To check Oneindia News on your Mobile
go to:   http://m.oneindia.in/news/
  •  

'The Week' scribe wins UNDP award

 [IST]
Bhopal, Feb 21 (UNI) A journalist working for a national news magazine has been selected for the United Nations Development Programme-prevention of Trafficking and HIV/AIDS in women and girls (UNDP-TAHA) and Human Resource Development Network's media award, instituted this year, for reporting on trafficking and HIV.

'The Week' Principal Correspondent (Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh) Deepak Tiwari was chosen for his report 'Where is my daughter?' and would receive the award on March 28 at Delhi, a release said here today.

The report is focussed on girls who went missing from Madhya Pradesh's Mahakaushal and neighbouring Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated districts.

During the ceremony, a 'Statement of Support' is to be released and would be used as an advocacy poster stating support from the media fraternity against issues of trafficking and HIV. The paper would be signed by media professionals across India.

The award carries a cash component of Rs 25,000, the release added.

UNI
Topics: AWARD-'THE WEEK'- UNDP
Other articles published on March 17, 2007

Mahatma Gandhi inspired me stay in villages: Kumaraswamy

Saturday, March 17, 2007,16:45 [IST]
Gulbarga, Karnataka, Feb 25 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said that Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was the inspiration for his 'Village Stay'. Speaking at a function organised to launch 'Suvarna Gramodaya' by President A P J Abdul Kalam at in Srinivas Saradgi village in this district, he said that "I got inspiration from the Mahatma Gandhi who strived to uplift the oppressed rural poor." He said that his government was committed to take up development of.....
Read More

Housewife and her son commit suicide by jumping into well

Saturday, March 17, 2007,16:45 [IST]
Mysore, Feb 25 (UNI) A Twentyeight-year-old housewife committed suicide by jumping into a well along with her three year old Son in Halagerepura Village in Kollegal Taluk of Chamarajanagara District today. Police said that Savitha, after quarelling with her husband, left the house with Madan and jumped into the well. The bodies were recovered. UNI.....
Read More

Cauvery cauldron boils; farmers ready for sacrifices

Saturday, March 17, 2007,16:45 [IST]
Mysore, Feb 25 (UNI) The quiet flowing Cauvery, which has turned into a river of sorrow for more than a century due to the prolonged dispute on sharing of its waters between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, is back in turmoil with farmers agitated over the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal's final award. The emotional bond of the people with the river is so vibrant that the farmers in the Cauvery basin of the State are prepared for any sacrifice to fight for.....
Read More

MP govt told to redress rehab grievances

Saturday, March 17, 2007,16:45 [IST]
Bhopal, Feb 21 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Ishwardas Rohani today directed the state government to redress rehabilitation-linked grievances vis-a-vis the under-construction Sardar Sarovar and the Indira Sagar dams on the Narmada. After the matter was raised during a question hour by Mr Sajjan Singh Verma (Congress), the Opposition was dissatisfied with the reply by Minister of State for Water Resources Nagendra Singh and accused the Treasury Benches of furnishing ''untrue'' informaton. Dr Sunilam (Samajwadi Party) staged a walkout. Questions and.....
Read More

Seven people killed in bus-jeep collision

Saturday, March 17, 2007,16:45 [IST]
Amritsar, Feb 21 (UNI) Seven people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a jeep and a Pepsu Roadways bus at Tangra town under Jandiala police station in this district today. While five people died on the spot, two others succumbed to their injuries while being taken to the civil hospital at Amritsar where the injured were admitted. The dead included drivers of the bus and the jeep. The deceased were being identified. The jeep was carrying a.....
Read More
User Comments
[ Post Comments ]
Be the first to comment on this article.
Oneindia  Oneindia Login
People Talk
Shubham GhoshonIndian Agriculture in Dire Straits, Farmers' Woes Persist
ANUPAMonUPA Min leaked army coup story to malign Gen VK Singh?
Nasir SultnonPervez Musharraf murdered my mother: Bilawal Bhutto
vinod kumaron90% Indians want Abdul Kalam as Prez; Karunanidhi cornered?
BAPTYSonInclusiveness should be Narendra Modi's mantra for success

Video Gallery