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Ajay Tirkey is new Secretary of WCD Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): IAS officer Ajay Tirkey on Friday assumed charge as Secretary, Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
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Anganwadi workers delivering 'Take Home Ration'even in Lakshwadeep: Minist
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown, the Anganwadi workers are working day and night to deliver 'Take Home Ration' at the doorstep of beneficiaries, said the Ministry of Women and Child Development on Monday.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Over 24 lakh anganwadi beneficiaries served food in Chh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Anila Bhendiya on Sunday said that over 24 lakh beneficiaries of 51,455 anganwadi centres across the state were delivered food at their doorstep, amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Smriti Irani chairs a meeting to strategise on women and child welfare ami
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, chaired a meeting on Monday to strategise on the way forward for important matters related to women and child welfare.
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Lockdown : Doorstep ration distribution underway in North Sikkim
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
North Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], April 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development said that the take-home ration is being distributed to the beneficaries at their doorsteps here on Thursday.
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Delhi's Saheri Ashram Sudhar Board shelter home facing severe food shortag
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Amid the countrywide lockdown, women and children at the Delhi Saheri Ashram Sudhar Board are facing problems due to the scarcity of food since the last two days after the food supply truck stopped coming following the nationwide lockdown.
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Congress leader Shobha Oza named chairperson of MP Women's Commission
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Women and Children Welfare Department on Monday appointed Congress leader Shobha Oza as the chairperson of Madhya Pradesh State Women's Commission.
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Irani lauds Lok Sabha Speaker for his efforts against malnutrition
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had gone to his constituency last month and contributed to the social mass movement towards 'Poshan Abhiyaan' by appealing to the families to adopt one malnouris
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Train more women as forensic, cybercrime investigators: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani on Saturday stressed the need of getting more and more women trained as forensic and cybercrime investigators since women are vicitmised more in cybercrimes.
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Investing in women is investing in economy: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Saturday released a report on Status of Women in Media in South Asia and said investing in women is not just a social expenditure but an investment in the economy of the country.
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Kerala female cops to take over SHO's duty on International Women's Day 20
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) Lokanath Behera on Saturday directed all district police chiefs to handover duty of station house officers (SHO) to women police personnel on the occasion of International Women's Day, which will be cel
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12 killed, several injured in Karnataka accident
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tumakuru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 6 (ANI): At least 12 people, including women and children, were killed when a car, in which they were travelling, collided with an SUV near Amritur police station in Tumakuru district on Friday morning, police said.
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