Uttar Pradesh Yogi Aditynath Singh government orders shut down of Sheroes Café of Lucknow, run by the acid attack survivors. There are over 20 survivors whose relocation and rehabilitation fate hangs in uncertainty after this government assault. An order regarding vacating the café has been passed and despite all the[Read More…]
Tag: Women and Child Development
Madhya Pradesh: Rs 2 cr scam unearthed in women, child department
A scam of around Rs 2 crore has been unearthed in Madhya Pradesh’s Women and Child Development (WCD) Department, police said on Wednesday. An FIR was registered by the police after WCD Joint Director Swarnim Shukla on Tuesday filed a complaint against 14 officers and workers. Shukla said the accused[Read More…]
UP: Vrindavan instates home for 1000 widows
A special home to house around 1,000 widows will be inaugurated at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on Friday by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, official sources said. ‘Krishna Kutir’ – said to be largest such facility constructed by a government – was constructed on 1.4 hectares at a cost of 57.48[Read More…]