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3-Member Committee To Probe 18-Month-Old Baby's Death At Andhra Facility
A 3-member committee will probe into the death of an 18-month-old baby who had been left at the local Shishu Gruha or Child Care Centre, a facility run by Andhra Pradesh's Women and Child Welfare department.
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Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan: PM Modi's New Women's Health Push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan on 17 September 2025, a campaign aimed at strengthening women's and children's health across India.
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Rape Survivor, 15, Sent To Accused's Home By Officials. Assaulted Again
A 15-year-old rape survivor from Madhya Pradesh's Panna district was allegedly sent by the local Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to the home of her accused, where she was subjected to further sexual assaults.
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Mizoram's Top Boxing Coach Arrested For Sexual Abuse of Minor Athletes
Mizoram's top boxing coach Lathlengliana was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012 at the women police station in Aizawl, police sources said.
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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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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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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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In Budget, UP Government Pushes For Better Education And Health Of Girls
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a new scheme in the 2019-20 budget to raise the health and educational standards of girls. The Kanya Sumangala Yojna will be implemented by the state women and child welfare department.
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3-Member Committee To Probe 18-Month-Old Baby's Death At Andhra Facility
A 3-member committee will probe into the death of an 18-month-old baby who had been left at the local Shishu Gruha or Child Care Centre, a facility run by Andhra Pradesh's Women and Child Welfare department.
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Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan: PM Modi's New Women's Health Push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan on 17 September 2025, a campaign aimed at strengthening women's and children's health across India.
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Rape Survivor, 15, Sent To Accused's Home By Officials. Assaulted Again
A 15-year-old rape survivor from Madhya Pradesh's Panna district was allegedly sent by the local Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to the home of her accused, where she was subjected to further sexual assaults.
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Mizoram's Top Boxing Coach Arrested For Sexual Abuse of Minor Athletes
Mizoram's top boxing coach Lathlengliana was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012 at the women police station in Aizawl, police sources said.
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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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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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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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In Budget, UP Government Pushes For Better Education And Health Of Girls
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a new scheme in the 2019-20 budget to raise the health and educational standards of girls. The Kanya Sumangala Yojna will be implemented by the state women and child welfare department.
