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Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation felicitate Social Change Makers at Sh
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], March 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), the CSR arm of the Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA Group), conferred the Shambhavi Puraskar 2023 to Dr Md. Imran Ali for his contribution to the health and advocacy sector in O
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Telangana Government provides pensions to vulnerable sections of society
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pensions are being provided to widows, the elderly, the differently-abled and many others with a view to ensuring secure life with dignity for all the poor.
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Human rights get compromised in the face of corruption, says Dhankar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): On the occasion of Foundation Day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the capital on Wednesday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar appreciated NHRC for being guardian of the human rights of underprivileged and vulnerable sections of society.
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Government extends PMGKAY scheme for three more months
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The government on Wednesday extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for three more months so that poor and vulnerable sections are supported for the major festivals including Navratri, Dussehra, Milad-un-nabi, Deepawali, Chhath pooja
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Garib Kalyan Sammelan starts in 40 constituencies of Goa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Goa government on Saturday initiated 40 Garib Kalyan Sammelan in all constituencies of the state, with the intent to make the Centre's scheme reach every section of the society in Goa.
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J-K Chief Secretary asks health department to provide COVID-19 vaccination
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 12 (ANI): The Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday asked the Union Territory's Health and Medical Education Department to prioritise providing COVID-19 vaccination to the vulnerable populations.
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Anti-conversion bill to protect vulnerable sections from 'exploitation thr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 23 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Thursday said that the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, will protect the vulnerable sections like SC, ST, OBC, poor people from being exploited through allurement.
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Centre's schemes making huge difference in lives of vulnerable sections of
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 13 (ANI): The central government and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) are making a difference in the lives of the underprivileged and vulnerable sections of society through various pension and scholarship schemes in Anantnag.
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Single-shot J&J vaccine brings relief and joy to Nepal's differently a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 19 (ANI): Nepal on Monday began vaccinating the most vulnerable sections of the population, including differently abled people, with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine donated by the USA.
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COVID-19 second wave has pushed vulnerable groups into debt traps, impacte
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Supriya Kar, a leader of Bijoyini collective of human trafficking survivors in West Bengal, has been forced to raise Rs 55,000 from six different sources to bring her brother back from Malaysia after he lost his job in the second wave of COVID-19.
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Protect kids orphaned by COVID-19, women & 'vulnerable sections': MHA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Considering the surge in mortality during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on families, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written a letter to all states and Union Territories (UTs) directing them on steps for the protection o
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How 'Safe Society' is empowering the marginalised on the streets
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 14 (ANI/PNN): 'Safe Society' is a non-profit voluntary development organisation. Established in 2005, Safe Society is operational in Uttar Pradesh and focuses primarily on improving the socio-economic standards and needs of the most underprivileged comm
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