Krishna Kumari to become first Hindu Senator of Pakistan
AMN / KARACHI Krishna Kumari, a young lady from Kohli tribe (SC) in Sindh is all set to become first Hindu woman to be elected to the Pakistan’s Senate, the…
Menstruation taboo kills another woman in Nepal
Kathmandu The last time anyone saw Gauri Kumari Bayak alive, she was gathering grass and firewood. Considered impure because she was menstruating, she was about to sleep outside in a…
Adolescents face unique challenges: Priyanka Chopra
AMN / New Delhi UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador, Priyanka Chopra on Saturday said that adolescents today face a unique set of challenges and giving them the tools to improve their…
India has maximum women pilots in the world: Jayant Sinha
AMN Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said that India has the maximum number of women pilots in the world be it in Air India or Indian Air…
Acid attack victim Yasmeen gets National Award
AMN / NEW DELHI The story of Yasmeen Mansuree will inspire generations to come. She is a victim of acid attack. And now she was honoured with National Award for…
Saudi Arabia allows women to drive
WEB DESK Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time. Saudi Press Agency reports, Government ministries are to prepare reports within 30…
3 arrested for ‘sexually harassing’ girls at Himachal child protection home
AMN Three employees of a child protection home in a remote area of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh were arrested following complains by the six inmates. Six girls accused them…
SC allows minor rape victims to abort their foetus
OUR CORRESPONDENT / NEW DELHI The Supreme Court allowed two minor rape victims from Delhi and Bengaluru to abort their foetus. The court observed that the medical boards have said…
10-year-old rape victim gives birth to baby girl
WEB DESK A 10-year-old rape victim gave birth to a baby girl at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chandigarh on Thursday. Girl was refused permission to abort despite…
Nepal criminalises isolation of menstruating women
AMN Nepal’s parliament Wednesday made an ancient practice that banishes women from the home during menstruation as a ‘criminal offence’. Many communities in Nepal view menstruating women as impure and…