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Bills to check illicit deposits, empowerment of transgenders introduced in
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): A bill which seeks to tackle the menace of illicit deposits and another that provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders were introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Concerned over delay in releasing SC/ST scholarships by Punjab, Chug seeks
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh has written to Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot, alleging the Congress government in Punjab is not disbursing the funds to SC and ST students under the scholarship scheme.
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Lok Sabha takes up Bill seeking to strengthen powers of NIA
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday took up the discussion on an amendment bill that seeks to strengthen National Investigation Agency (NIA) by empowering it to probe offences committed outside India against Indian citizens or affecting the interests of India.
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20 per cent reduction in chest congestion cases in women due to Ujjawala s
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has emerged as a major tool in the direction of making women empowered and also protecting them from chest-related ailments, the government said on Monday.
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Punjab CM empowers deputy commissioners to clear investment projects up to
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 12 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday empowered deputy commissioners (DCs) to independently clear investment projects up to Rs 10 crore.
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Cabinet approves bill for empowerment of transgenders
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill that provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders.
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Karnataka: Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister Rahim Khan resigns from g
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid ongoing political turmoil in Karnataka, Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister Rahim Mahmood Khan on Wednesday resigned from the government but not as an MLA.
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Centre's proposed fund-sharing for SC Post-Matric scholarship scheme inade
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Terming the recently proposed 60:40 fund-sharing pattern of the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry for the SC Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as "totally inadequate", Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday demanded the res
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Kangana Ranaut has this to say about Zaira Wasim quitting acting
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): "Your religion should empower you, not disempower you," Kangana Ranaut said while reacting to Zaira Wasim's choice to quit acting.
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Budget gives wings to farmers, youngsters, women: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday described the Budget-2019 as "truly a budget of hope and empowerment" and said it reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for new India.
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Expenditure on Social Services increased by Rs 6.26 lakh crore in the last
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The expenditure on social services increased from Rs 7.68 lakh crores in 2014-15 to Rs 13.94 lakh crore in 2018-19, as per the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by the government in the Parliament on Thursday.
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Malad wall collapse: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale visits families of vic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], July 4 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Thursday visited the families of victims in the Malad wall collapse here.
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