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245 couples tie knot in mass wedding in Chhattisgarh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 12 (ANI): As many as 245 couples from the Hindu and Christian community tied the knot at a mass marriage ceremony organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur.
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NRI marriages to be registered within 48 hours: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said all marriages of Non-Resident Indians (NRI) solemnised in India have to be registered within 48 hours to prevent non-issuance of passport and visas.
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Maneka Gandhi calls for special cells on women's issues
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to all ministries to set up special cells on women's issues.
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Air India sexual harassment case: Maneka Gandhi orders probe
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 4 (ANI): Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi on Monday directed the head of the Internal Complaints Committee of Air India to complete inquiry into the sexual harassment complaint against the senior executive, within June.
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Haryana to get one-stop centres for women affected by violence
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 1 (ANI): All districts of Haryana will soon get One Stop Centres (OSCs) to facilitate integrated services for women affected by violence.
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Male child victims of sexual abuse eligible for compensation too
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Tuesday urged all States and Union Territories to issue necessary directions to the concerned departments to take necessary steps for including male child victims of sexual abuse in the Victim Compensation Scheme
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Re-train cops to deal with sexual offences: WCD Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development has outlined necessary steps for dealing with sexual offences.
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Maneka says will ask for death penalty for child rapists
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Friday said that her ministry intends to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) to make provision for the death penalty in child rape cases.
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SC seeks empowerment of widows, destitute women
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): In a bid to improve the livelihood of widows and destitute women in Mathura and Vrindavan, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed temples in the two cities to donate all flowers offered to them to shelter homes.
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Maneka Gandhi launches #YesIBleed menstrual hygiene campaign
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi launched a menstrual hygiene campaign here on Tuesday.
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Delhi HC directs Centre to fill NCPCR vacancies
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 19 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Centre to take serious note in filling up the vacancies of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
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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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