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UNESCO-Listed Musical Instrument 'Rubab' Stifled In Afghanistan
Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands.
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Explainer: Who Are 'Krishi Sakhis' Set To Be Felicitated By PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a visit to the Parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Tuesday, his first after becoming Prime Minister for the third time, will grant certificates to more than 30,000 women from Self Help Groups (SHGs) as Krishi Sakhi
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UGC Introduces 'Sakhi Niwas' For Allotting Accommodation To Female Students
One of the key factors prompting women and girls from rural areas to relocate to Tier-I and metro cities is availability of better educational and employment opportunities there.
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Punjab Man Arrested For Raping Differently Abled Woman
A physically challenged woman was allegedly repeatedly raped by a man for the past five months here, officials said on Saturday.
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Jharkhand Girl, 14, Tortured, Sexually Assaulted By Gurugram Couple: Cops
A joint team of police and Sakhi, a one-stop crisis centre, rescued a 14-year-old girl from Jharkhand hired by a couple to care for their child from New Colony, officials said on Tuesday.
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Rajasthan: Churu District Administration Launches 'Computer Sakhi' To Educate Rural Women
The district administration has also written to the state government to provide RS-CIT (Rajasthan State Certificate course in Information Technology) on priority so that the trained women could land jobs at the gram panchayat level.
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"Hindi Friend Of All Local Languages," Says Amit Shah
Home Minister Mr Amit Shah today strongly pitched for promotion and encouragement of all Indian languages and said Hindi is the sakhi (friend) of regional languages.
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1 Killed, 9 Injured In Road Accident In Jammu And Kashmir
One person was killed and nine others injured on Thursday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said.
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Elections 2019-For Women Voters In Mumbai, Sanitary Pads At Select Polling Booths
The Election Commission has for the first time decided to give sanitary pads to every woman coming to vote at the ''sakhi matdan kendras'' in suburban Mumbai on April 29, an official said on Wednesday.
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Close To 400 "All Women Pink Booths" In Karnataka's 1st Phase Of Polling
Close to 400 of the 30,164 polling stations in the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka where voting was held on Thursday were staffed exclusively by women, an official said on Thursday.
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Malala Fund Suspends Grant To 2 Bihar Shelter Homes Accused Of Sex Abuse
The Malala Fund today said it is suspending its grants to Sakhi and Nari Gunjan, two organisations named in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences' (TISS) social audit report of short stay homes across Bihar with immediate effect.
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For Karnataka Election, Poll Panel Introduces Pink Voting Booths, High-Tech EVMs
As Karnataka votes to elect the next government in the state, the Election Commission has taken a few new initiatives for the ongoing assembly election. In what is being termed as a "women-oriented" step, the poll panel has set up 450 "pink booths" which are being managed entirely by women. These pink booths have been given the name 'Sakhi' which m...
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Hero MotoCorp Gives 100 New Duet Scooters To Women Police Officers In Haryana
The 100 Hero Duet scooters were given to these officers on the occasion of 'Mahila Police Diwas,' as a part of the Hero MotoCorp's 'Project Sakhi' initiative. Under this programme the company aims at enabling the safety and security of women across the state.
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Irom Sharmila's Mother Visits Her After 16 Years
Irom Sharmila, who recently ended her fast-unto-death, had a pleasant surprise on Friday when her aged mother, Sakhi, came to meet her after 16 years.
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Uttar Pradesh to Get 'M-Sakhi' App Aimed at Improving Maternal Health
The move is aimed at assisting front line health workers in improving maternal, neonatal, and child health.
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UNESCO-Listed Musical Instrument 'Rubab' Stifled In Afghanistan
Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands.
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Explainer: Who Are 'Krishi Sakhis' Set To Be Felicitated By PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a visit to the Parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Tuesday, his first after becoming Prime Minister for the third time, will grant certificates to more than 30,000 women from Self Help Groups (SHGs) as Krishi Sakhi
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UGC Introduces 'Sakhi Niwas' For Allotting Accommodation To Female Students
One of the key factors prompting women and girls from rural areas to relocate to Tier-I and metro cities is availability of better educational and employment opportunities there.
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Punjab Man Arrested For Raping Differently Abled Woman
A physically challenged woman was allegedly repeatedly raped by a man for the past five months here, officials said on Saturday.
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Jharkhand Girl, 14, Tortured, Sexually Assaulted By Gurugram Couple: Cops
A joint team of police and Sakhi, a one-stop crisis centre, rescued a 14-year-old girl from Jharkhand hired by a couple to care for their child from New Colony, officials said on Tuesday.
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Rajasthan: Churu District Administration Launches 'Computer Sakhi' To Educate Rural Women
The district administration has also written to the state government to provide RS-CIT (Rajasthan State Certificate course in Information Technology) on priority so that the trained women could land jobs at the gram panchayat level.
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"Hindi Friend Of All Local Languages," Says Amit Shah
Home Minister Mr Amit Shah today strongly pitched for promotion and encouragement of all Indian languages and said Hindi is the sakhi (friend) of regional languages.
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1 Killed, 9 Injured In Road Accident In Jammu And Kashmir
One person was killed and nine others injured on Thursday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said.
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Elections 2019-For Women Voters In Mumbai, Sanitary Pads At Select Polling Booths
The Election Commission has for the first time decided to give sanitary pads to every woman coming to vote at the ''sakhi matdan kendras'' in suburban Mumbai on April 29, an official said on Wednesday.
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Close To 400 "All Women Pink Booths" In Karnataka's 1st Phase Of Polling
Close to 400 of the 30,164 polling stations in the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka where voting was held on Thursday were staffed exclusively by women, an official said on Thursday.
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Malala Fund Suspends Grant To 2 Bihar Shelter Homes Accused Of Sex Abuse
The Malala Fund today said it is suspending its grants to Sakhi and Nari Gunjan, two organisations named in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences' (TISS) social audit report of short stay homes across Bihar with immediate effect.
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For Karnataka Election, Poll Panel Introduces Pink Voting Booths, High-Tech EVMs
As Karnataka votes to elect the next government in the state, the Election Commission has taken a few new initiatives for the ongoing assembly election. In what is being termed as a "women-oriented" step, the poll panel has set up 450 "pink booths" which are being managed entirely by women. These pink booths have been given the name 'Sakhi' which m...
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Hero MotoCorp Gives 100 New Duet Scooters To Women Police Officers In Haryana
The 100 Hero Duet scooters were given to these officers on the occasion of 'Mahila Police Diwas,' as a part of the Hero MotoCorp's 'Project Sakhi' initiative. Under this programme the company aims at enabling the safety and security of women across the state.
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Irom Sharmila's Mother Visits Her After 16 Years
Irom Sharmila, who recently ended her fast-unto-death, had a pleasant surprise on Friday when her aged mother, Sakhi, came to meet her after 16 years.
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Uttar Pradesh to Get 'M-Sakhi' App Aimed at Improving Maternal Health
The move is aimed at assisting front line health workers in improving maternal, neonatal, and child health.
