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#MeToo: Maneka Gandhi to look into institutional mechanisms of media organ
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Following a request of the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC), Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has decided to examine the institutional mechanisms of all the media organisations amid multiple allegations of sexual harassments by wo
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Maneka Gandhi urges political parties to form sexual harassment committee
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): With the rising number of alleged sexual harassment cases surfacing since the #MeToo campaign raged in India, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday urged all the political parties to form internal complaint committees.
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Victim of child sexual abuse can file complaint any time irrespective of p
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Tuesday said that is no period of limitation with regard to reporting of child sexual offences under the POCSO Act, 2012.
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'Akbar's continuation as minister sends out wrong message'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Demanding an "impartial and fair inquiry" into the multiple sexual harassment allegations levelled against Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar, Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) penned a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Min
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Centre to set up committee to examine #MeToo cases
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Friday announced that it will be setting up a committee constituting of senior judicial and legal persons to examine all issues tumbling out from the #MeTooIndia movement.
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Maneka Gandhi happy about MeToo movement, hopes it doesn't go out of contr
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi on Monday said she is happy that #MeToo movement has started in India.
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Maneka Gandhi asks Rajnath to launch 'Panic Button' at earliest
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday appealed to Home Minister Rajnath Singh to launch the panic button feature on mobile handsets in the country as soon as possible.
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SC seeks assistance of WCD ministry's official on sexual abuse of minors i
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned Joint Secretary of Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry on steps being taken by the Centre relating to counselling and rehabilitation of children who are victim of sexual abuse, and framing of child protection polic
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Raise time span of reporting sexual abuse to 30 years: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Ministry of Women and Child Development is mulling over increasing the time limit for lodging complaints of sexual harassment to 30 years.
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Harassment won't be tolerated: Maneka Gandhi on Tanushree Dutta
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Days after Tanushree Dutta claimed that Bollywood actor Nana Patekar harassed her on the sets of a film, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi stood in support of the actor.
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Cabinet approves remuneration hike for Anganwadi workers, helpers
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a hike in remuneration given to Anganwadi Workers/Anganwadi Helpers (AWWs/AWHs)and performance-linked incentive to AWHs [Umbrella Integrated Child Dev
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Center issues advisory against deadly 'Momo challenge'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Tuesday issued an advisory against the 'Momo challenge' and asked the parents to monitor their children's online and social media activity to ensure they are not engaging in the game.
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