Anand Jon's sister lends support to save girl child campaign in IndiaOctober 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sanjana Jon, sister of convicted fashion designer Anand Jon, lent her support to 'Save the Girl Child' campaign in India. Sanjana, who is in India to participate in the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week beginning October 24 in New Delhi, roped in young celebrities for a calendar photo shoot for the campaign.
Agra specially-abled youths campaign against female foeticideOctober 5th, 2009 AGRA - Three specially-abled youths took up an initiative to spread awareness amongst people against female foeticide in Agra. "We felt good when these people said that girl child should be saved and are not meant to be killed.
Doctors in Surat beaten up for alleged negligenceSeptember 1st, 2009 SURAT - Relatives of a patient who died at a government hospital in Surat manhandled and thrashed three doctors on Monday. The irate kin which included many women alleged that the negligence of the doctors of the Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research (SMIMER) resulted in the death of the patient.
Surat gang rape accused slapped on way to courtJune 26th, 2009 SURAT - Shahid Saiyad, who has been accused of raping a teenager with two other men here, was slapped by a youth while he was on his way to a local court Friday, police said. "The youth who slapped Saiyad has been detained and is being questioned," a police officer with the Surat Crime Branch said.
Thousands of girls take to streets protesting against abortionsJune 25th, 2009 COIMABATORE - Thousands of girls Girls of various schools and colleges along with volunteers of different anti-abortion from different international organisations took out a rally holding placards and raising slogans to spread awareness regarding 'save the girl child' in Coimbatore on Thursday. "We are here in India to stand with the women of India.
Surat police seek narco analysis of rape accusedJune 20th, 2009 SURAT - Police in Surat are awaiting clearance from a fast track court here for narco analysis of the three accused of raping a 17-year-old girl here June 12. The test is expected to yield information on similar crimes the three are suspected to have committed during the past one year, a police official said Saturday.
Surat gang rape fallout: no tution classes before 7 a.m.June 15th, 2009 SURAT - The Surat Police Monday asked owners of private coaching institutes and individual tutors in the city not to hold classes before 7 a.m. The move comes following the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl who was on her way to a tution class at 5.30 a.m.
Surat rape accused to be tried in fast track courtJune 14th, 2009 SURAT - A day after an enraged mob attacked three men accused of rape, two of whom are sons of policemen, the Gujarat government ordered Sunday that the men would be tried in a fast track court. The men, Shahid Saiyad, Tariq Saiyad - both sons of policemen posted in Surat - and Abu Bakr Sheikh, are accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in a moving car June 12 and video filming the act.
17-year-old girl gangraped in Surat, two arrestedJune 12th, 2009 SURAT - Three men in a car waylaid a 17-year-old girl as she was on way to a tuition class, pulled her inside the vehicle and raped her before dumping her on the outskirts of the city Friday. Two of the men have been arrested, police said.
Fire guts textile market in SuratJune 11th, 2009 SURAT - A massive fire engulfed a textile market in Surat late on Wednesday night. The fire broke out in the basement of the Abhishek textile market.Fire fighters were called in, who had a tough time controlling the fire, as there was no means of direct entry into the shop where the fire had started.
Chandigarh all-boys school fights for girl childMay 22nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - One of the city's oldest schools - a well known all-boys institution at that - has quietly taken up the cause of the girl child. The effort of St.
From gurudwara, save girl child campaign reaches the churchMarch 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nanhi Chhaan, an initiative to save the girl child which began at the Golden Temple in Amritsar last year, reached the Sacred Heart Cathedral in the capital Sunday with the Delhi government announcing its support to the cause. Launching the initiative at the cathedral, Delhi Lt.
Notorious criminal brought to Surat from DelhiMarch 20th, 2009 SURAT - The Surat police Thursday took custody of a man wanted in 24 cases of murder, kidnapping and extortion across the country from a Delhi Police team which nabbed him Wednesday in the national capital, the police said. Fazlur Rehman, 30, a resident of Surat in south Gujarat, had been eluding arrest since 2003 after a case of extortion was filed by Shivnarayan Devkinandan Agarwal, the owner of Praful Sarees, in Surat city.
Now campaign with party symbol tattoo on cheeksMarch 9th, 2009 JAIPUR - It's time for the great Indian election circus and political parties are doing everything to campaign - through posters, cut-outs, flags and caps. The latest is flaunting tattoos of the party symbol on cheeks, hands or even the chest.
Jan 24 will be National Girl Child DayJanuary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jan 24, when Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman prime minister of India, will be observed as National Girl Child Day to highlight the plight of the country's girl child. 'This day will be celebrated every year till there is a gender balance in the country and till the time we match the required sex ratio,' said Renuka Chowdhury, minister of state for women and child development.
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October 15th, 2009 at 3:59 am
The Nanhi Chhaan Foundation -Please join our cause
The Nanhi Chhaan Foundation, a not-for-profit organization set up in August of 2008, aims at generating an understanding of the issues of an inverse gender ratio and depleting tree cover, as a part of the global arena of women’s and environmental issues.