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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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Maneka Gandhi to launch #YesIBleed menstrual hygiene campaign on Feb.20
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi will launch a menstrual hygiene campaign here on February 20.
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MEA discontinues last page of passport
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday decided to discontinue the last page of the passport, containing information about parents, address, Emigration Check Required (ECR) and old passport details.
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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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Centre urges film-makers to comply with Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to leading film production houses of Bollywood, urging them to comply with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act to provide a safe, secure and inclusive work environment for w
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Road to Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 celebrates women entrepreneurs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 24 (ANI-NewsVoir): The Bhubaneswar Road to Entrepreneurship Summit was inaugurated by Prafulla Samal, Minister, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Women and Child Development, Government of Odisha.
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Chhattisgarh: Average malnutrition rates plunge considerably in children
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 22 (ANI): Statistics show that Chhattisgarh has witnessed a tremendous drop in child malnourishment as the average malnutrition rates have plunged significantly in the last five years.
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Cabinet expands women welfare schemes, introduces 'Mahila Shakti Kendra'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday gave its approval for the expansion of schemes of the Ministry of Women and Child Development under the umbrella scheme "Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women" for a period 2017-18 to 2019
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President Kovind presents National Child Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday presented the National Child Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Children's Day.
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State's fight is with malnutrition, not naxals: Chhattisgarh CM
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 10 (ANI): Calling attention to the increasing problem of malnutrition in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said the state's fight was not with the naxals, but with malnutrition.
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'First of its kind' portal for sexual harassment complaints launched
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday launched an online portal for registering complaint related to sexual harassment in non-government and government organisations.
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