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UP Woman Made To Abort Twice, Pressured To Sleep With In-Laws. All For A Son
In the desire for a baby boy, a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur was made to abort her pregnancy twice and then forced to have relations with her father-in-law and brother-in-law.
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Illegal Pre-Birth Gender Tests, Abortions Racket Busted In Karnataka
A joint operation by the Karnataka Health Department and police has busted an illegal female sex determination and foeticide racket in Hanuganahalli, near Bannur in Mysuru.
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"Girls Must Thrive, Not Just Survive": Top Court Judge On Worsening Sex Ratios
Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna on Saturday expressed concern about the deteriorating sex ratios due to potential female infanticide and foeticide in certain states, stating that girls should not merely survive but thrive.
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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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UP Woman Made To Abort Twice, Pressured To Sleep With In-Laws. All For A Son
In the desire for a baby boy, a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur was made to abort her pregnancy twice and then forced to have relations with her father-in-law and brother-in-law.
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Illegal Pre-Birth Gender Tests, Abortions Racket Busted In Karnataka
A joint operation by the Karnataka Health Department and police has busted an illegal female sex determination and foeticide racket in Hanuganahalli, near Bannur in Mysuru.
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"Girls Must Thrive, Not Just Survive": Top Court Judge On Worsening Sex Ratios
Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna on Saturday expressed concern about the deteriorating sex ratios due to potential female infanticide and foeticide in certain states, stating that girls should not merely survive but thrive.
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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.
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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.
-
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.
