हरियाणा के रेवाड़ी जिले में रहने वाली सीबीएसई टॉपर के साथ सामूहिक दुष्कर्म का एक शर्मनाक मामला सामने आया है। घटना को अंजाम देने वाले उसी के गांव में रहने वाले है और घटना के बाद से वो फरार है। पुलिस के मुताबिक सीबीएसई टॉपर रही लड़की बुधवार को सुबह अपने कोचिंग से लौटकर महेंद्रगढ़ […]
Patna : The hard fact that even though women do a substantial part of agricultural work, the State Government or official machinery refuses to acknowledge them as full-fledged farmers. Women in farming or ‘Mahila Kisan’ met at the state capital to compare notes, share their success stories as well as problems and challenges. A State […]
When this girl won a medal in a football game, she opened up a whole new field for her classmates. How? Read on! Fourteen year old Anshu Singh from Gaunpura viilage in Phulwarisarif , about 27 kilometres from Patna, is a ninth grader in Sada Public School, Phulwarisarif. Her father, Neeraj Kumar Singh, is better […]
St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology (Patna) played host to some 30 spirited teenage girls who played soccer on the football field for a ‘Football Match for Women’s Equality’. These girls were here for one purpose, to say ‘Look here everybody, we can!’ On the occasion of the first day of the FIFA World […]
Hey fellas! Most of you guys know that the FIFA world cup kicks off on June 14, and there are many soccer fans who know the names of all the star players on their fingers, and they can just rattle them off! Okay, in your General Knowledge classes you may be asked the name of […]
Over 500 women from all walks of life marched from Gandhi Maidan towards Governor’s House on June 11 (today), protesting the increasing violence against women in Bihar and what they said was ‘police cover-up’ of the gang rape of a minor girl in Jehanabad District. The procession did not reach governor’s house but terminated at Dak […]
New Delhi, Dec 30 A Delhi court has acquitted a woman’s father-in-law and brother-in-law in a 2002 dowry harassment case saying continuing the trial would violate the accused persons’ right to speedy trial as prosecution can never prove the allegations, reports PTI. The court, while absolving the two men of the charges of cruelty to […]
Police action on women protesting sexual harassment of a female student at India’s premier Banaras Hindu University has led to a national struggle to end gender discrimination. In Patna, Bihar a group of citizens have started Aawazein, which has begun a series of interventions and activities to sensitize the students and teaching community about gender […]
It is indeed ironical that on the day the government ‘celebrates’ Balika Divas, a posse of male policemen let loose their ire on a girl student in Benaras Hindu University and beat her up. The girl was part of a larger gathering of students who were protesting the callous, disgustingly patriarchal , and insensitive attitude […]
Two ‘women of substance’ expressed similar opinions about the glass ceiling that women face in the world of entertainment. In India, filmmaker Kiran Rao said it is sad that women have been suppressed through generations and it is “shameful” that they have to fight for equal pay even today. The director said women have always […]
Be Bold For Change: That’s the mantra for the International Women’s Day this year, and you may not know it, but women in 40 countries have pledged to go on ‘strike’ today. they will abstain from work, paid and unpaid, just to demonstrate how much women contribute to society. While we didn’t find any women […]
Is the present political scenario promoting regressive patriarchy under the guise of pseudo ‘Nationalism’ ‘Religious sentiment’ ‘Hindutva’? To what extent are all politcal parties guilty of gender discrimination? These were some of the questions thrown up at an action packed gathering of women. On 27th February Bihar Mahila Samaj conducted its 10th State level meeting […]
