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SC to hear Animal Welfare Board's plea against Jallikattu ordinance t
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan.31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear several pleas regarding controversial bull-taming sport Jallikattu, including the crucial one by the Animal Welfare board of India(AWBI) seeking the State Government law to be made invalid on the sport.
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KCR for comprehensive plan for welfare of SCs, STs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan. 27(ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday expressed his agony that despite several programmes, schemes and plans for the SC/STs since independence, there is still poverty among these communities.
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Oriflame's philanthropic initiative for Deepalaya students
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 27 (ANI): Oriflame India, a subsidiary of Swedish cosmetics major, has sponsored education for 1,000 girls from Deepalaya, a Delhi-based NGO working towards the welfare of under-privileged children. The philanthropic initiative marked the beginning of a celebratory ye
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Jallikattu row: SC likely to hear Animal Welfare Board's plea on Janu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court is expected to hear the petitions filed by Animal Welfare Board of India and other bodies challenging Jallikattu order on January 30.
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Telangana CM Chandrashekhar Rao to set up Brahmin society for welfare of p
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed for setting up of a Brahmin Society for the welfare of the poor in the state and also held a review meeting on the action to be taken for the programmes aimed at Brahmin welfare.
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Telangana CM bats for development and welfare of minorities
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): Pitching for the development of the minorities, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has said that the government has allocated Rs. 1,030 crores in the first state budget for the welfare and development of the minorities.
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Why so jittery about advancement of Budget: Naidu to Opposition
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 17 (ANI): Casting aside the Opposition parties' assertion that the Centre is trying to sway the impending assembly elections in its favour by advancing the Budget Session, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday wondered as to why
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Sajjad Lone meets Governor to brief about disability sector problems
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan. 14(ANI): Social Welfare and Science and Technology Minister Sajjad Gani Lone yesterday called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan to brief the latter on the serious problems faced by the entire disability sector, women, children and pensioners.
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Set-up quotas for women to enhance their decision making role, says MoS An
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Establish quotas to increase women's willingness to compete in competitive mixed-gender environments result in more qualified candidates for competitive positions, said Minister of State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ms. Anupriya Patel at an ASS
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Welfare of security forces is Govt's absolute priority: Rijiju on BSF
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 10 (ANI): Day after a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier shared a heart wrenching video detailing his ordeal while carrying out his duties at the border, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday took a serious note of the issue, saying that welfare of
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Contestations against Jallikattu undermines its cultural importance: TN BJ
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 9 (ANI): Stating that any more contestations against the call for ban on Jallikattu will not be tolerated, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Animal Welfare Board of India of working at the behest of "petro-dollar mafias" and working
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DC Kulgam extends financial aid among militancy affected families
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner of Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, on Wednesday distributed Rs. 11,25,750 among 87 militancy affected families in a function organized by Social Welfare Department in Kulgam.
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