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Bihar forms task force to combat child marriages

The Bihar government has decided to constitute a state-level 'task force' headed by the chief secretary to monitor action taken by authorities to prevent and eradicate child marriages in the state.......

Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

Third gender marked as 'caste' in Bihar's caste-based survey

The much publicised ongoing exercise of the headcount of social groups in Bihar by the state government has run into fresh controversy over enumeration of members of 'third gender' as a separate......

Defiant Akhilesh garlands JP bust on road, urges Nitish to exit NDA

After authorities advised him not to visit the JP International Centre in Lucknow citing security concerns, a defiant Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday garlanded a bust of Jayaprakash......

Finally, justice in Muzaffarpur shelter home case

IMAGE: In this photograph from July 2018, police personnel escort children out of the government-funded shelter in Muzaffarpur. All photographs: PTI Photo It has taken four long years. Finally,......

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm......

Child labour ban: NGOs fear deeper crisis

With child labour all set to be banned from Tuesday, social activists fear that the law, though well-meaning, could result in under-age workers getting pushed into hidden and more dangerous......

Bihar struggles to pay the price of liquor ban

Incentives for industries have been rolled back and teachers have gone without salary for months as the state grapples with the after-effects of the ban While speaking at a conference in Patna in......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

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Bihar Social Welfare Department

News for Bihar Social Welfare Department

Bihar forms task force to combat child marriages

Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

Third gender marked as 'caste' in Bihar's caste-based survey

Defiant Akhilesh garlands JP bust on road, urges Nitish to exit NDA

Finally, justice in Muzaffarpur shelter home case

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

Child labour ban: NGOs fear deeper crisis

Bihar struggles to pay the price of liquor ban

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

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