Girl Child
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Centre launches special deposit scheme for the girl child
Dec 05, 2014, 08:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: To help channelise small savings, government has launched a special deposit scheme for girl child -- Sukanya Samriddhi Account-- which can be opened in banks and post offices and half of the funds
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Girl child being seen as a burden in India, says UN Report
India | Jul 22, 2014, 06:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian parents' fear of their inability to find a suitable groom for their daughters along with the societal pressure to pay huge sum of dowry adds to the feeling of the girl child
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New India Assurance offer 50% discount for girl child
Mar 09, 2014, 09:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Public sector general insurer, New India Assurance, has launched an exclusive health insurance cover, New India Asha Kiran, for a family with girl children. The family floater health insurance, gives a 50 per cent
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3 million girl child 'missing' in India's population chart
India | Oct 09, 2012, 11:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 9 : In an alarming trend, girl child numbers in India have shown a sharper decline than the male children in the decade beginning 2001, leading to a skewed child sex ratio.Ahead
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Body of newborn girl found in Jaipur hospital dump
India | Jul 07, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTJodhpur, Jul 7: Body of a newborn girl, surrounded by dogs who were trying to feast on it, was today found in a garbage dump behind the Umaid Hospital here. Police found the body inside