Tag: Women And Child Development Minister

Dhenkanal: Alleging involvement of Women and Child Development Minister Prafulla Samal and BJD spokesperson Sasmit Patra in the Beltikiri shelter home shame case, the BJP Mahila Morcha today filed police complaint against the duo. Members of the BJP Mahila Morcha lodged the complaint at Dhenkanal Sadar Police Station demanding immediate arrest of the duo. “Inmates […]

Jeypore: The State Women and Child Development minister Prafulla Samal today ordered a probe into the heartrending incident in which an infant was crying alone near her mother’s dead body near Borigumma. The Koraput District Child Protection official has been asked to probe and submit a report on the incident. The minister added that the […]

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 […]

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday asked Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani to prepare a diet chart for pregnant women and provide it to all members for circulation in their respective constituencies. “We should make a collective effort to end malnutrition in the country. If we can create a mass […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the ‘Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020’, intended to protect women’s reproductive rights. Calling it “historic Bill”, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that the Bill aimed for the welfare of women in the country as it proposes law to establish a national registry. “A […]