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28 fast-track special courts sanctioned in Kerala for speedy disposal of r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Kerala Social Justice Department has sanctioned the establishment of 28 fast-track special courts for speedy disposal of rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Joba Majhi assumes charge as Jharkhand's Women and Child Development Minis
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Women, Child Development and Social Security Minister Joba Majhi assumed charge on Tuesday at Project Bhawan here.
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Over Rs 4,473 crore disbursed to social security pensioners in Punjab
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Thursday said that the Social Security Department has disbursed Rs 4,473.78 crore to various pension beneficiaries of the state up till December 2019.
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Haryana minister Kamlesh Dhanda welcomes Delhi court's order in Nirbhaya c
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kamlesh Dhanda on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi court order against convicts in Nirbhaya case.
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Relax ban on sand mining: MP minister writes to CM Kamal Nath
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Imarti Devi has written a letter to Chief Minister Kamal Nath seeking to remove the ban on six sand mines in Gwalior.
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1,516 cases of child marriage reported between 2013 and 2017: Centre tells
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that a total of 1,516 cases of child marriage have been reported between 2013 and 2017.
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WCD ministry seeks higher allocation for schemes in meeting with Finance C
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], September 14 (ANI) Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday discussed proposals for enhanced allocations for important schemes of the ministry covering Anganwadi services, 'poshan', women welfare and women safety with the 15th Finance Commission.
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Smriti Irani urges MPs to adopt, encourage `tithi bhojan'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday urged MPs to adopt and encourage the concept of "tithi bhojan" in which children taking mid-day meals in government schools and anganwadis are provided special meals to coincide with special occasi
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Modi Govt ensures no one including MPs, MLAs are spared if they commit cri
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister, Smriti Irani on Thursday said the Modi government has ensured that no one including MPs and MLAs will be spared if they are found guilty of committing a crime.
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Smriti Irani meets U'khand CM, discusses central schemes
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 30 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani and Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday discussed on measures to strengthen Anganwadi centres and integrating efforts of Women and Child Development and Health departments here
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No proposal to amend sexual harassment law: Irani
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 11 (ANI): Government is not proposing an amendment to the existing Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 since it is quite comprehensive, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani told Rajya Sabha on Th
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Amethi: Woman falls at feet of Smriti Irani alleging land grabbing by fami
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 22 (ANI): After running from pillar to post for justice, a local woman on Saturday fell at the feet of Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, alleging land grabbing by her family members.
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