Last week, we had got you a report on the starving lions in Sudan. Since then, a social media campaign has kicked off to save them. There is new hope for the big cats in Khartoum.

Gravitas: How social media saved Sudan's starving lions

<p>Madhya Pradesh BJP leaders Sunday joined the party's "chowkidar" social media poll campaign, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi added "chowkidar" to his Twitter handle profile and asked people to take the #MainBhiChowkidar pledge against corruption.</p>

<p>Among the leaders was former MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and state unit chief Rakesh Singh.</p>

<p>"Chowkidar" is a term often used by the PM to describe his role at the Centre as a watchdog against corruption as well as his hands-on style of work.</p>

<p>However, the Congress, which has alleged corruption to the tune of several thousand crore in the Rafale fighter jet purchase deal, has been hitting back with the slogan "chowkidar chor hai" (watchman is a thief).</p>

<p>The ruling BJP has now turned the watchman moniker into Lok Sabha poll campaign ammunition by asking people to use it along with their names on social media platforms.</p>

<p>Several Union ministers and BJP leaders have already made the "chowkidar" addition to their social media profiles.&nbsp;</p>


Madhya Pradesh BJP leaders Sunday joined the party's "chowkidar" social media poll campaign, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi added "chowkidar" to his Twitter handle profile and asked people to take the #MainBhiChowkidar pledge against corruption.

Madhya Pradesh BJP leaders Sunday joined the party's "chowkidar" social media poll campaign, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi added "chowkidar" to his Twitter handle profile and asked people to take the #MainBhiChowkidar pledge against corruption. Among the leaders was former MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and state unit chief Rakesh Singh. "Chowkidar" is a term often used by the PM to describe his role at the Centre as a watchdog against corruption as well as his hands-on style of work. However, the Congress, which has alleged corruption to the tune of several thousand crore in the Rafale fighter jet purchase deal, has been hitting back with the slogan "chowkidar chor hai" (watchman is a thief). The ruling BJP has now turned the watchman moniker into Lok Sabha poll campaign ammunition by asking people to use it along with their names on social media platforms. Several Union ministers and BJP leaders have already made the "chowkidar" addition to their social media profiles.

Madhya Pradesh BJP leaders join party's 'chowkidar' social media campaign

<p>A social media campaign against employers forcing women to wear high heels to work has been picking up the pace in Japan, drawing support from tens of thousands of people, including more than 15,000 signatures in an online petition Thursday.</p>

<p>Yumi Ishikawa, a 32-year-old actress and model, involuntarily started the protest movement by tweeting a message in late January about suffering from wearing heels every day, which has received around 100,000 likes or retweets.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“I want to lose the custom that a woman must wear heels and pumps at work someday... Why do I have to work while my feet hurt,” she tweeted.</p>

<p>Following the huge wave of support, she created the hashtag #KuToo - a mixture of "kutsu" (shoe in Japanese) and "kutsuu" (pain), and a play on the universal #MeToo movement.</p>

<p>Many women responded with messages illustrating their own experiences and expressing similar complaints, with some of them even posting pictures of sores on their feet caused by daily use of heels.</p>

<p>Ishikawa then started a petition on Change.org with the aim of getting support against firms differentiating between genders while establishing rules of etiquette for its employees, and ending the custom of women having to wear high heels due to their detrimental impact on health and productivity.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The campaign started a week ago, has received a promising response from the public with more than 15,000 signatures – well on its way to the target of 25,000.</p>

<p>Most companies and public organizations in Japan have a dress code requiring its employees to wear a suit and dark-coloured shoes for men, and skirts and heels for women.</p>

<p>However, a growing number of firms of public entities are relaxing the norms for its employees on grounds of comfort, following initiatives such as those set out by the authorities in Tokyo allowing employees to do away with jackets and ties during the summer and even letting them wear sneakers.</p>

<p>The global #MeToo movement went viral from October 2017 as a hashtag on social media in an attempt to demonstrate the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace.</p>


A social media campaign against employers forcing women to wear high heels to work has been picking up the pace in Japan, drawing support from tens of thousands of people, including more than 15,000 signatures in an online petition Thursday.

