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Transgenders to collect parking fees in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India] January 21 (ANI): In a move to instil hope and opportunity for the transgender community, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday have tasked them with the responsibility of becoming parking volunteers in the state capital.
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Odisha to appoint complaint officers to look into grievances of transgende
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 25 (ANI): The Odisha Government has decided to designate special officers to deal with the complaints of the transgender community in a bid to end harassment and hassle-free service in government offices.
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150 people from transgender community, including activist Laxmi Narayan at
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Ahead of the release of their upcoming horror-thriller 'Laxmii' actors Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani on Saturday organised a special screening of the film for transgender community in New Delhi.
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SC seeks Centre's response on plea seeking equal protection for transgende
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to provide equal protection to the transgender community against sexual offences.
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Kolkata's transgender community welcomes free ration by state government
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 20 (ANI): The transgender community in West Bengal welcomed the state government's announcement of free rations to the community till June 2021, saying that although they were grateful for the rations, it would have been more beneficial during the lockdo
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Hyderabad trans community sells pickles for living, strives to be self-re
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 12 (ANI): To support themselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, a group of transwomen in Hyderabad are preparing and sell pickles and other eatables for a living.
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Hit by COVID-19 crisis, Odisha's transgender community struggles to make e
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], July 30 (ANI): The pandemic has affected the society severely, including the transgender community. Members of this community in Bhadrak are bearing the brunt of COVID-19 crisis as they face financial hardships.
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Transgender people perform Kolattam dance to raise COVID awareness
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 24 (ANI): Members of the transgender community in Tamil Nadu's Chennai performed Kolattam folk dance on Thursday to raise awareness about COVID-19.
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Transgenders in Odisha to get benefit under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Odisha Government has included transgender community under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana, which aims at providing financial assistance to destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows in the state.
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Transgender community members hold COVID-19 awareness rally in Chennai
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 11 (ANI): Amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country, the members of the transgender community in Tamil Nadu took to the streets of Chennai on Saturday to organise a "Avoid Fear: Corona Awareness" rally.
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Tamil Nadu: Transgender Community NGO conducts awareness campaign against
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 8 (ANI): The transgender members of a Chennai-based non-government organisation (NGO) have joined hands with Chennai corporation to conduct coronavirus awareness campaign in slum areas of Teynampet, Chennai.
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Zoya Khan intends to support poor, transgender community
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], July 5 (ANI): Zoya Khan, India's first transgender operator of Common Service Centre (CSC) has expressed her desire to learn about the government schemes in order to support poor and the people of her community.
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