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The admissions will be open for academic session 2021-22 and all measures will be made in a phased manner.

The great Indian obsession for male child seems to be declining, if the latest figures of adoptions in India are taken into consideration. Adoption data spanning the last 4 years indicate that Indian couples want to bring home a baby girl, even if it means waiting for as long as 6 years. 

Here is how few adolescent girls got together and started a movement in their village to change the name. Ahead of International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), we focus on bringing you stories of young girls who have made a mark for themselves. 

While India still battles child marriage, 15-year-old Tabbu single-handedly took on the issue in her village in Jharkhand. Tabbu stood up against the practice for herself and her sisters and has become a hero in the village. Ahead of International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), we focus on bringing you stories of young girls who have made a mark for themselves.

A case of Christian girl forced  to convert to Islam has been reported in Kerala. Following this, National Minority Commission (NMC) vice chairman George Kurian wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah on the need to take action against cases of love jihad.

Smoking during pregnancy is not advised. Here are five tips to avoid smoking during pregnancy. 

The findings of this study suggest that smoking is an endocrine disruptor that can masculinise girls in the womb and that daughter of women that smoked during pregnancy may suffer from hormonal and reproductive health problems

An all girls college in Hyderabad has asked its students not to were kurtis above the knee. If the kurtis are below the knees, the chances of the girls getting marriage proposals are high.
 

Former Sikh militant, now a mother to over 250 children, this woman’s story will make your heart melt. Girls who could have been victims of female foeticide, now have reasons to smile, all thanks to Sandeep Kaur. 

If not for Fatima Sheikh who was by Savitribai Phule's side, girls education project wouldn't have been a reality. Here are facts about Fatima Sheikh, the first Muslim woman teacher. 

The West Bengal government has sought district administrations to fix the menu for midday meals in state-run schools. This comes after it was slammed for serving only boiled rice and salt to students of a girls’ school in Hooghly district.

Amit Shah said a detailed monitoring mechanism should be put in place to ensure investigation and trial in sexual offences/rape against girls below 12 years of age are completed within two months

Tamil Nadu Police have arrested a woman for allegedly forcing two minor girls into prostitution. The accused woman has been identified as Indu.
 

 To mark the symbolic launch of the Jatayu Sena (Army), special rituals were performed on sacred threads that were tied on the wrists of women and girls in Chilkur Balaji Temple, Hyderabad.
 

The Samayanallur Police in Tamil Nadu arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly raping four minors who were under his care at a girls’ home