The Supreme Court stressed the need for strict enforcement of the PCPNDT Act, citing persistent gender bias and sex-selection practices. The court said welfare schemes and legal safeguards must continue until societal attitudes change and every girl child is valued equally
District Collector Pamela Satpathy lent her voice to a Telugu song celebrating the girl child, released during an event marking International Girl Child Day in Karimnagar. The song was performed by Satpathy and accompanied by a dance from primary school students.
Kharge emphasized on X, stating, "Empowering the girl child means placing them at the forefront of change, amplifying their voices, responding to their needs, and inviting them into decision-making roles."
Visakhapatnam: A mother, along with her paramour, murdered her three-year-old girl child, and buried her in the city on Friday. According to police, Peetala Varalakshmi and Boddana Ramesh (27) were married in 2014 and they had a girl child, Sindhisri. The couple had been at loggerheads for over a year, ever since Ramesh questioned his […]
Sangareddy: Inspired by Haridaspur villagers who were in the news for felicitating the parents of girl children after birth, District Collector M Hanumantha Rao promised to extend all support to the village and help them achieve all round development. The Collector visited the village after reports of the village panchayat’s gesture made a splash in […]
The government, in 2008 declared January 24 to be celebrated as the 'National Girl Child Day' every year with the objective of raising the consciousness of the society towards the girl child.
