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Budget 2019: Rs 1330 crore provided for protection, empowerment of women
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
The Centre has provided an amount of Rs.1330 crore in the Interim Budget for protection and empowerment of women, entailing a hike of Rs. 174 crore over the revised estimates of 2018-19.
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Corruption biggest problem in J&K; Omar, Mehbooba interested in their own
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Corruption is the biggest problem in Jammu and Kashmir, said Governor Satyapal Mali on Thursday while accusing former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti of not wishing to “empower the state but themselves.”
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Ariana Grande's '7 Rings' an 'anthem' for women empowerment
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan 17 (ANI): Singer Ariana Grande reportedly expects that her new track '7 Rings', which is slated for release on Friday, will become an anthem for women empowerment.
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Fiinovation, PI Industries and Harsha Trust strive toward farmer empowerme
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (NewsVoir): Fiinovation, with financial support of PI Foundation which is a CSR arm of PI Industries Ltd., an agri-sciences company and Harsha Trust, a non-profit organization, has undertaken an agri-based CSR project aimed at empowerment of the farmers.
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Australian Foreign Minister attends friendly football match for women empo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne, High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu and CEQUIN co-founder Sara Pilot attended a friendly football match here by young Indian girls trained by Indian NGO-Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEQUIN), whic
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AIMPLB women wing to oppose 'Ill-drafted' Triple Talaq Bill in RS
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 2 (ANI): The women wing of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday criticised the Triple Talaq Bill, which is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, stating that the "ill-drafted legislation gives a false sense of women empowerment".
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Scholarship for scheduled caste students remained focus of Social Justice
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Making scholarship more inclusive for the students of scheduled castes (SCs) remained the area of focus for the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment during the year 2018.
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Odisha CM announces initiative to ensure transparency in implementation of
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced Peoples Empowerment - Enabling Transparency and Accountability of Odisha Initiatives (PEETHA) to create awareness about the government's welfare schemes, and improving transparency in the im
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HC seeks Union ministries' response on differently-abled person's plea for
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to Union Finance Ministry, Delhi government and Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to respond to a writ petition filed by a differently-abled person for getting a refund on excess tax paid by him.
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Telangana: Congress candidate Esa Misri confident of winning Chandrayangut
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Bodybuilder Esa Misri, Congress candidate from the Chandrayangutta constituency in the forthcoming Telangana assembly elections, expressed confidence of winning the seat since his focus is on development of the area, building government schools an
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Patnaik urges Centre to restore SC student scholarship pattern
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Saturday seeking his personal attention to restore the original funding pattern for post matric scholarship progra
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BJP's Vision Document for MP promises safety for women, jobs, transparency
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh [India], Nov 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised higher transparency, better governance, improved women safety and empowerment, better education facilities, infrastructure development, higher income and better facilities to farmers, modernised healt
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