Female Foeticide In Rajasthan

• Rajasthan community to offer Rs 5000 to every newborn girl

  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.

• Two baby girls abandoned in Rajasthan, one of them left on railway tracks dies

  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...

• Sonography centres in Jaipur stop ultrasound tests

  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.

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  Rajasthan minister blames Aamir for sensationalising female foeticide cases

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

• Satyamev Jayate effect: Court gives nod to fast track courts for female foeticide cases

  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.

• Rajasthan cracks down on sonography centres

  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 ...

• Post Satyamev Jayate Aamir to meet Gehlot

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

• Newborn girl's body found in dustbin

  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.