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Govt agrees to farmers' demand of keeping tractors out of NGT list
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday announced that the government has agreed to farmers' demand to keep tractors out of the list of banned vehicles by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
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BJD believes in deeds, not in mere words: Patnaik
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), Oct 2 (ANI): Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik quipped that unlike the Centre, his party believes in working for the welfare of the people by fulfilling the
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Karnataka Minister urges Kumaraswamy to announce 5-day work week
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Karnataka Minister for Social Welfare Priyank Kharge has requested Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to announce five-day work week for all the state government employees.
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After quitting BJP, Padma Shukla joins Congress
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Padma Shukla, who announced her exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier today, has joined the Congress party. Shukla was heading the state's Social Welfare department. She held a state cabinet rank.
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MP: Social welfare dept chief resigns from BJP's primary membership
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Social Welfare Board Chief Padma Shukla on Monday resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shukla, who was a BJP member since 1980, also held a state cabinet rank.
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NGOs protest against Maha's shoot-at-sight order for tigress
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): A group of animal welfare organisations protested against Maharashtra Forest Department's recent shoot-at-sight orders for a man-eater tigress in Pandharkawda forest.
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Bihar shelter home: Arrest warrant issued against ex-minister's husband
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar), Sep 21 (ANI): The Bihar Police on Friday issued an arrest warrant against the state's former social welfare minister Manju Verma's husband Chandrashekhar Verma in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, where 44 girls were allegedly sexually harassed at a gover
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Muzaffarpur shelter home: 4 including former Asst. director of Social welf
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested four people including the then Assistant Director of Social Welfare Department, in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, informed sources on Thursday.
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Centre using Triple Talaq issue like political football: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government of treating the issue of 'Instant Triple Talaq' as a 'political football' for garnering votes rather than ensuring the welfare of Muslim women.
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Manual scavenger death: Delhi govt gives Rs 10 lakh compensation to kin
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the manual scavenger who died while cleaning a sewer pit in Delhi's Dabri on September 14.
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Health Ministry bans use of 328 FDCs
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has banned the manufacture for sale, sale or distribution for human use of 328 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs).
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SC dismisses need for 'family welfare committee' in dowry cases
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday struck down the need for "family welfare committees" to look into complaints by women before arresting the husband and family members in dowry harassment cases.
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