Online portal to report sexual harassment at workplace linked to all central, state ministries: WCDThe WCD Ministry has linked SHe-Box to all the central ministries, departments and 653 districts across 33 states and Union Territories, th...
22 Nov, 2018, 10.00 PM IST
Matrimonial dispute: MEA revokes passports of five NRIsThe WCD Ministry says it has received 40 cases related to matrimonial disputes relating to NRIs, of which six found to be serious and LoC i...
30 May, 2018, 03.04 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi for women non-teaching staff in schoolsThe Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister said that her department has also approached the human resource development ministry in this...
10 Sep, 2017, 09.37 PM IST
Govt launches 'SHe-box' portal for sexual harassment complaints"We are also going to soon conduct a national survey to assess the nature and magnitude of sexual harassment at the workplace," Union minis...
24 Jul, 2017, 03.02 PM IST
NRI marriages: Government to develop SOP for helping women in distressManeka Gandhi today met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and requested her to constitute a joint committee to develop an SOP.
05 Jul, 2016, 10.37 PM IST
Violation of SC orders? WCD minister Maneka Gandhi for pre-packed food under ICDSIn a meeting with state secretaries on Wednesday, WCD minister Maneka Gandhi gave a July deadline to overhaul the food programme.
14 Jan, 2016, 12.18 PM IST
Decriminalising sex trade among suggestions at WCD workshopThe workshop saw participation of 22 officials from various ministries and 22 representatives of different non-government organisations.
20 Jul, 2015, 05.25 PM IST
I tried breaking contractors' lobby: Pankaja MundeMaharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde demanded that those who have made the allegations against her must come up with proof to substantiate th...
27 Jun, 2015, 07.21 PM IST
Vedanta readies Rs 400-crore funding facelift for anganwadisThe foundation will fund the modernisation drive with over Rs 400 crore, for which it has partnered with the Ministry of WCD, it said.
24 Jun, 2015, 09.14 PM IST
Modi government plans to launch a website to track missing childrenThe government is launching a web portal that can be accessed by people to upload visuals details of missing children and help track them.
22 May, 2015, 11.50 AM IST
Government issues guidelines on utilisation of Nirbhaya FundThe Nirbhaya Fund has a corpus of Rs 3,000 crore, including an additional Rs 1,000 crore allocation made in Budget for 2015-16.
01 Apr, 2015, 09.37 PM IST
Women's safety remained a cause of concern in 2014Maneka Gandhi mooted the idea of an exclusive taxi service for women and said her ministry was in talks with some business enterprises to l...
25 Dec, 2014, 10.41 AM IST
Maneka Gandhi allotted previous Coal Minister's officeShe has been allotted an office on third floor which was occupied by the Coal minister in the previous UPA government.
27 May, 2014, 08.29 PM IST
No death, only life for juveniles for heinous crimes, says Krishna TirathA juvenile accused of murder, acid attack, rape and gangrape, will face trial as an adult under the IPC only if the JJB deems it fit.
06 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Demands for safety of women grew louder in 2012Tirath created a flutter by saying that men should allocate a portion of their salaries as a honorarium in return of the work done by women...
02 Jan, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
- Most public places not women friendly, activists tell government
Following the outrage over the gangrape of a 23 year old in the capital, WCD ministry today held consultations with legal experts, activist...
28 Dec, 2012, 09.20 PM IST
- PMO sorry for ad goof-up, orders probe
PMO sorry for inclusion of ex-Pak air force chief's photo in govt of India ad.
25 Jan, 2010, 02.49 AM IST