Honduras expands deworming coverage of children in remote comm...

(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) The Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) is planning to set up a technical committee to prepare a national strategy for children.''As a first step, a technical committee, comprising high-ranking officials from the ministry, ...

The staff is down to about half, cribs and toys disassembled, and the children who attend have dwindled from about 80 to fewer than 20. South Knoxville's My Village Child Development Center will close its doors for good May 22, and more than a few ...

The Union Women & Child Development Minister, Krishna Tirath, has staked claim to the Rs.1,000-crore Nirbhaya Fund. In letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi ...

Ministry of women and child development to plan the structure, scope and application of this fund

Women and Child Development ministry has planned an initiative under which hospitals in 100 districts would have one-stop crisis centres to resolve problems being faced by women.

The government has no plans to reduce the age of juveniles under the Juvenile Justice Act, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Replying to a question on suggestions for amending the Act, she said, "We are ...

Sources said the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry felt the 'Spirit of Nirbhaya' should be honoured with the 'Stree Shakti' awards awarded every year to outstanding women of the country. The family of Nirbhaya would receive the award from President ...

This came as the Home Ministry said the Women and Child Development Ministry was examining the matter. Some members also opposed a recommendation on the issue saying without consulting experts, the panel should not rush to conclusions. The committee, set up ...

Due to differences in the opinions of the Law Ministry and Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), the Union Cabinet on Wednesday failed to clear the amendment to the Marriage Laws (Amendm...