MCD polls: Delhi Congress chief claims his name missing from voters' list at polling booth"My name is neither in the voter list nor in the deleted list. My wife has voted. Officials are checking it," said the Delhi Congress presi...
04 Dec, 2022, 10.40 AM IST
Delhi all set to vote for MCD polls todayDelhi witnessed high-decibel campaigning by AAP and BJP which made top leaders, including Union ministers, chief ministers of BJP-ruled sta...
04 Dec, 2022, 07.17 AM IST
Over 80 per cent beneficiaries on Poshan Tracker successfully Aadhaar seeded: WCD MinistryAccording to the ministry, the migration facility for pregnant women and lactating mothers from one anganwadi centre (AWC) to another withi...
13 Sep, 2022, 09.24 PM IST
Doctors and health experts suggest to Odisha government to go for massive vaccinationAddressing the meeting on a virtual platform, Chief Minister Naveen on Friday appreciated and thanked all the expert members for accepting ...
29 May, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
Preparations for third potential Covid wave begin on war footing with focus on childrenMost states are either adding or earmarking beds for paediatric Covid care, including paediatric intensive care units (PICU), neonatal inte...
28 May, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
India committed to build equal post-COVlD world for us, our daughters: Smriti Irani at UN"Women numerically constitute half of the humanity but their influence transfuses all dimensions of society, polity and economy. In India, ...
02 Oct, 2020, 09.31 AM IST
Karnataka govt issues revised guidelines for home isolation of COVID-19 patientsAccording to the guidelines, only those who are asymptomatic or mild symptomatic shall be allowed to be in home care.
11 Aug, 2020, 11.14 AM IST
Chhattisgarh set to launch Universal PDS, health plansThe government would universalise PDS, under which the government would provide rice to general category families at Rs 10 per kg.
30 Sep, 2019, 10.15 AM IST
WCD Ministry's budget hiked by 20%, allocation for maternity programme increased two foldThe Child Protection Services programme under the Integrated Child Development Services was increased to Rs 1,500 crore from Rs 925 crore.
01 Feb, 2019, 05.17 PM IST
Government to enhance human milk bank facility: JP NaddaResponding to a supplementary question on whether more such banks will be set up, Health minister J P Nadda said plans are to "enhance" the...
04 Aug, 2017, 01.41 PM IST
Now, cubicles to breastfeed infants at railway stationsThe move follows a letter from WCD Ministry, headed by Maneka Gandhi, in April to the Railway Ministry seeking feeding-friendly spaces at r...
03 Jul, 2017, 08.47 PM IST
More funds in Budget to universalise maternity benefit schemeArun Jaitley may in his third Union Budget to be presented on February 1 seek to reflect government's priority on addressing critical issue...
08 Dec, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
This 'ATM' in Puducherry offers mother's milkThe bank, named 'Amudham Thaippal Maiyam' (ATM), which will also offer breastfeeding counselling to mothers, was inaugurated last Wednesday.
19 Jul, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
Supportive workplace will help mothers continue breastfeedingExperts said fathers and other family members should also strive towards providing a positive environment to the mothers so that they conti...
07 Aug, 2015, 03.42 PM IST
Jayalalithaa launches 352 lactating mothers' rooms, milk banks in Tamil NaduJayalalithaa inaugurated, through video conferencing, 352 rooms in bus terminals across the state where women can feed their newborns.
03 Aug, 2015, 03.17 PM IST
India's first modernised anganwadi centre launched at SonepatThe Centre today launched the country's first modernised anganwadi centre (AWC) at Hasanpur village in Sonepat, which will be replicated at...
24 Jun, 2015, 06.24 PM IST
Assam government hesitant to extend humanitarian assistance to IDPsThe IDPs, mainly Adivasis, have been fleeing following massacre of over 80 Adivasis by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland of Songbij...
02 Jan, 2015, 02.08 PM IST