackles Gender Issues In India, Becomes One Of The World’s Most Watched
New Delhi: A TV show that is shattering social taboos – from domestic violence and acid attacks to menstruation and child marriage – has become one of the most watched series in the world, attracting over 400 million viewers, the producer said. Scripted to challenge deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and gender discrimination, “Main Kuch Bhi K...
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Four Booked For Allegedly Conducting Sex Determination Test At Delhi Clinic
A radiologist and three others have been booked for allegedly conducting sex-determination tests at her clinic in south Delhi's Jangpura, police said. Delhi Police officials said they received information from officials in Haryana's Sonepat district about the clinic's staff conducting sex determination ultrasounds.
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Hoping To Get Rs 2 Lakh, Women Rush To Submit Fake 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Forms
Police had to be called in to maintain law and order after fake government forms promising cash benefits in "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" or BBBP scheme surfaced in Nadia district, despite the government ordering a CBI investigation into such complaints last month.
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14 Foetuses Found In Jharkhand's Deoghar
At least 14 human foetuses were found in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, police said today.
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Tackle Infant Mortality Rate, Female Foeticide: Yogi Adityanath To UP Officials
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked state officials to prepare an action plan to reduce the infant, child and maternal mortality rate in the state. He also stressed on taking steps to check female foeticide.
