Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 18:04
There is an urgent need to amend the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to protect Dalits and tribals, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Kumari Selja said.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 16:01
People with disabilities must be given equal opportunities to contribute to society and treated more sensitively, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Kumari Selja said here Thursday.
Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 22:59
Govt is working to bring an amendment to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for the benefit of backward communities, Kumari Selja said.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 21:17
Stricter punishment for gang-rape, denial of bail for crime against women and lowering juvenile age limit to 16 are among key recommendations made by top bureaucrats and police brass to government.
Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 12:22
Planning Commission shot down a proposal of Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry to construct old age homes for indigent senior citizens, saying it did not fall under central government`s domain.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 12:05
The present urban planning paradigm has proved to be exclusionary for the poor.
Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 14:27
Culture Minister Kumari Selja pitched the need for sensitising people and training professionals for conserving monuments of importance.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 11:24
The tomb of Sher Shah is an imposing brick structure situated in the middle of a pond.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 12:42
The involvement of people - the fourth P in the public-private-partnership model - is important in developing infrastructure, Kumari Selja said.
Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 09:32
India needs to modernise and upgrade its museums by employing state-of-the-art technology to make them more interactive and interesting for the public, union Culture Minister Kumari Selja said here Thursday.
Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 21:52
Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja today said the Centre has proposed a scheme in the 12th Five Year Plan to facilitate street vending.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 13:34
Culture Minister Kumari Selja was responding to a question on media reports, especially in foreign newspapers, that Taj Mahal was in danger.
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