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  Maneka Gandhi objects to 'animal' practices followed by Army

  India | April 06, 2015 13:57 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi, who is also a renowned animal rights activist, has objected to  two traditions of armed forces that amount to cruelty to animals.Gandhi has written

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  Maneka Gandhi asks Home Ministry to consider women's quota in police

  India | March 29, 2015 23:54 IST

  New Delhi: The women and child development ministry has requested the home ministry to take up with the various state governments the issue of 33 percent reservation of posts for women in police forces, official

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  Contrary to govt claims, domestic violence on the rise in India

  India | March 25, 2015 20:53 IST

  The latest report on domestic violence presented by Maneka Gandhi, minister of women and child development, in the parliament says “The number of cases registered under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 has gone down over the

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  Maneka Gandhi suggests cow urine to clean office floors

  National | March 25, 2015 10:21 IST

  New Delhi: Union minister Maneka Gandhi has asked her ministerial colleagues to opt for a "natural disinfectant'' to clean office floors made from extracts of cow urine instead of phenyl which is “chemically bad” for

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  Maneka Gandhi opposes move to amend anti-dowry law

  National | March 23, 2015 13:20 IST

  New Delhi: Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, has expressed her opposition to the proposal seeking amendment to the anti-dowry law saying the present legislation was women-friendly."I don't think the law should be

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  Juvenile Act to be amended to address crime, adoption: Maneka

  National | March 17, 2015 20:43 IST

  New Delhi: Government proposes to amend the Juvenile Justice Act to address the complex issue of crimes committed by juveniles and pave the way for making adoption easier, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi said today.The proposed

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  Nirbhaya Fund will be utilised for one-stop crisis centres for women: Maneka

  National | March 08, 2015 21:55 IST

  New Delhi: The government today said it would utilise Rs 3,000 crore accumulated under the Nirbhaya Fund for setting up one-stop crisis centres for women in distress in every state and union territory of the

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  Modi Government to build only 36 of 660 rape crisis centres

  India | February 26, 2015 23:32 IST

  New Delhi: Scaling down its first large-scale initiative for women, Narendra Modi government has restricted its plan of opening rape crisis centre in every district of the country to one centre per state and Union

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  Parliamentary committee against trying juveniles as adults in rape cases

  India | February 25, 2015 21:39 IST

  New Delhi: In a setback to the NDA government, a parliamentary panel has rejected the government's bid to amend the Juvenile Justice Act. The government was proposing to treat juvenile as adults in cases of

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  2000 girls get killed inside wombs daily: Maneka Gandhi

  National | January 22, 2015 23:07 IST

  Panipat (Haryana): Expressing concern over the adverse sex ratio in the country, Union minister Maneka Gandhi today called for a need to fight the scourge of female foeticide which claims “2000 lives of girls daily.”Speaking

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  Haryana: PM Modi to launch 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign today

  India | January 22, 2015 8:13 IST

  Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch one of his pet projects - 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign from Panipat in Haryana today to save and empower girl child.Union Minister of Women and Child Development

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  Female foeticide needs to be fought strongly: Maneka Gandhi

  National | January 20, 2015 17:25 IST

  Panipat (Haryana): Stressing that the society as a whole needs to change the mindset towards the girl child to end the problem of female foeticide, Union minister Maneka Gandhi today said the practice was more

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  Jallikattu a western concept: Maneka Gandhi

  National | January 17, 2015 11:53 IST

  Pilibhit: Amid protests in some parts of Tamil Nadu against a ban on traditional bull taming sport, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has said that Jallikattu is a western concept that leads to killings of humans

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  States asked to act to save girl child

  National | January 03, 2015 7:10 IST

  New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday urged state governments to take "urgent action" to save girl child.During a video conferencing with officials for state-wise consultation process on 'Beti Bachao Beti

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  Government will form dedicated cell for women in every district: Maneka Gandhi

  National | December 09, 2014 10:37 IST

  New Delhi: Amid outrage over the rape of a 27-year-old woman executive, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that the government would set up dedicated cells in every district for

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  Delhi polls: Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti back in action, to address street meetings today

  National | December 08, 2014 8:08 IST

  New Delhi: With Delhi election fever soaring higher with every passing day, the BJP will today organize90 street meetings in the national capital. Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti whose controversial remarks had created uproar in

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  Not in favour of reducing juvenile age from 18 to 16 yrs: Government

  National | December 04, 2014 17:55 IST

  New Delhi:  The government today made it clear that it is not in favour of reducing juvenile age from 18 to 16 years but is proposing changes in processes related to treatment of heinous offences

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  Assault on women by juveniles has risen by 132% :Maneka Gandhi to Rajya Sabha

  National | November 27, 2014 16:42 IST

  New Delhi: Assault on women by juveniles with the intent to outrage their modesty rose by 132 per cent in 2013 as against the previous year, Rajya Sabha was informed today.Union Minister for Women and

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  Make gender equality an international mass movement: Maneka Gandhi

  National | November 21, 2014 8:49 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has called for making gender equality an international mass movement, saying it should go beyond being a mere slogan.The Women and Child Development Minister said this while addressing the

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  Children play key role in Swachh Bharat: Maneka Gandhi

  India | November 14, 2014 13:20 IST

  New Delhi: Children can play a very important role in achieving a Swachh Bharat, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi said Friday."Children can play a very important role in achieving a Swachh Bharat...