Women rights
NNWN/ New Delhi, 2018-03-16
It may expedite the process of child adoption. The Women and Child Development Ministry has decided to shift the legal procedures from the family court to the district administration. Stating it at an event in Noida on Friday, Women and Child Development Secretary Rakesh Srivastava said…
NNWN/ New Delhi, 2019-01-29
Wonder the Economic Survey 2017-18 tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has for women. The Economic Survey 2017-18 tabled in Parliament lays special emphasis on Gender and Son meta-preference, while providing an assessment of India’s performance on gender outcomes relative to other economies.…
NNWN/ Mumbai, 2018-01-04
National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar says that women should get sanitary napkis for free as it is a basic necessity for them. The bollywood actor who is addressing the issue of menstrual hygiene in his forthcoming film "Pad Man", has been talking about the issue which till…
NNWN/ New Delhi, 2018-03-02
The National Highways Authority of India has decided to deploy all women toll collecting staff in day shift on at least one toll plaza close to the city area, in every state and UT of the country on 8thMarch 2018, International Women’s Day. If this initiative…
NNWN/ Kasur, Punjab, Lahore, 2018-01-26
Even as the arrest of killer of eight-year-old Zainab has brought the tempers down for the moment, the father of Zainab meanwhile made the claim that actually he and his relatives had nabbed the suspected serial killer and handed him over to police, while investigators…
NNWN/ New Delhi, 2017-12-28
The most contentious Muslim Women ( Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday by voice vote. The bill makes instant triple illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband, a development hailed by the government as…
NNWN/ New Delhi, 2018-02-13
President Ram Nath Kovind has full of praise for the government's flagship Ujjwala Yojana when he said that the scheme is a strong step towards women empowerment. Under the scheme, LPG connection is provided to below poverty line (BPL) households. At a 'LPG Panchayat' hosted at…
NNWN/ New Delhi, 2018-01-09
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details from all states and union territories on the payment of Nirbhaya and other funds as compensation to the victims of sexual offences and acid attacks. The top court had expressed its unhappiness over state of affairs prevailed on the…
NNWN/ New Delhi, 2017-12-20
Union Women and Child Development ministry has decided to destroy fake and illegal forms relating to receive benefit of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme. In a notification recently issued, the ministry has clearly stated that any such fake and illegal forms received in the ministry…
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