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Maneka Gandhi promises to end commercialisation of Caesarean deliveries
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Feb.22 (ANI): A Mumbai-based woman's online petition has prompted women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi to take strict measures against "abnormally high rate" of C-section deliveries in India.
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Malayalam actress molestation: Kerala is no longer 'God's own co
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): Following alleged molestation of popular Malayalam actress in Ernakulam district of Kerala, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi said that Kerala is no longer God's own country.
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Proposal to Centre on mandatory self defence for girls between 4th to 9th
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): A proposal has been recommended by the Empowered Committee of the Nirbhaya Fund under Ministry of Women and Child Development over incorporating self defence training in the curriculum of girl's school for classes between 4th to 9th across the nation.
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Draft model legislation to safeguard interests of child and parents: Manek
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 03 (ANI): Expressing concern at the difficulties being faced by the affected parents and their children as a result of breakdown of marriages abroad, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, the Minister of Women and Child Development, has asked to create an effective mechanism and a mo
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Maneka thanks PM Modi for 27 percent increase in budget for women and chil
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.1 (ANI): Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has expressed satisfaction over the 27 percent budgetary allocation for her ministry.
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Vaidyanath bank money conversion row: Munde assures of cooperation in prob
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec.24 (ANI): Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde who is also the member of Board of Directors of Vaidyanath Urban Cooperative Bank, on Saturday said the bank is ready to cooperate with the CBI after it registered a case against its officials
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WCD ministry to give National Awards to Anganwadi workers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 22 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi will today confer national awards to Anganwadi workers for their exceptional achievement.
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Women journalists to deliberate on issues concerning women, children at WC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21 (ANI): Over100 journalists from across the country are expected to participate in the second 'All India Women Journalists' Workshop' organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) in association with Press Information Bureau, Ministr
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President Mukherjee presents National Child Awards
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 14 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented the National Child Awards today at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Children's Day in presence of Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi and other dignitaries.
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Menaka Gandhi addresses BJP rally in Malom village
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Malom (Manipur) [India], Nov.10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Menaka Gandhi addressed a BJP rally at Malom Bazar in the Naoriya Pakhanglakpa Assembly constituency on Thursday.
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Vedanta joins hands with Centre to modernise anganwadis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Union Minister for Woman and Child Development Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated 'Nandghar'- the new age Anganwadi.
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Govt. to bring anti-trafficking legislation in Parl soon: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct. 17 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has said that the Government will soon bring an anti-trafficking legislation into the Parliament, the draft of which is ready.
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