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The Telangana High Court has refused to allow the medical termination of a 28-week twin pregnancy carried by a minor, citing serious health risks. The petition was filed by the girl’s mother under the MTP (Amendment) Act, 2021. Based on a report from a medical board at Niloufer Hospital, the court determined that the procedure was inadvisable.
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The woman had been beating the child regularly, but the abuse came to light only on Monday after neighbours recorded a video of her act and lodged a complaint with the police
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The girl was shifted to the Sakhi one stop centre for counselling
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L Sandhya married a youth four months ago in an inter-religion marriage after she fell in love with him, but her parents approached the Chandrugonda police stating that their daughter was a minor
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Unable to take up further harassment being meted out against her, the young woman fled from home and approached the local police
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The centre was shifted from a rented premises to a new building constructed at Ramnagar on College Road in the district centre spending Rs 40 lakh in 2022.
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The Centre would receive complaints from victims, carry out medical examinations besides providing legal counselling and aid, all under one roof.
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Sakhi, a one-stop center, rescued an abandoned married woman and reunited her with her family members
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Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao laid a foundation stone for the construction of Bharosa Centre on the premises of Siddipet Rural Police Station on Thursday. Gowra Petro Chemicals Limited has donated Rs 1 crore towards the construction of the building under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Speaking on the occasion, the Finance Minister said that […]
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Adilabad: MLA Jogu Ramanna said that Sakhi centres would bring respite to women facing domestic violence and sexual harassment and other tortures. He formally inaugurated a building meant for the centre here on Saturday. The cost of the facility was Rs 48 lakh. Ramanna stated that Sakhi Centre, operated by Mitra Service Society, was a […]
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Rajanna-Sircilla: In a heart-rending incident, a woman and her daughter, a rape victim, were forced to stay away from the village after they tested positive for Covid-19. This incident occurred in Rashi thanda under the Bukya thanda gram panchayat limits of Veernapalli mandal. The 38-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter tested positive for the virus […]
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An order to this effect was issued by B Shailaja, the director of the Child and Women Welfare department on Saturday evening
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He said that an action plan was prepared for abolishing the menace and added that an Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, led by an Inspector and special coordinating committee were created for accomplishing the goal
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Stating that the commission’s sole objective was to provide safety to women in peril, Sunita opined that the crimes against women could be reduced by creating awareness among students from schooling
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Jangaon: In a shocking incident, a young woman identified as Maddeboina Srilekha (21), committed suicide at the Sakhi centre here on Sunday. According to the police, Srilekha from Edunuthala village of Kodakandla mandal in the district married one Deshaboina Manohar (19) of the same village. “Srilekha left home on December 17. Following this, the parents […]
