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Kerala Social Welfare Minister meets Irani, discusses 'Smart Anganwadis'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Kerala Minister of Health and Social Welfare K K Shailaja on Friday met Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani here to discuss the establishment of 'smart anganwadis' in the state.
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Maneka Gandhi hopefull of Rajya Sabha to pass Anti-Trafficking bill
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Union Minister Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Saturday expressed hope that the proposed anti-trafficking bill, which has been passed by the Lok Sabha, would get a clearance from Rajya Sabha as well in the upcoming Winter Session of the P
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Sexual harassment in AIR: Maneka writes to I&B minister
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] November 15 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has written a letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore over reports of women working as casual announcers in All India Radio (AIR) being allegedly sexually harassed. Read More
Maneka Gandhi urges political parties to form sexual harassment committee
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): With the rising number of alleged sexual harassment cases surfacing since the #MeToo campaign raged in India, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday urged all the political parties to form internal complaint committees.
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Maneka Gandhi asks Rajnath to launch 'Panic Button' at earliest
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday appealed to Home Minister Rajnath Singh to launch the panic button feature on mobile handsets in the country as soon as possible.
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Maneka Gandhi seeks constituency-wise reports on shelter homes
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): In the wake of the rising number of untoward incidents in shelter homes, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday sought reports from ministers on shelter homes in their respective constituencies.
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Maneka Gandhi, Ahir to launch book on prevention of crimes against childre
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi and Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir will jointly launch a handbook on ways to prevent crimes against children.
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Menstrual hygiene integral part of government's sanitation programme: Uma
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.17 (ANI): Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti has announced that she, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and Minister for Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani, have decided to look into the problem of menstrual
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UP: Official witnesses ire of Maneka Gandhi over corruption charges
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Bareilly (UP) [India] Feb 17 (ANI): In a yet another controversy, Union Women and Child development minister Maneka Gandhi abused an official over charges of corruption levelled against him.
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MP Minister invites wrath of Valmiki community
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Jan. 10 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Archana Chitnis on Tuesday invited the wrath of Valmiki community after she called sage Valmiki, author of Ramayana, a dacoit.
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MP minister's proposal to expedite gun licenses to women
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 13 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Archana Chitnis on Wednesday sent a proposal to the Home Ministry to expedite gun licenses to women.
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Ministry looking into Sherin Mathews's adoption process: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 28 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Saturday said that the ministry is looking into the adoption process of Sherin Mathews, whose body was found in a culvert in suburban Dallas in Texas.
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