A social media campaign against employers forcing women to wear high heels to work has been picking up the pace in Japan, drawing support from tens of thousands of people, including more than 15,000 signatures in an online petition Thursday. Yumi Ishikawa, a 32-year-old actress and model, involuntarily started the protest movement by tweeting a message in late January about suffering from wearing heels every day, which has received around 100,000 likes or retweets. “I want to lose the custom that a woman must wear heels and pumps at work someday... Why do I have to work while my feet hurt,” she tweeted. Following the huge wave of support, she created the hashtag #KuToo - a mixture of "kutsu" (shoe in Japanese) and "kutsuu" (pain), and a play on the universal #MeToo movement. Many women responded with messages illustrating their own experiences and expressing similar complaints, with some of them even posting pictures of sores on their feet caused by daily use of heels. Ishikawa then started a petition on Change.org with the aim of getting support against firms differentiating between genders while establishing rules of etiquette for its employees, and ending the custom of women having to wear high heels due to their detrimental impact on health and productivity. The campaign started a week ago, has received a promising response from the public with more than 15,000 signatures – well on its way to the target of 25,000. Most companies and public organizations in Japan have a dress code requiring its employees to wear a suit and dark-coloured shoes for men, and skirts and heels for women. However, a growing number of firms of public entities are relaxing the norms for its employees on grounds of comfort, following initiatives such as those set out by the authorities in Tokyo allowing employees to do away with jackets and ties during the summer and even letting them wear sneakers. The global #MeToo movement went viral from October 2017 as a hashtag on social media in an attempt to demonstrate the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace.

Japanese women mobilise online against having to wear high heels to work

<p>Your social media timelines must ben flooding with celebrities posing with a pad these days. The #PadManChallenge- as it is called- attempts to break the taboo around menstruation and of course, promote Akshay Kumar&#39;s new film <em>PadMan</em> which narrates the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham and how he made sanitary napkins affordable and available to people at the grassroot&nbsp;level.&nbsp;<br />
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The <em>PadMan </em>challenge, despite being a PR exercise, has surely opened up a discussion on a topic, which for centuries was kept discreet and hush-hush. Celebrities taking part in such a challenge has not only encouraged many others common people to participate but has also led to discussions at homes and offices about menstruation for the time- something that has been considered a taboo for so many years now.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>But the social media campaign has also been called out by many as superficial and simply a marketing gimmick to promote a film. Stand-up comic and writer Supriya Joshi, in a sarcastic post on Facebook, has shared that how pointless it is to pose with a pad.&nbsp;<br />
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Supriya wrote a scathing post calling out the makers for merely using an important cause to promote their film.&nbsp;<br />
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<em>&quot; </em><em>Hi</em><em> guys, something amazing happened this morning. I got my period. As many of you know, I have PCOS, so to get your period is such an amazing feeling. I immediately ran to my sanitary napkin </em><em>stash,</em><em> but found I had run out of them. Instead, I saw my mom, dad, grandmother and my building&rsquo;s secretary posing with them and taking pictures. I asked them what they are doing with my pads, and they said, &ldquo;shut up silly girl, we&rsquo;re taking part in a movement that will change the course of history. We&rsquo;re going to make periods a taboo a thing of the past! The Padman Challenge will empower women! Don&rsquo;t forget to use the hashtag otherwise you&rsquo;re not empowering anybody!!!&rdquo; I felt so empowered and inspired and I wanted to do the challenge too, but at this time everyone had thrown away the opened pads and I continued to bleed through my clothing. Trust me guys it&rsquo;s the best feeling to not have access to pads when you&rsquo;re bleeding and the Padman challenge is all that is needed to </em><em>destigmatise</em><em> a woman&rsquo;s period. Kudos to </em><em>champion</em><em> of all causes Akshay Kumar and his amazing marketing team for championing this cause!</em></p>

