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Smriti Irani felicitates gold medal-winning Indian women's blind cricket t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani felicitated the gold medal-winning Indian women's blind cricket team, who won laurels for the nation after scripting history in the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 in Birmingham.
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Atishi directs Chief Secretary to table a report on sexual harassment comp
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi Minister Atishi has written a letter to the Chief Secretary on the issue of negligence shown by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) officials on the grave matter of sexual harassment of women and arrested WCD officer in the past, an official release said.
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Delhi Police detains rape-accused government official
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The senior government official has been booked under POCSO Act for allegedly raping his deceased friend's minor daughter for several months, resulting in her pregnancy. The accused is a Deputy Director of the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department of the Delhi government.
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Women's Commission sends notice to Delhi Police demanding arrest of offici
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Monday demanded the arrest of the senior official of the Delhi government’s Women and Child Development (WCD) Department, accused of raping a minor girl for several months.
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Swanath Foundation organizes Workshop on Foster Care
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 21: Swanath Foundation is the first organization in India which has been working on the basis of research and data regarding foster care. This organization was started in 2019 and in the last 4 and a half years, it has an experience in more than 15 states
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Symposium held to increase awareness of child safety, welfare in Guwahati
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
There were seven participating States like Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and Sikkim. The Symposium was attended by around 1200 representatives from Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs), Members of the Village Child Protection Commi
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"Women Must Ensure National Ambition for Global Good is Recognised": Smrit
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12: Speaking on India’s women-led development phase underlined by PM Modi, Smriti Irani, Minister of Women & Child Development said, "The very phrase ‘women-led development’ is a tectonic shift of not only narrative, but perception. Women in our country were alw
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Experts discuss role of society in child development at seminar in J-K
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Jammu and Kashmir Imam Association organized a seminar on child development in the Handwara town of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
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Centre implementing Mission Shakti to create safe, enabling environment fo
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that the Central government is implementing Mission Shakti which is aimed at creating a safe and enabling environment for women in distress situations and difficult circumstances.
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"NCPCR, NCW have taken cognizance of Rajasthan incident": Smriti Irani aft
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani on Thursday informed via Twitter that both the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and National Commission for Women have taken cognizance in the Rajasthan's Jodhpur incident.
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Sri Ramakrishna Hospital: From Malnutrition to Milestones - Understanding
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 20: Sri Ramakrishna Hospital’s expert pediatricians give an in depth explanation about the nutritional deficiency in children and how it impacts a child’s well-being. Along with providing various tips to encourage healthy eating in children to balance th
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Union WCD minister Smriti Irani asks NCPCR to report infra lapses in child
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to look into infrastructure gaps in Child Care Homes and present them to the Ministry so that they could be addressed in the upcoming Budget, an official s
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