Six Year OId Writes To PM Modi

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6 Year Old Girl's Letter To PM Modi About Price Rise Wins Netizen's Heart

Six-year-old Kriti Dubeyfrom UP wrote to PM Narendra Modi and shared about her hardships due to the price hike of general commodities. Dated on August 1, the letter written in Hindi read, "Modiji, you have caused immense price rise. Even my pencil and rubber (eraser) have got costlier and the price of Maggi has been increased, too." Dubey shared how her mother scolds her when she asks for pencils.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 - 02:17 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Uttar Pradesh, Letter To PM Modi, Girl Child, Inflation, Maggie

Courtesy: Zee News India

Child-Sambhar

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Two-Year-Old Baby-Girl Scumbbed To Burns On Birthday: Andhra Pradesh

In a tragic incident, Tejaswi, a two-year-old girl died on her birthday after she accidentally fell into a vessel containing hot sambhar in Andhra Pradesh. The child was rushed to a hospital in Tiruvuru where she succumbed to burns. Reportedly, the baby-girl went to the kitchen, climbed the chair and fell into the hot vessel. However, the local police has registered a case of accidental death.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 - 11:28 AM / by Shaloo Priya

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Bizarre news, Girl Child, Death, birthday

Courtesy: India Today

Afghan girl in the viral video holding placards

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Afghan Girl's Viral Video: Who's Taliban To Take Away Girls' Right

A minute-long viral video of an Afghan girl fearlessly questioning and speaking against the anti-women rule of the Taliban is winning the hearts of netizens. In the video, the Afghan girl was seen demanding girls' right to study and said, 'Who they're (Taliban) to take away opportunities from girls when all are equal… read-more

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 - 12:29 PM / by Balaji L

Tags: Taliban, Girl Child, School, questioned, Viral video

Courtesy: The Indian Express

Representational photo: Child adoption.

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Surpassing Boys, Girl Children Clock 75% Of Adoptions In Last 6 Years

The Women and Child Development Ministry have revealed that out of 16,856 children eligible for adoption in the last six years, nearly 75% accounted for girls. Reportedly, 9,895 girls up to age 18 were adopted between 2015-16 and 2020-21 as compared to 6,961 boys. Moreover, children below age two were the most favourite, which was also dominated by girls (8,099) over boys (4,451). However, children between 14-18 year were the least adopted.… read-more

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 - 08:58 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: Ministry of Women and Child Development, adoption, Girl Child, Boy Child

Courtesy: Deccan Herald

Srishti Goswami

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19-Year-Old Shrishti Goswami To Become One-Day CM Of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand will be having 19-year-old Haridwar-based Shrishti Goswami as its Chief Minister on this year's National Girl Child Day on January 24. Taking charge for one day, the third year B.sc student will review several schemes of the state government, including Atal Ayushman Yojna and the Smart City Project among others. Expressing her joy, Shrishti said, "I will do my best..." Interestingly, she has also been the CM of Children's State… read-more

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 - 01:09 PM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: Girl Child, National Girl Child Day, Uttarakhand, haridwar, One Day CM

Girl Child

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Odisha's Majhipura Village Celebrates Birth Of Every Girl Child

Majhipura tribal village in Odisha's Angul district has been recognizing the birth of a girl child as an auspicious event. Contrary to the other villages in the region, for Manjhipura, a girl child is considered God's blessing. The villagers gift new clothes, sweets and grains to the mothers who deliver a girl child. In the population of 320 people, the village has180 females. Moreover, people here neither give dowry nor they take it.

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 - 06:11 PM / by Sakshi Amrutkar

Tags: Majhipara, Odisha, Tribes, Girl Child, Angul

Qatar Airlines

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Qatar Assures Actions Against Officials Over Forced Gynaecological Exams

Qatar government has ordered the prosecution of airport officials who forced women passengers from different countries to undergo gynaecological examinations. The contentious act was carried out after a newborn baby was found in an airport trash bin. The women passengers also complained that no consents were received by the officials before the test. The government issued a "sincere apology" and assured critical actions against the officials… read-more

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 - 07:09 PM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: Qatar, World news, Qatar Airport, Girl Child

Courtesy: BBC

Girl Child

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Jharkhand: Couples Congregate Outside Old Temple, Pray for Girl Child

Dozens of Couples queued for hours outside a 170-year-old temple in Jharkhand, praying to be blessed with a daughter. Every year people from distant places come to this remote temple to offer prayers to a 150-year-old pot and to Siddhidatri Durga, who is believed to bless the couples with a girl child. The flow of devotees remain throughout the year with an increase during Navratri.

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 - 01:47 PM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: Jharkhand, National news, Girl Child, Navratri