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Youth empowerment key to Atmanirbhar Bharat: Population Foundation of Indi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): With a complete disruption of lives and economies due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent impact on young people, investment in young people and adolescents has become even more critical than before.
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Crimes against women reduced by 15 pc in last nine months in MP: Shivraj S
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 11 (ANI): At a felicitation ceremony to honour people who work for the safety of girl children, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that crimes against women have reduced by 15 per cent the state in the past nine months
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Uttarakhand CM approves Rs 100 crore for development works
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has approved about Rs 100 crore for proposals relating to different departments including home, drinking water and sanitation, women empowerment and child development, secondary education and ag
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Artisan making products from bamboo urges Jharkhand govt to provide machin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 5 (ANI): Jitan Devi, a craftswoman who makes hand-crafted products from bamboo at a village near Ranchi has changed the perspective of women's employment in a rural setup. She has urged the state government to provide machines to increase the production of
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Centre provides aid and assistive devices to senior citizens, specially-ab
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bathinda (Punjab) [India], January 3 (ANI): Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Sunday organized distribution camp to provide aid and assistive devices to 1,343 Senior Citizens and 564 specially-abled in Bathinda, Punjab.
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Award ceremony organised to highlight role, achievement of women in J-K
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 3 (ANI): To highlight the role and achievements of women in the Valley, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir organised a special award function "Jashne-e-Parvaaz-Niswaan", The Lal Ded Khatoon-e-Kashmir Award in Srinagar on Saturday.
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Manushi Chhillar roped in by United Nations to bat for women safety
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Former Miss World and Bollywood actor Manushi Chhillar have been roped in by United Nations Women (The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) for a global initiative #OrangeTheWorld to raise awareness on gender-based vio
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Dropout of Muslim girl students reduced, govt concerned about their educat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that dropout rate of Muslim girl students has reduced due to government policies said that the Centre is deeply concerned about their education and empowerment.
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Vivek Tiwari of SATYA MicroCapital bags "The Most Promising Business Leade
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): In recognition of his contribution to the empowerment of low-income rural & semi-urban entrepreneurs, across genders, Vivek Tiwari, MD, CEO and CIO of SATYA MicroCapital Limited has been conferred with the prestigious "The Most Promising Bus
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Kerala govt's Gender Park, UN Women to sign MoU to promote gender equality
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 18 (ANI): The Gender Park, an autonomous body under the Kerala government, is all set to partner with UN Women to further the cause of women empowerment and function as a South Asia hub for gender equality.
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Punjab CM provides smartphones to 80,000 govt school students to facilitat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 18 (ANI): To facilitate e-learning in government schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday virtually launched the second phase of the Punjab Smart Connect Scheme which is marked by the distribution of smartphones to anoth
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Subramania Bharati's definition of progress had central role for women: PM
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that renowned poet Subramania Bharati's definition of progress had a central role for women and the government is working to ensure that women become self-reliant.
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