Women in the Kanpur city stood for their rights by protesting against female foeticide as well as demanded their rights to perform Shraddh ritual. On Sunday September 30, a special programme was organised by Yug Dadichi Deh Daan Abhiyaan where women in large number at Sarsiyya ghat in Kanpur performed[Read More…]
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Mukhbir Scheme: UP to reward people who tip off govt about female foeticide
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched Mukhbir Scheme in Lucknow on Saturday. Under this scheme, the government will give a reward of Rs 2 lakh to the person who will give information about female foeticide. Reportedly, 64 rescue vans will now run in districts across the state to aid[Read More…]
Police retrieve 19 female foetuses from sewer; doctor arrested
Maharashtra Police on Sunday retrieved as many as 19 female foetuses from a sewer in a village in western Maharashtra’s Sangli district. The police, while investigating the death of a 26-year-old woman after an illegal abortion, discovered the abandoned foetus in plastic bags in the sewer a few metres away[Read More…]