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Beti Bachao - Beti Samman: GOADH Foundation launches national campaign aga
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3: GOADH Foundation successfully launched its national awareness campaign against female foeticide today at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath, New Delhi. The event witnessed participation from distinguished guests, social activists, and representativ
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Newborn girl found in garbage dump in Vasant Kunj is stable, says Delhi Po
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Delhi police informed on Saturday that the newborn girl who was found in a garbage dump near Rajokri Bus Stand and was admitted to a private hospital in Vasant Kunj is in stable condition.
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Star Gold to present the World Television Premiere of Jayeshbhai Jordaar,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 26 (ANI/PNN): Star Gold, India's preferred Hindi movie channel, is all set to broadcast the World Television Premiere of the movie 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar'. The film, directed by Divyang Thakkar, stars Ranveer Singh, Shalini Pandey, Ratna Pathak Shah, and Bom
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Ranveer Singh's 'jordaar' performance in 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar' trailer high
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): Never underestimate the power of a girl -- that's what Ranveer Singh proudly conveys with the trailer of his upcoming social-comedy 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar'.
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India to celebrate 13th National Girl Child Day tomorrow to promote female
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): To increase the consciousness of people towards female foeticide and to provide new opportunities to the girl child in society, the Ministry of Women and Child Development will celebrate the 13th National Girl Child Day on January 24.
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'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign launched in Udhampur
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): With an aim to eliminate the menace of female foeticide in Jammu and Kashmir, 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign was launched in Udhampur on Monday.
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U'khand: No girl born in 132 villages of Uttarkashi district in three mont
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], July 21 (ANI): At a time when the Central government has been aggressively promoting its 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme, sex ratio at birth data from 132 villages in Uttarkashi district reveal that no girl child was born in these areas in the last three mo
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Beating malnutrition, misogyny in Beed district of Maharashtra
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Beed (Maharashtra) [India], Jun 2 (ANI): Given the skewed sex ratio, rampant sex determination, female foeticide, malnutrition and tradition of giving a disturbing name to girls, the state Women and Child Development Department has gone into mission mode to 'save girls' in Beed. The departm
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Rajasthan: Married off at 17, Ruma Devi is now guardian angel for over 20,
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Social evils are shunned in this day and age, yet a lot of practices such as child marriage and female foeticide are prevalent in certain pockets of the country, including Rajasthan.
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President launches mobile app 'Selfie with Daughter'
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee launched a mobile application, 'Selfie with Daughter', aimed at spreading awareness about female foeticide at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
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PM Modi bats for gender equality on International Women's Day
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Mar. 8 (ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the social evil of female foeticide still prevalent in the Indian society and urged the woman sarpanchs to play a key role in ending this vicious a
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Female foeticide cannot exist in a distinguished state like Haryana: PM Mo
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Gurugram [India], Nov. 1 (ANI): Hailing Haryana as a land whose daughters have made India proud on several occasions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that female foeticide cannot exist in such a distinguished state, and called on the people of the state pledge to protect the
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