<p><em>But just because I didn&rsquo;t want to feel left out, I did my own version of the pad man challenge. Hope I empowered you. Reclaim your period! Pads are just selfie accessories </em><em>any way</em><em>!&nbsp;</em></p>

<p><em>EDIT: But, what do I know about this, </em><em>any way</em><em>? In the words of Ms. Aditi Shrivastava Suresh, Co-founder, Pocket Aces Pictures HQ, I am just a &quot;Stupid comedians trying to grab their share of fame&quot; and not a </em><em>real life</em><em> woman who may have an objection with a campaign that is wasteful, gimmicky and totally misses the point of de-stigmatizing periods.</em></p>

<p><em>One of the major problems that women in rural areas face is lack of access to pads. A tax levied by the government makes pads expensive and unaffordable to many. Something that many of the stand-up comics have been talking about for some time now.&quot;</em></p>

<p>You can read her entire <a href="https://www.facebook.com/supriyaj/posts/10156031548674462">post here.</a>&nbsp;</p>

<p>One of the major problems that women in rural areas face is lack of access to pads. A tax levied by the government makes pads expensive and unaffordable to many. Something that many of the stand-up comics have been talking about for some time now.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/arunjaitley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@arunjaitley</a> please remove taxes from sanitary napkins. Thanks for having our backs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LahuKaLagaan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LahuKaLagaan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SheSaysIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SheSaysIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/EUzhgblYFX">pic.twitter.com/EUzhgblYFX</a></p>
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<p>The irony of the situation is that while more people are openly talking about menstruation and menstrual hygiene thanks to the #PadManChallenge, the fact still remains that sanitary pads are a luxury item that cannot be accessed by one and all.&nbsp;<br />
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Sure, there is more awareness now and it is heartening to see both men and women engage in dialogue about menstruation, but the campaign doesn&#39;t serve a greater purpose. While we pose with pads for Instagram and Facebook posts, millions of girls are still using rags during menstruation which is dangerous and unhygienic.<br />
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Many have also criticised Bollywood celebrities for not speaking out or campaigning for the removal of 12% tax that is levied on sanitary napkins. Or the fact that this whole excercise is wasting some very expensive pads.</p>

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&mdash; Harnidh Kaur (@PedestrianPoet) <a href="https://twitter.com/PedestrianPoet/status/960759446866718726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cute how bollywood celebrities start doing stupid trends like <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PadManChallenge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PadManChallenge</a> but automatically lose their spine when asked to take stand on Padmavat or when <a href="https://twitter.com/ReallySwara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ReallySwara</a> was being slut shamed. Such hypocrites!</p>
&mdash; Siddharth Patni (@aageSeLeftLelo) <a href="https://twitter.com/aageSeLeftLelo/status/959374629801308160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Hopefully, the film<em> PadMan </em>which talks about a man&#39;s journey in providing cheap, affordable sanitary napkins to one and all will open up discussion and spearhead a nation-wide movement to make this basic commodity available to one and all at an&nbsp;affordable price.&nbsp;</p>


The social media campaign may have started a dialogue, but many feel it doesn't serve a purpose.

