Bengal Govt. Renaming Central Schemes For Electoral Gains: MP Locket Chatterjee
MP Locket Chatterjee criticised the West Bengal government in the Lok Sabha proceedings.
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Anjali Birla, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s Daughter, Cracks UPSC In First Attempt
With Birla’s mother, Dr Amita Birla, serving as a doctor, sister Akansha as CA, and father Om Birla as a politician, the young officer has now joined her family in serving society.
Lok Sabha Members: More Women Should Be Inducted In Sainik Schools
Tapir Gao sparked the discussion and said, “Women are being inducted in the combat wings of the armed forces, it is necessary that girls are trained to join forces”
Death Penalty For Child Abusers: POCSO Bill Passed In Lok Sabha
The Protection Of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Amendment Bill seeks to death penalty of aggravated sexual assault against children.
Lok Sabha Passes Triple Talaq Bill; Opposition Walks Out
A total of 303 votes were cast in favor of clearing the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha, while 82 votes were cast against it.
POCSO Amendment Bill Passed In RS, To Be Presented In Lok Sabha
If cases under POCSO are to be disposed within a year the country needs a ratio of 1:60 which requires three times the strength of courts presently available.
Lok Sabha Approves Rs 2919 Cr For Women’s Safety
On Friday, the Lok Sabha approved Rs 2,919 crore for various projects to enhance security of women in eight cities of the country. The eight cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Lucknow. The Minister of State for Women and Child Development Virendra Kumar said the projects amount to Rs 2919.55 crore […]
Textbooks Should Have Info On Human Trafficking: Gandhi
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has said she would request the HRD ministry to include information on prevention of human trafficking in school textbooks. The minister said this during a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill. House passes Bill The Bill was later passed by the […]
‘Male MPs Block Women’s Reservation Bill In Fear Their Seat Will Go’
The winter session of the parliament is right here and women’s groups are gearing up again in hope that may be this time, Women’s Reservation Bill will be made into an Act. Director of Centre for Social Research, Ranjana Kumari, along with a few others organised a solidarity march in Delhi on Wednesday (Dec 12) to […]
Snehlata Shrivastava Becomes First Woman Lok Sabha Secy General
Snehlata Shrivastava, a 1982-batch retired IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, on Wednesday (Nov 29) got the new responsibility of being the Lok Sabha’s Secretary General. She has become the first woman to earn the position. Senior IAS officer Snehlata Shrivastava appointed as new Secretary-General of Lok Sabha. — All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) November 29, […]
