Watch - Transgender Community Takeout Kalash Yatra In Bhubaneswar
Like a scene out of a Bollywood movie, a woman got her husband married off to a transgender after learning about his affair with the epicene. Interestingly, the couple was married for five years and have a child together.
It is unclear if Fakir will stay with both of them or the couple will go separate ways.
A bench headed by justice D.Y. Chandrachud told the Department of Personnel Training (DoPT) and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to consult all stakeholders, including the National Council for Transgender Persons, to formulate the policy for providing employment to the third gender.
A group of transgender reportedly attacked another group while they were having a meeting at a hotel.
The Sital Sasthi Jatra Committee in Bargarh's Barpali celebrated it in a unique way. The organisers went a step forward and held a fashion show for the transgenders in an attempt to honor their community and bring them into mainstream.
'T' also showcases her life's journey, her marriage, and her struggles to help each and every one of the transgender community, helping them improve their livelihood. The launch was graced by actor Inaam ul Haq, actor Rishi Bhutani, and actor-producer Jitendra Rai.
Tina alias Tanushree Behera(28) has been involved in social work for more than 10 years now. She belongs to the transgender community. And she is the only contestant of her gender in the fray for the position of Corporator in the entire municipality.
The Ministry has allocated Rs 365 crore for the scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26 for the social security that is needed through multiple dimensions of identity, medical care, education, occupational opportunities and shelter, a statement from the Ministry said.
Bhubaneswar: A group of trangenders on Saturday staged a dharna in front of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s residence here and submitted a memorandum to the Bhubaneswar Mayor alleging that they have been deprived, through a directive issued by the Secretary of the Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) department asking them to […]
Cuttack: Tension prevailed on the premises of Railway Protection Force (RPF) office located at Cuttack Railway station when more than hundred transgenders sat on a dharna demanding action against an officer who thrashed two transgenders. As per allegations, a RPF officer asked for money from the two transgenders at the Cuttack station. When they refused […]
Bhubaneswar: With an aim to raise transgender issues in the parliament, transgender Meghna Sahoo on Thursday purchased the nomination form for the Rajya Sabha election. Meghna was the first person to purchase the nomination form required to contest the polls to the upper house of parliament from Odisha Assembly secretariat. The 30-year-old transgender, accompanied by […]
Bhubaneswar: A Crime Branch team of Railway Police Force (RPF) started investigation into the case in which a transgender was pushed out of a moving train at Jajpur road recently. The investigating team met the victim, Anu, a resident of Habalganda village under Rajkanika block in Kendrapara district. She was interrogated by the team about […]
The Odisha government has decided to recruit transgenders as jail warders as per the directive of the Supreme Court
Nayagarh: In a bizarre case, a newly-married man was detained by the police for ditching his wife by branding her as a Kinnar (transgender) after medical tests proved otherwise. The incident reported from Dimirijhari area in Nayagarh district has predictably led to a lot of chatter among the locals. The man identified as Anant Nayak […]