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Over 830 Children Rescued From Child Marriage In Assam Operations in 2022
These rescue operations were conducted from January to December of 2022.
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Health Ministry Formulates Draft Menstrual Hygiene Policy
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formulated a draft menstrual hygiene policy in consultation with stakeholders, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Minister "Lying" About 1 Lakh "Love Jihad" Cases In State: Maharashtra MLA
Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Monday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Welfare Mangal Prabhat Lodha for allegedly providing "false information" to the legislative Assembly over the issue of "love jihad".
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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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Ensure Domestic Violence Victims Have Access To All Legal Rights: Smriti Irani To Protection Officers
Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare Smriti Irani on Monday exhorted all protection officers to ensure that victims of domestic violence have access to all their legal rights.
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BJP's Lois Marandi Leads In Dumka, Ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Trails
BJP leader Lois Marandi is leading in the Dumka seat as all leads are in for the Jharkhand election. Former chief minister and JMM chief Hemant Soren is trailing in this seat. Ms Marandi is the Cabinet Minister for Minority Welfare, Social Welfare, Women and Child Development.
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Egg Distribution Plan For Madhya Pradesh Anganwadis Interfering With Faith: BJP
Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Minister Imarti Devi's idea to include eggs in diet of children at anganwadis has drawn ire of the opposition BJP which has threatened to oppose the move.
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Maharashtra Elections 2019: BJP's Pankaja Munde Faints While Addressing Rally
Maharashtra elections 2019: Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde fainted on the dais while addressing a campaign rally at Parli in Beed district on Saturday.
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"Maligning India": Smriti Irani On Congress Leaders' UK Meet On J&K
Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Friday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his party's unit meeting with Britain's opposition Labour Party leaders and discussing Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare taunted that Mr Gandhi had become a "problem for his own party".
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Once Slammed For Entering Sabarimala, Minister Jayamala Hails Verdict
For actor-turned-politician Jayamala, September 28 will always be a red-letter day. After all, it is when the Supreme Court lifted the ban on women entering the Sabarimala shrine -- fulfilling a dream she has always held close to her heart.
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Home Minister Present, Maneka Gandhi Asks Tough Questions On Women Safety
Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi today questioned the safety of shelter homes in the country in the presence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who was inaugurating the sexual offender registry portal in the national capital.
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UP Shelter Home Abuse: Minister Rita Joshi Admits Laxity By Officials
Uttar Pradesh's Women Welfare Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi today admitted laxity by Deoria administration in shutting down the shelter home from where 24 girls were rescued, saying the district officials were aware about the closure order but allowed the facility to operate for more than a year.
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"Cars Came For Girls": 24 Rescued From UP Shelter Home, Couple Arrested
Twenty four girls have been rescued from a women's shelter in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district amid allegations of sexual and physical abuse. Eighteen girls are still missing and the couple who ran the shelter have been arrested. The matter came to light when a10-year-old girl escaped fromthe shelter and told the cops that "red, white, black cars pi...
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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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Irregularities In Scheme For Children, Pankaja Munde Must Resign: AAP
Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde has been accused by the Maharashtra wing of the Aam Aadmi Party of nepotism and facilitating a scam in the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), a welfare programme run by the government which provides food, pre-school education, and primary healthcare to children under six year...
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Over 830 Children Rescued From Child Marriage In Assam Operations in 2022
These rescue operations were conducted from January to December of 2022.
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Health Ministry Formulates Draft Menstrual Hygiene Policy
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formulated a draft menstrual hygiene policy in consultation with stakeholders, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Minister "Lying" About 1 Lakh "Love Jihad" Cases In State: Maharashtra MLA
Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Monday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Welfare Mangal Prabhat Lodha for allegedly providing "false information" to the legislative Assembly over the issue of "love jihad".
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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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Ensure Domestic Violence Victims Have Access To All Legal Rights: Smriti Irani To Protection Officers
Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare Smriti Irani on Monday exhorted all protection officers to ensure that victims of domestic violence have access to all their legal rights.
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BJP's Lois Marandi Leads In Dumka, Ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Trails
BJP leader Lois Marandi is leading in the Dumka seat as all leads are in for the Jharkhand election. Former chief minister and JMM chief Hemant Soren is trailing in this seat. Ms Marandi is the Cabinet Minister for Minority Welfare, Social Welfare, Women and Child Development.
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Egg Distribution Plan For Madhya Pradesh Anganwadis Interfering With Faith: BJP
Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Minister Imarti Devi's idea to include eggs in diet of children at anganwadis has drawn ire of the opposition BJP which has threatened to oppose the move.
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Maharashtra Elections 2019: BJP's Pankaja Munde Faints While Addressing Rally
Maharashtra elections 2019: Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde fainted on the dais while addressing a campaign rally at Parli in Beed district on Saturday.
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"Maligning India": Smriti Irani On Congress Leaders' UK Meet On J&K
Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Friday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his party's unit meeting with Britain's opposition Labour Party leaders and discussing Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare taunted that Mr Gandhi had become a "problem for his own party".
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Once Slammed For Entering Sabarimala, Minister Jayamala Hails Verdict
For actor-turned-politician Jayamala, September 28 will always be a red-letter day. After all, it is when the Supreme Court lifted the ban on women entering the Sabarimala shrine -- fulfilling a dream she has always held close to her heart.
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Home Minister Present, Maneka Gandhi Asks Tough Questions On Women Safety
Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi today questioned the safety of shelter homes in the country in the presence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who was inaugurating the sexual offender registry portal in the national capital.
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UP Shelter Home Abuse: Minister Rita Joshi Admits Laxity By Officials
Uttar Pradesh's Women Welfare Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi today admitted laxity by Deoria administration in shutting down the shelter home from where 24 girls were rescued, saying the district officials were aware about the closure order but allowed the facility to operate for more than a year.
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"Cars Came For Girls": 24 Rescued From UP Shelter Home, Couple Arrested
Twenty four girls have been rescued from a women's shelter in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district amid allegations of sexual and physical abuse. Eighteen girls are still missing and the couple who ran the shelter have been arrested. The matter came to light when a10-year-old girl escaped fromthe shelter and told the cops that "red, white, black cars pi...
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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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Irregularities In Scheme For Children, Pankaja Munde Must Resign: AAP
Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde has been accused by the Maharashtra wing of the Aam Aadmi Party of nepotism and facilitating a scam in the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), a welfare programme run by the government which provides food, pre-school education, and primary healthcare to children under six year...
