Jagori in the news

India’s Women Safety Fund still unspent

29-01-2014 |  Rajesh Roy | The Wall Street Journal

While Finance Minister P.Chidambaram announced a new fund for women’s safety in February, nearly a year on, the government is still undecided on how it plans to invest any of the 10-billion-rupees or $160 million.

Parvathy Baul sings for love and peace

29-01-2014 | Subhra Mazumdar | Women’s Feature Service

On 29th January 2014, Parvathy Baul offered an enthralling performance in solidarity with the One Billion Rising (OBR) campaign. Initiated by American activist Even Ensler and powered in South Asia by Kamla Bhasin, OBR 2014 calls for an end to violence against women and girls. 

Bengal rape case: Pranab Mukherjee assures probe to victim’s family

08-01-2014 | Aarti Dhar | The Hindu

Assuring the victim's family in a Madhyamgram gang rape case, President Pranab Mukherjee said that accountability would be fixed for the heinous crime in West Bengal’s North Parganas district and the events that followed.

Women in Delhi still unsafe

02-01-2014 |  Shivani Singh | Hindustan Times

The horrific incident of gang rape shook Delhi last December and India reacted with justifiable anger and the Union Government soon announced legal reforms: Stricter penalties, better defined laws on sexual assault, trials in fast track courts. However, there is still a need  of effective vigils in areas that have been recording the maximum number of cases for decades.

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