According to an official, until July 6, the Women and Child Protection Organisation had solved 97.80 percent of cases of crime committed against women.
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to look into infrastructure gaps in Child Care Homes and present them to the Ministry so that they could be addressed in the upcoming Budget, an official s
Sources in the ministry said, the "Scheme for critical care and support for accessing justice to rape/gang-rape survivors and minor girls who get pregnant" was appraised at the total cost of Rs 74.10 crore Under the Nirbhaya fund.
As a part of the one nation, one helpline, the Ministry of Women and Child issued guidelines for the Mission Vatsalya Scheme subsuming the erstwhile Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme.
At least 12 people, including women and children, were killed after a passenger bus turned on the Islamabad-Lahore motorway near Pakistan's Punjab province on Saturday, Geo News reported.
The French government has donated EUR 3.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in support of the ongoing flood response for Pakistani women and children suffering from life-threatening malnutrition.
India will be sending a contingent comprising 198 Athletes and Unified partners and 57 Coaches to participate across 16 Sports at the prestigious event. The ceremony was graced by Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Department of Information and Broadcast
Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who plays a lawyer in the courtroom drama 'Sirf Ek Bandha Kafi Hai' and is happy with the response his film is getting from the audience, talked about increasing crime against women and child abuse.
Chairing the periodic meeting of the Dubai Police Advisory Council for Community Service, Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, underscored the Council's commitment to bolstering collaboration and coordination with the community.
The NSOR service assisted citizens and institutions all throughout the country in locating and tracking those who had been found guilty of sex crimes against women and children. It is a dynamic database of sexual offenders, according to a news release released here on Saturday.
Regarding the situation of women in Afghanistan, EU Special Envoy Tomas Niklasson said that the prohibition against Afghan women working for NGOs is challenging fundamental principles and is having severe consequences, as critical assistance delivered by such organisations cannot reach women