Your social media timelines must ben flooding with celebrities posing with a pad these days. The #PadManChallenge- as it is called- attempts to break the taboo around menstruation and of course, promote Akshay Kumar's new film PadMan which narrates the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham and how he made sanitary napkins affordable and available to people at the grassroot level. The PadMan challenge, despite being a PR exercise, has surely opened up a discussion on a topic, which for centuries was kept discreet and hush-hush. Celebrities taking part in such a challenge has not only encouraged many others common people to participate but has also led to discussions at homes and offices about menstruation for the time- something that has been considered a taboo for so many years now. × × × × But the social media campaign has also been called out by many as superficial and simply a marketing gimmick to promote a film. Stand-up comic and writer Supriya Joshi, in a sarcastic post on Facebook, has shared that how pointless it is to pose with a pad. Supriya wrote a scathing post calling out the makers for merely using an important cause to promote their film. " Hi guys, something amazing happened this morning. I got my period. As many of you know, I have PCOS, so to get your period is such an amazing feeling. I immediately ran to my sanitary napkin stash, but found I had run out of them. Instead, I saw my mom, dad, grandmother and my building’s secretary posing with them and taking pictures. I asked them what they are doing with my pads, and they said, “shut up silly girl, we’re taking part in a movement that will change the course of history. We’re going to make periods a taboo a thing of the past! The Padman Challenge will empower women! Don’t forget to use the hashtag otherwise you’re not empowering anybody!!!” I felt so empowered and inspired and I wanted to do the challenge too, but at this time everyone had thrown away the opened pads and I continued to bleed through my clothing. Trust me guys it’s the best feeling to not have access to pads when you’re bleeding and the Padman challenge is all that is needed to destigmatise a woman’s period. Kudos to champion of all causes Akshay Kumar and his amazing marketing team for championing this cause! But just because I didn’t want to feel left out, I did my own version of the pad man challenge. Hope I empowered you. Reclaim your period! Pads are just selfie accessories any way! EDIT: But, what do I know about this, any way? In the words of Ms. Aditi Shrivastava Suresh, Co-founder, Pocket Aces Pictures HQ, I am just a "Stupid comedians trying to grab their share of fame" and not a real life woman who may have an objection with a campaign that is wasteful, gimmicky and totally misses the point of de-stigmatizing periods. One of the major problems that women in rural areas face is lack of access to pads. A tax levied by the government makes pads expensive and unaffordable to many. Something that many of the stand-up comics have been talking about for some time now." You can read her entire post here. One of the major problems that women in rural areas face is lack of access to pads. A tax levied by the government makes pads expensive and unaffordable to many. Something that many of the stand-up comics have been talking about for some time now. Hey @arunjaitley please remove taxes from sanitary napkins. Thanks for having our backs. #LahuKaLagaan @SheSaysIndia pic.twitter.com/EUzhgblYFX — Kaneez Surka (@kaneezsurka) April 18, 2017 × The irony of the situation is that while more people are openly talking about menstruation and menstrual hygiene thanks to the #PadManChallenge, the fact still remains that sanitary pads are a luxury item that cannot be accessed by one and all. Sure, there is more awareness now and it is heartening to see both men and women engage in dialogue about menstruation, but the campaign doesn't serve a greater purpose. While we pose with pads for Instagram and Facebook posts, millions of girls are still using rags during menstruation which is dangerous and unhygienic. Many have also criticised Bollywood celebrities for not speaking out or campaigning for the removal of 12% tax that is levied on sanitary napkins. Or the fact that this whole excercise is wasting some very expensive pads. Oh yes, please go on wasting menstrual pads that aren’t biodegradable for a photo-op without realising you’re essentially worsening things for EVERYONE including the women you assume you’re helping. Go ahead. No one is judging you. — Harnidh Kaur (@PedestrianPoet) February 6, 2018 × Cute how bollywood celebrities start doing stupid trends like #PadManChallenge but automatically lose their spine when asked to take stand on Padmavat or when @ReallySwara was being slut shamed. Such hypocrites! — Siddharth Patni (@aageSeLeftLelo) February 2, 2018 × Hopefully, the film PadMan which talks about a man's journey in providing cheap, affordable sanitary napkins to one and all will open up discussion and spearhead a nation-wide movement to make this basic commodity available to one and all at an affordable price.

