The executive is a key deliberative body of the party which meets to discuss key issues facing the government and shapes the organisation's agenda. The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented its meeting for a long time.
Bhubaneswar: “Women should always inspire, motivate and encourage other women. They must stop thinking of themselves as victims” – addressing a virtual women’s leadership summit organised by the SOA Deemed to be University in collaboration with ObserveNow Media recently, MP Maneka Gandhi said that women should assert themselves and inspire others to chart a new […]
Chandigarh: BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday shared a video on social media in which a man can purportedly be seen running his car over a dog, following which he was booked in Kapurthala. In her tweet, Gandhi said, “He is a breeder and seller of dogs for dog fights. This is what he does […]
Thiruvananthapuram: The Malappuram Police on Friday registered a case under Section 153 of the IPC against former Union Minister and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi for her ‘communal’ remark on the killing of a pregnant cow elephant near the edge of Silent Valley National Park at Palakkad in Kerala. While one person who allegedly made the […]
New Delhi: BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Monday came to the rescue of a simian lying injured on the roadside in central Delhi after a journalist posted a picture of the animal on Twitter and tagged former Union Minister. “This monkey is injured and in a very bad state. Please some NGO or animal rights […]
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Prior to the elections for the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha, speculations are now rife about the five senior parliamentarians of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the race for the Speaker. Former Union ministers Jual Oram, SS Ahluwalia and Maneka Gandhi are in contention for the […]
New Delhi: Former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi is likely to be the pro-term Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha. Maneka is into her eighth term as an MP and is among the senior most members of the Lower House. Gandhi was a Union Minister in the first Narendra Modi-led NDA government. It remains to be […]
Sultanpur: Violence erupted n Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh early on Sunday when supporters of BSP candidate Chandra Bhadra Singh a.k.a. Sonu Singh clashed with supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Maneka Gandhi. Supporters of Sonu Singh claimed that the BJP candidate’s supporters were distributing money in villages in Dhanpatganj area after midnight. When they tried […]
Lucknow: BJP MP Varun Gandhi has mastered the art of creating controversy after controversy. The young Gandhi is currently campaigning for his mother Maneka Gandhi in Sultanpur that goes to the polls in the sixth phase on May 12. Varun said on Monday that people should vote for ‘Bharat Mata’. “My mother is contesting from […]
Bhubaneswar: The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, today clarified that all the States including Odisha have been notified about the Centre’s decision on hike in honorarium to Anganwadi Workers. In reply to a letter written by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Gandhi stated that the Central share of grants-in-aid of Rs 16,694.38 […]
Bhubaneswar: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today lambasted the BJD-led Odisha government saying that it has been grossly neglecting women of the State by not implementing central schemes. Gandhi said that the Centre hiked the salary of Anganwadi workers but the State government claimed credit for the same. She said that even […]
New Delhi: Taking a serious note on the allegations of sexual harassment and illegal religious conversion at a shelter home run by ‘Good News India’ NGO in Beltikri of Dhenkanal district, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi criticized the Odisha government stating that it has failed to take precautionary measures for the […]
New Delhi: The Empowered Committee of Officers under Nirbhaya Fund, under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Women and Child Development Ministry has today approved three major proposals. The three proposals are mentioned below: Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice proposal to set up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) to dispose off pending cases […]
New Delhi: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has asked the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to probe the sexual harassment cases from the All India Radio (AIR) stations across the country. Maneka’s letter comes in response to reports that the women working as casual announcers in AIR’s stations are […]
New Delhi: Expressing her ‘grief and horror’ at the elephant deaths in Odisha, Union Minister of Women & Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, has urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take urgent measures to stop elephant deaths in Odisha. “The recent electrocution of seven tuskers in Dhenkanal, which is the highest such death toll in a […]
New Delhi: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday slammed the Maharashtra government over the killing of the maneater tigress Avni. Gandhi, in a tweet, hit out at Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar saying “it is nothing but a straight case of crime” and said she will take up the matter “very […]
New Delhi: In a bid to train 3 lakh Indians in digital safety, Facebook on Monday announced the launch of the Digital Literacy Library — a collection of lessons in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The announcement was made at Facebook’s South Asia Safety Summit here in the presence of Union Women and […]
New Delhi: In the wake of MeToo campaign against sexual harassment, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday asked all political parties to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to hear complaints of affected women in workplace. “I have requested the Presidents/In-charge of all recognised National and State political parties to constitute the […]
New Delhi: The Women and Child Development Ministry (WCD) on Friday said that it will set up a legal committee in the wake of the #MeToo campaign, where multiple sexual harassment cases from the media and entertainment industry have come to light. “The Ministry will be setting up a committee of senior judicial and legal […]
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: NCERT has published information about helplines for children in all course books from Class 6-12, giving around 26 crore school children access to them, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry informed. WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi had suggested the idea to Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar last year during a telephone […]
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi today launched a web portal, NARI, which will provide information on all government schemes for women. Users can log on to www.nari.nic.in to access information on different programmes offered by various state governments as well as the Centre, the minister told reporters. The NARI […]
New Delhi: In order to make information on all government schemes and initiatives for women more easily accessible, the Ministry for Women Child and Development on Tuesday launched a new web platform – “Nari”. The National Repository of Information for Women was launched by WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi. It summarises over 350 schemes and other […]
New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said that after the “resounding” success of the “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” scheme, the Ministry is now targeting the problem of malnutrition. “After the resounding success of Modiji’s Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme that brought about a phenomenal change in the mindset, a similar […]
New Delhi: Taking note of child abuse incidents in schools, Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will meet on Wednesday to review the situation, officials said on Tuesday. Officials said that Maneka Gandhi called and requested Javadekar to consider suggestions like having women employees as the support staff and […]
New Delhi: Union minister Maneka Gandhi has written to all school principals, asking them to sensitise teachers and students on the Blue Whale Challenge, a social media “game” which has reportedly been linked to teenage deaths in several countries, including India. The controversial internet game involves a number of tasks which have to be completed […]
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi called upon Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the Odisha Bhavan here to talk on malnutrition scenario in the State. After the meeting Patnaik told media, “Malnutrition among pre-school children, lactating and pregnant women in the State were talked about. Besides, in an effort […]
New Delhi: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi was on Friday admitted to a hospital in Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh after she complained of pain in the stomach, an aide said. Gandhi complained of stomachache around 3 p.m. after which she was admitted to the emergency ward of a government hospital in Pilibhit, which […]
New Delhi: Union minister Maneka Gandhi wants special homes to be set up for children with permanent disabilities, saying child care institutions are “unable to provide” sustained and permanent care to them. In a letter to the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot, she urged him to set up special homes for such […]
New Delhi: Highlighting that the largest number of cattle in the country is being smuggled from Odisha, Union minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has sought CM Naveen Patnaik’s intervention in a case where a volunteer cow rescuer from Rayagada, Tirtha Kumar Sahu was arrested and thrashed by police and also denied medical […]
New Delhi: The government yesterday launched an exclusive web portal dedicated to tracking down missing children. The website called “Khoya-Paya” aims to help trace missing children by allowing citizens to post information about a child who is not to be found. Simultaneously, anybody who has seen a child alone or with suspicious people can post […]
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