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Woman Activist lands in jail for protesting lack of health facilities in tribal district five years ago

Author(s): Kundan Pandey Date: May 18, 2013 People picket police stations; fellow activist claims case is baseless Madhuri Krishnaswami had protested the treatment meted out by a health centre to a poor woman in labour. She has also exposed corruption under MGNREGAMadhuri… Continue Reading →

Age limit relaxed for financial assistance to institutional deliveries #Goodnews

AARTI DHAR, The Hindu Move expected to reduce neonatal, maternal mortality in young mothers The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has relaxed eligibility parameters for the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), which provides financial assistance to mothers for institutional deliveries…. Continue Reading →

May 22, 2013 0

Press Release- Is organising for proper health services for a poor a `criminal activity’ ? #Vaw #Stateoppression

Release Madhuri immediately New Delhi, May 20th , New Delhi National Alliance for Maternal Health and Human Rights (NAMHHR), a group of civil society organisations from across the country have come together as a broad alliance, that strongly condemn… Continue Reading →

May 20, 2013 7

Son molests Dalit girl, father sets her ablaze in Madhya Pradesh #Vaw #WTFnews

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, Tags: Rape, Dalit girl, Molestation, Madhya Pradesh Zee Media Bureau Bhopal: In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old Dalit girl was set afire by a youth’s father whose son was arrested by police on molestation charges filed by the… Continue Reading →

May 19, 2013 1

Tribals protest over Madhuri being sent to Jail for speaking for the ‘right of pregnant women #Vaw

PLEASE SIGN PETITION FOR HER RELEASE HERE http://petitions.halabol.com/2013/05/17/release-maternal-health-activist-madhuri-immediately May 18, 2013, 03.55AM IST TNN INDORE: Tribals from different villages of Barwani are on an indefinite dharna in front of police stations in the district protesting judicial remand of Jagrit Adivasi Dalit… Continue Reading →

May 19, 2013 14

Man gets 10-year RI for locking wife’s private parts #VAW #WTFnews

TNN | May 18, 2013, 05.07 AM IST Chouhan’s cruelty had come to light after his wife tried to commit suicide by consuming poison. INDORE: The district court on Friday sentenced a 45-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for putting… Continue Reading →

May 18, 2013 2

Gandhian activist arrested in MP, adivasis up in arms

Bhopal, May 17, 2013 Staff Reporter The Hindu A file picture of Gandhian activist Madhuri Krishnaswami who was arrested for fighting against the injustice meted out to adviasis in Madhya Pradesh. Madhuri Krishnaswamy, a leader of the Jagrit… Continue Reading →

May 17, 2013 6

Controversy looming large over Chutka nuclear project

Shashikant Trivedi | Bhopal May 15, 2013 Last Updated at 09:23 IST Upcoming project in MP to displace local tribal population; proposed site in highly seismic zone near Kanha National Par Locals of Mandla district will once again raise their voices against… Continue Reading →

May 17, 2013 4

#India – Sites scouted for biggest nuclear fuel fabrication plant #WTFnews

HYDERABAD, May 14, 2013 Y. Mallikarjun, The Hindu N. Sai Baba— Photo: By Special Arrangement Sites in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are on the radar for setting up a third nuclear fuel fabrication facility to meet requirements of nuclear… Continue Reading →

May 14, 2013 5

#RIP- Renowned Islamic scholar, progressive thinker, author Asghar Ali Engineer no more

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBZwGEwslEc] Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Renowned Islamic scholar, progressive thinker, author and Dawoodi Bohra reformist leader Asghar Ali Engineer passed away here Tuesday after a prolonged illness, family members said. He was 74. Engineer, a widower, is survived his… Continue Reading →

May 14, 2013 7

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