Snehalaya

• Rapist seeks 90-day parole for weight reduction surgery

  A 27-year-old convict serving an eight-year-term at the Yerawada Central Prison wrote to the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, complaining about myriad health problems he suffered from due to obesity. In the letter written on January 21, Atmaram Dengle requested the court to grant him a 90-day parole so that he could undergo weight reduction ...

• Anna Hazare celebrates 75th birthday with HIV+ kids

  Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday celebrated his 75th birthday with hundreds of children at a rehabilitation centre in Ahmednagar, around 40 km from his hometown Ralegan Siddhi. Mr Hazare's associates said he preferred not to have elaborate celebrations for his birthday as Maharashtra is currently reeling under drought.

• Cradle in every village - to save the girl child

  If someone casts her away, there will be others to cradle her. By October this year, cradles will be set up in 110 locations in 80 villages of Shrigonda sub-district in Maharashtra to enable new parents to 'drop' a female infant if she is unwanted - instead of snuffing out her life.The infant would be immediately picked up by a local policeman, a v...