1/3rd of Nirbhaya fund remains unspent despite increase in rape cases in India
1/3rd of Nirbhaya fund remains unspent despite increase in rape cases in India

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The Nirbhaya fund was set up to enhance safety and security for women in the country. However, 33 per cent of the funds remain unutilised.

The Nirbhaya fund was set up to enhance safety and security for women in the country. However, 33 per cent of the funds remain unutilised.

Time to hang our heads in shame. Once again.
Time to hang our heads in shame. Once again.

By Nidhi Jamwal

Yesterday, two minor Dalit sisters were raped and killed. Their bodies were found hanging from a khair tree in a sugarcane field in their village in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. A heinous crime that is distressingly frequent in rural India. Meanwhile, the conviction rate under POSCO Act is only about 40 per cent. And, a significant chunk of the Nirbhaya funds remain unutilised by the state governments.

Yesterday, two minor Dalit sisters were raped and killed. Their bodies were found hanging from a khair tree in a sugarcane field in their village in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. A heinous crime that is distressingly frequent in rural India. Meanwhile, the conviction rate under POSCO Act is only about 40 per cent. And, a significant chunk of the Nirbhaya funds remain unutilised by the state governments.

भारत में बढ़ रहे हैं बलात्कार के मामले, लेकिन नहीं खर्च हो पाया एक तिहाई निर्भया फंड
भारत में बढ़ रहे हैं बलात्कार के मामले, लेकिन नहीं खर्च हो पाया एक तिहाई निर्भया फंड

By गाँव कनेक्शन

देश में महिला सुरक्षा के लिए निर्भया फंड की शुरूआत तो कर दी गई, लेकिन जितना पैसा राज्यों को जारी किया जाता है, सरकारें उसे पूरी तरह से नहीं खर्च पा रही हैं।

देश में महिला सुरक्षा के लिए निर्भया फंड की शुरूआत तो कर दी गई, लेकिन जितना पैसा राज्यों को जारी किया जाता है, सरकारें उसे पूरी तरह से नहीं खर्च पा रही हैं।

यूपी से लेकर सिक्कम और आंध्र प्रदेश तक वो राज्य जो नहीं खर्च कर पाए निर्भया फंड के करोड़ो रूपये
यूपी से लेकर सिक्कम और आंध्र प्रदेश तक वो राज्य जो नहीं खर्च कर पाए निर्भया फंड के करोड़ो रूपये

By Daya Sagar

केंद्रीय महिला और बाल विकास मंत्रालय के एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार महिला सुरक्षा और बलात्कार और हिंसा से पीड़ित महिलाओं के पुनर्वास के लिए बनाए गए विशेष 'निर्भया फंड' का जितना पैसा राज्यों को जारी किया जाता है, सरकारें उसका पूर्ण उपयोग नहीं करती हैं।

केंद्रीय महिला और बाल विकास मंत्रालय के एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार महिला सुरक्षा और बलात्कार और हिंसा से पीड़ित महिलाओं के पुनर्वास के लिए बनाए गए विशेष 'निर्भया फंड' का जितना पैसा राज्यों को जारी किया जाता है, सरकारें उसका पूर्ण उपयोग नहीं करती हैं।

GC Impact: Shakti App of Jharkhand Police, which was not functioning, has now been fixed
GC Impact: Shakti App of Jharkhand Police, which was not functioning, has now been fixed

By Manoj Choudhary

Last month, on September 23, Gaon Connection published a story on how the Shakti app for women's safety was not working. Jharkhand Police took note of it and has fixed the app, which has started functioning from October 1. The app can now be downloaded from the state police’s website jhpolice.gov.in

Last month, on September 23, Gaon Connection published a story on how the Shakti app for women's safety was not working. Jharkhand Police took note of it and has fixed the app, which has started functioning from October 1. The app can now be downloaded from the state police’s website jhpolice.gov.in

Lakhimpur Rape Murder: All accused sent to 14-day judicial custody
Lakhimpur Rape Murder: All accused sent to 14-day judicial custody

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Jharkhand Police's Shakti app for women safety doesn't work; call 100 or 112, says police
Jharkhand Police's Shakti app for women safety doesn't work; call 100 or 112, says police

By Manoj Choudhary

Recently, a 16-year-old girl from Dumka, was set on fire by her stalker and killed. A couple of days later, a minor girl who was four months pregnant was found dead and hanging from a tree in Dumka. The Jharkhand Police had launched a mobile application Shakti to help women in distress, but the app is not functioning and few even know of its existence.

Recently, a 16-year-old girl from Dumka, was set on fire by her stalker and killed. A couple of days later, a minor girl who was four months pregnant was found dead and hanging from a tree in Dumka. The Jharkhand Police had launched a mobile application Shakti to help women in distress, but the app is not functioning and few even know of its existence.

Mission Shakti 4.0 set to launch in Uttar Pradesh to train rural girls in self-defence
Mission Shakti 4.0 set to launch in Uttar Pradesh to train rural girls in self-defence

By गाँव कनेक्शन

A cadre of Banking Sakhi, Samuh Sakhis, Agricultural Livelihood Sakhis, Health Sakhi, and Vidyut Sakhi will be trained to become master trainers in self-defence.

A cadre of Banking Sakhi, Samuh Sakhis, Agricultural Livelihood Sakhis, Health Sakhi, and Vidyut Sakhi will be trained to become master trainers in self-defence.

Two years after the Hathras gangrape and killing, a family is transformed unrecognisably and forever
Two years after the Hathras gangrape and killing, a family is transformed unrecognisably and forever

By Shivani Gupta

What happens after the last reporter goes away? In a series titled 'Twice Cursed', Gaon Connection revisits the families of rape victims, now forgotten. Have they picked up the pieces of their lives and moved on? Here is what remains of the family of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, who was gangraped on September 14, 2020, and died two weeks later.

What happens after the last reporter goes away? In a series titled 'Twice Cursed', Gaon Connection revisits the families of rape victims, now forgotten. Have they picked up the pieces of their lives and moved on? Here is what remains of the family of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, who was gangraped on September 14, 2020, and died two weeks later.

Laadli Awards 2023: Gaon Connection Bags Twin Honours For Reportage on Gender Sensitivity
Laadli Awards 2023: Gaon Connection Bags Twin Honours For Reportage on Gender Sensitivity

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Two ground reports from Uttar Pradesh which documented the crimes against Dalit girls have been honoured at the Laadli Awards 2023. They have been awarded in the categories of the English Investigative Story and Web Investigative Story respectively.

Two ground reports from Uttar Pradesh which documented the crimes against Dalit girls have been honoured at the Laadli Awards 2023. They have been awarded in the categories of the English Investigative Story and Web Investigative Story respectively.

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