Female Foeticide In Rajasthan

In a bid to reduce the high incidence of female foeticide and infanticide in Rajasthan, a local community has decided to open a bank account for every newborn girl and put Rs.5,000 in it as fixed deposit.

In a reflection of the dismal situation for the girl child in Rajasthan, two newborn girls were found abandoned in the two parts of the state, including in the capital. Meanwhile, authorities are investigating an alarming trend of babies being killed by denying them feed or treatment. A baby, born premature, was found lying near the tracks at Jaga...

Alleging unfair treatment by the Rajasthan government, owners of the private sonography centres have decided to stop conducting ultrasound tests on pregnant women from Tuesday.

A Rajasthan minister has hit out at Bollywood star Aamir Khan for sensationalising female foeticide cases in the state.

Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court Arun Mishra has given an in-principle nod to set up a fast track court for expediting trial in cases of female foeticide.Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met the Chief Justice over the matter on Wednesday night, official sources said today.

The Rajasthan government on Thursday cancelled licenses of six sonography centres and issued notices to 24 others for their suspected involvement in female foeticide, officials said. The action seems another impact of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's debut TV show "Satyamev Jayate", as it comes just a day after the actor met state Chief Minister Ashok ...

Aamir Khan is likely to meet Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday in connection with female foeticide cases highlighted in his show Satyamev Jayate.

The body of a newborn girl was found in a dustbin in Jaipur on Tuesday, bringing to fore the plight of the girl child in a state that suffers from a skewed sex ratio.

In a bid to reduce the high incidence of female foeticide and infanticide in Rajasthan, a local community has decided to open a bank account for every newborn girl and put Rs.5,000 in it as fixed deposit.

In a reflection of the dismal situation for the girl child in Rajasthan, two newborn girls were found abandoned in the two parts of the state, including in the capital. Meanwhile, authorities are investigating an alarming trend of babies being killed by denying them feed or treatment. A baby, born premature, was found lying near the tracks at Jaga...

Alleging unfair treatment by the Rajasthan government, owners of the private sonography centres have decided to stop conducting ultrasound tests on pregnant women from Tuesday.

A Rajasthan minister has hit out at Bollywood star Aamir Khan for sensationalising female foeticide cases in the state.

Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court Arun Mishra has given an in-principle nod to set up a fast track court for expediting trial in cases of female foeticide.Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met the Chief Justice over the matter on Wednesday night, official sources said today.

The Rajasthan government on Thursday cancelled licenses of six sonography centres and issued notices to 24 others for their suspected involvement in female foeticide, officials said. The action seems another impact of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's debut TV show "Satyamev Jayate", as it comes just a day after the actor met state Chief Minister Ashok ...

Aamir Khan is likely to meet Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday in connection with female foeticide cases highlighted in his show Satyamev Jayate.

The body of a newborn girl was found in a dustbin in Jaipur on Tuesday, bringing to fore the plight of the girl child in a state that suffers from a skewed sex ratio.