PadMan challenge: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, say some

<p>The Union Health ministry today took cognisance of the Fortis Gurugram dengue death case and said that negligence will not be tolerated.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/videos/24000-fee-to-treat-dengue-child-dies-hospital-denies-allegations-6849">The father of a seven-year-old girl, who died of dengue in Gurugram&#39;s Fortis Hospital</a>, on Wednesday said the hospital has offered a total of Rs 35,37,889 for assuring to stop his social media campaign and any legal action against them.</p>

<p>Speaking to ANI, Jayant Singh said, &quot;Senior members of Fortis had met me and offered me a cheque worth Rs 10,37,889 refunding the entire amount. They also said they will be offering me Rs 25 lakh cash on top of this, saying I will have to sign and enter into a legal agreement assuring to stop my social media campaign, or going to court and taking legal action against them.&quot;</p>

<p>Earlier in the day, a committee formed by the Haryana Government found criminal negligence on the part of the hospital, causing the death of a seven-year-old girl suffering from dengue.</p>

<p>The statement came after a committee of senior doctors, formed by the state government, gave its recommendations.</p>

<p>The committee also alleged several irregularities, including refusal of appropriate ambulance service to the patient, not following leave against medical advice (LAMA) protocol, and overcharging.</p>

<p>&quot;The girl was on ventilator in the hospital, but she was provided with an ordinary ambulance. The ventilator system was withdrawn and an ambu bag was also not provided. This eventually led to the girl&#39;s death,&quot; Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said.</p>

<p>The Haryana Government will now file an FIR against the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for death due to negligence and will also ask the Medical Council of India (MCI) to take an action against the hospital which may include cancelling of its licence.</p>

<p>The committee also found the Fortis Hospital guilty of overcharging for medicines and platelets and has sent a notice for cancellation of its blood bank&#39;s licence.</p>

<p>It was also found by the committee that the hospital did not provide 20 per cent RBD to the patient&#39;s family, violating a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).</p>

<p>Parents of the seven-year-old girl, who died on November 21 of Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS), had alleged the Fortis Hospital for charging Rs 16 lakh for the 15-day treatment.</p>

<p>The hospital, however, had denied the allegations.&nbsp;</p>


The father of the seven-year-old girl on Wednesday said the hospital has offered a total of Rs 35,37,889 for assuring he would stop his social media campaign and any legal action against them

The Union Health ministry today took cognisance of the Fortis Gurugram dengue death case and said that negligence will not be tolerated. The father of a seven-year-old girl, who died of dengue in Gurugram's Fortis Hospital, on Wednesday said the hospital has offered a total of Rs 35,37,889 for assuring to stop his social media campaign and any legal action against them. Speaking to ANI, Jayant Singh said, "Senior members of Fortis had met me and offered me a cheque worth Rs 10,37,889 refunding the entire amount. They also said they will be offering me Rs 25 lakh cash on top of this, saying I will have to sign and enter into a legal agreement assuring to stop my social media campaign, or going to court and taking legal action against them." Earlier in the day, a committee formed by the Haryana Government found criminal negligence on the part of the hospital, causing the death of a seven-year-old girl suffering from dengue. The statement came after a committee of senior doctors, formed by the state government, gave its recommendations. The committee also alleged several irregularities, including refusal of appropriate ambulance service to the patient, not following leave against medical advice (LAMA) protocol, and overcharging. "The girl was on ventilator in the hospital, but she was provided with an ordinary ambulance. The ventilator system was withdrawn and an ambu bag was also not provided. This eventually led to the girl's death," Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said. The Haryana Government will now file an FIR against the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for death due to negligence and will also ask the Medical Council of India (MCI) to take an action against the hospital which may include cancelling of its licence. The committee also found the Fortis Hospital guilty of overcharging for medicines and platelets and has sent a notice for cancellation of its blood bank's licence. It was also found by the committee that the hospital did not provide 20 per cent RBD to the patient's family, violating a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). Parents of the seven-year-old girl, who died on November 21 of Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS), had alleged the Fortis Hospital for charging Rs 16 lakh for the 15-day treatment. The hospital, however, had denied the allegations.

Health ministry takes cognisance of Fortis Gurugram dengue death case