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Govt introduces 127th Constitution Amendment Bill in LS, proposing to give
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Amid the ruckus by the Opposition, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, proposed to give back power to states to
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Union Minister Virendra Kumar launches PM-Daksh portal, PM Daksh mobile ap
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar launched 'PM-DAKSH' portal and 'PM-DAKSH' mobile app that is developed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with National E-Governance Division (NeGD), to mak
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on petition seeking compliance of Manual
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Delhi High Court, on Thursday, issued notice to Centre on a petition seeking strict compliance of the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
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Delhi HC issues notices to Social Justice Ministry and Delhi Govt on disab
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Saturday has issued notices to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Delhi government, and others on a petition filed by a 68-year-old advocate, suffering from disability in her right hand and has no source of income curr
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Virendra Kumar assumes office as MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Member from Madhya Pradesh Virendra Kumar took charge as Minister of State (MoS) for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Thursday.
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President appoints new governors in 8 states, Thawarchand Gehlot gets Karn
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Ahead of much-anticipated Cabinet reshuffle, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as Governor of Karnataka.
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Modi will be re-elected PM, Opposition not united, says Ramdas Athawale af
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): Days after poll strategist Prashant Kishor met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will definitely be re-ele
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NHRC seeks action-taken reports on rights denial of teachers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Secretaries of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and Principal Secretary, Directo
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Senior citizens will benefit from 'near to home' vaccination centers: Ratt
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Welcoming Health Ministry guidelines for providing 'near to home' vaccination centers to senior citizens and divyangjan, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria has said that the move shall benefit around 14 crore senior cit
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Centre respects right of privacy: Ravi Shankar Prasad on WhatsApp row
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): A day after WhatsApp moved the Delhi High Court against the Centre's recent IT Rules, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the central government fully recognises a
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Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID portal from June
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) on Thursday made it mandatory for all states and Union Territories to grant a certificate of disability through online mode only using the UDID portal.
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End of era in legal and judicial history of India: RS Prasad on Soli Sorab
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday expressed condolence over the demise of former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, saying "it's the end of an era in the legal and judicial history of India."
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