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Government Lets Women Employees Nominate Children Instead Of Husband For Pension In Marital Discord Cases
The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has now amended the rules and allowed a woman employee to nominate her child/children over her husband for the family pension.
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Chandigarh Administration Orders Child Safety Audit At All City Schools
To carry out the safety audit, a team comprising officials from Social Welfare, Health, Engineering, Education, Municipal Corporation, Forest Departments and police will be constituted. The exercise aims at ensuring that children studying in schools are provided with conducive and safe environment.
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8 Students Hospitalised Due To Suspected Food Poisoning In Kerala
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has ordered the food safety commissioner and director of the women and child welfare department to conduct an enquiry and submit the report after eight students of a primary school were hospitalised.
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Child Marriage Stopped In Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar
A child marriage was stopped in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district by a team of the welfare department's child helpline, an official said on Sunday.
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Goa: Jobs Announced In Government Colleges, Various Departments
Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) has invited applications for assistant professor, lecturer, assistant archivist and child development project officer, social welfare officer posts.
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Government Official, 3 Others Detained In Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case
The CBI has detained four people including an official of the social welfare department of Bihar in connection with alleged sexual abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, officials said on Thursday.
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Bihar Shelter Home Boss Was Called Out Last Year, No Action Was Taken
Long before an audit team stumbled across hints of sexual abuse in a shelter home this May, a team of Bihar's top body to protect child rights had sent a scathing report about conditions in Muzaffarpur's home for girls. It also ordered that the shelter home should be immediately shifted out but the district administration and social welfare departm...
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UP Cabinet Approves Marriage Registration, Including For Muslims
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday approved a proposal for mandatory registration of all marriages, including those in the Muslim community.
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Assam To Roll Out Operation To Rescue, Recover Missing Child From Tomorrow
Assam Government is all set to roll out the month-long 'Operation Muskan-III' from tomorrow to rescue and recover missing children.
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Why Remuneration Of Child Commission Not Yet Fixed, Asks Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court today issued a contempt notice to an officer of the Women and Child Welfare Department for not deciding the remuneration of office bearers of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights despite an earlier order.
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Chikki Scam: Pankaja Munde Asked for Explanation by Maharashtra Council
The Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare minister, Pankaja Munde, has been asked to give a written explanation on the allegations of irregularities in purchases worth crores of rupees made by her department, by the state legislative council.
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Mumbai: Corrupt Officials Did Not Spare Even Rape Survivors, Farmers
How low would a person have to sink to seek a 'cut' from the money being handed over to a rape survivor? Vinod Bhosale, an official from the Women and Child Welfare department, no less, could have the answer to that question. He was caught red-handed trying to extract Rs 20,000 from a rape survivor to hand over her Rs 50,000 cheque under a gove...
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Hyderabad: Woman Arrested for Trying to Sell 15-Day-Old Daughter
Three women and a man were today arrested for allegedly trying to sell a new-born baby girl in Bansilalpet area in Hyderabad, police said.
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Delhi: Child Welfare Committee Formed for Rehabilitation of Fire Victims
To facilitate expeditious decisions regarding care and protection of neglected children the Delhi government has constituted a new Child Welfare Committee at Lajpat Nagar, for the rehabilitation of fire victim boys and girls.
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In Rajasthan government ads, a young girl's mistaken identity
Till earlier this week, large hoardings in Jaipur campaigning against child marriage showed a young girl, her head covered. The same photograph was used on government websites along with details of welfare schemes for young girls and women.
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Government Lets Women Employees Nominate Children Instead Of Husband For Pension In Marital Discord Cases
The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has now amended the rules and allowed a woman employee to nominate her child/children over her husband for the family pension.
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Chandigarh Administration Orders Child Safety Audit At All City Schools
To carry out the safety audit, a team comprising officials from Social Welfare, Health, Engineering, Education, Municipal Corporation, Forest Departments and police will be constituted. The exercise aims at ensuring that children studying in schools are provided with conducive and safe environment.
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8 Students Hospitalised Due To Suspected Food Poisoning In Kerala
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has ordered the food safety commissioner and director of the women and child welfare department to conduct an enquiry and submit the report after eight students of a primary school were hospitalised.
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Child Marriage Stopped In Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar
A child marriage was stopped in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district by a team of the welfare department's child helpline, an official said on Sunday.
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Goa: Jobs Announced In Government Colleges, Various Departments
Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) has invited applications for assistant professor, lecturer, assistant archivist and child development project officer, social welfare officer posts.
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Government Official, 3 Others Detained In Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case
The CBI has detained four people including an official of the social welfare department of Bihar in connection with alleged sexual abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, officials said on Thursday.
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Bihar Shelter Home Boss Was Called Out Last Year, No Action Was Taken
Long before an audit team stumbled across hints of sexual abuse in a shelter home this May, a team of Bihar's top body to protect child rights had sent a scathing report about conditions in Muzaffarpur's home for girls. It also ordered that the shelter home should be immediately shifted out but the district administration and social welfare departm...
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UP Cabinet Approves Marriage Registration, Including For Muslims
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday approved a proposal for mandatory registration of all marriages, including those in the Muslim community.
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Assam To Roll Out Operation To Rescue, Recover Missing Child From Tomorrow
Assam Government is all set to roll out the month-long 'Operation Muskan-III' from tomorrow to rescue and recover missing children.
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Why Remuneration Of Child Commission Not Yet Fixed, Asks Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court today issued a contempt notice to an officer of the Women and Child Welfare Department for not deciding the remuneration of office bearers of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights despite an earlier order.
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Chikki Scam: Pankaja Munde Asked for Explanation by Maharashtra Council
The Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare minister, Pankaja Munde, has been asked to give a written explanation on the allegations of irregularities in purchases worth crores of rupees made by her department, by the state legislative council.
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Mumbai: Corrupt Officials Did Not Spare Even Rape Survivors, Farmers
How low would a person have to sink to seek a 'cut' from the money being handed over to a rape survivor? Vinod Bhosale, an official from the Women and Child Welfare department, no less, could have the answer to that question. He was caught red-handed trying to extract Rs 20,000 from a rape survivor to hand over her Rs 50,000 cheque under a gove...
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Hyderabad: Woman Arrested for Trying to Sell 15-Day-Old Daughter
Three women and a man were today arrested for allegedly trying to sell a new-born baby girl in Bansilalpet area in Hyderabad, police said.
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Delhi: Child Welfare Committee Formed for Rehabilitation of Fire Victims
To facilitate expeditious decisions regarding care and protection of neglected children the Delhi government has constituted a new Child Welfare Committee at Lajpat Nagar, for the rehabilitation of fire victim boys and girls.
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In Rajasthan government ads, a young girl's mistaken identity
Till earlier this week, large hoardings in Jaipur campaigning against child marriage showed a young girl, her head covered. The same photograph was used on government websites along with details of welfare schemes for young girls and women.
