Beti Bachao

"BJP Always Holds Victim Responsible For Rape": Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 20, 2021

Citing a media report on a brutal assault on a woman in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the BJP always holds the victim responsible for rape and shows laxity in taking action against culprits.

"We Salute India's Daughter": PM Modi On National Girl Child Day

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Sunday January 24, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning urged the nation to ensure that every girl in the country "leads a life of dignity and opportunity" as he elaborated his government's efforts to ensure gender equality, and acknowledged all the achievements young girls have achieved in different fields.

Gross Enrollment Ratio Of Girls Has Improved By 3.87 Percentage Points: Ministry

Education | Edited by Bishal Kalita | Sunday January 24, 2021

The Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) of girl children at secondary level in India has improved by 3.87 percentage points -- from 77.45 to 81.32 -- during the last six years, since the launch of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme.

''Beti Bachao'', ''Mission Shakti'' Hollow Slogans In UP: Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 13, 2021

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh spends crores of rupees on propaganda about women's security while having a negligent attitude towards the issue at the ground level, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged on Wednesday.

Haryana Doctor's Body Threatens It Won't Raid Sex Determination Centres

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Monday October 12, 2020

Years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Save the Girl Child Scheme from Haryana in 2015, the state's medical civil services association has accused a BJP legislator of getting a civil surgeon suspended in an attempt to shield those accused in a sex determination scam.

"This Is Murder": Akhilesh Yadav Slams BJP Over Suicide By NEET Aspirant

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 13, 2020

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday lashed out at the BJP, saying the suicide by a Tamil Nadu girl student on the eve of NEET was the murder of the "Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao" slogan.

"Tremendous Results": Nirmala Sitharaman Praises "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao"

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday February 1, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman praised "beti bachao, beti padhao", PM Modi's flagship education programme, declaring it had achieved "tremendous results"

Election Results 2019: AAP Slams BJP For Seeking Support Of MLA Gopal Kanda In Haryana

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday slammed the BJP for seeking the support of controversial MLA Gopal Kanda to form the government in Haryana, saying the saffron party is aligning with a rape accused in a state where it launched the ''Beti Bachao Beti Padhao'' scheme.

Election Results 2019: "Is This Beti Bachao?": Airhostess's Brother Slams BJP Over Gopal Kanda

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday October 25, 2019

Gopal Kanda, the controversial Haryana MLA is back in the headlines after he won the Haryana election and almost turned kingmaker, promising to back the BJP to form a government in the state. The 53-year-old faces trial in the suicide of Geetika Sharma, a former air hostess with his now-defunct airline - MDLR - seven years ago. The girl's mother ha...

Haryana Election 2019: Babita Phogat Cast Vote, Vows To Promote Sports If Elected

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 21, 2019

Wrestler-turned-politician and BJP candidate Babita Phogat on Monday cast her vote in her native village in Bhiwani along with her father Mahavir Phogat and sister Geeta Phogat.

Haryana Election 2019: "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Beti Khilao" If Voted: BJP's Babita Phogat

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Two-time Commonwealth Games' gold medalist Babita Phogat, who is contesting her maiden polls on BJP's ticket from Charkhi Dadri in Haryana, aims to promote sports among women of her state.

'Pink Cabs' To Ensure Safer Travel For Women; A First In Jammu And Kashmir's Rajouri District

India News | ANI | Saturday October 12, 2019

In a first for Jammu and Kashmir, the district administration in Rajouri in association with the Motor Vehicle Department, launched pink vehicles on International Girl Child Day in order to provide a safe and dignified travel experience to women.

Woman Allegedly Dumps Twin Granddaughters In Punjab Canal After Birth

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Stela Dey | Friday September 27, 2019

The rampant practice of female infanticide continues to claim more lives even as the centre keeps on promoting its "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme. In a heartbreaking incident, a woman in Punjab's Bathinda allegedly dumped her twin granddaughters in a canal just two hours after birth.

Manoj Tiwari Removes Ex-Mayor, Involved In Fight With Husband, From Post

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 24, 2019

Days after she was involved in a physical altercation with her husband in BJP's state office, former Mayor Sarita Chaudhary was on Tuesday removed from her post of state convenor for 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao'.

After Unnao Teen's Car Crash, Rahul Gandhi's "Beti Bachao" Barb At BJP

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday July 29, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over a car crash involving the Unnao rape survivor, saying if it had any moral duty towards its citizens or not.