Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA, Mar 13: Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Sheetal Nanda, today inaugurated remodeled building of PALAASH ‘Children Home’ for Boys here. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Director General, SWD, Vivek Sharma, Deputy Commissioner, Kathua Rahul Pandey, Mission Director, Vatsalya/ Shakti, Harvinder Kour, DC State Taxes Ranjeet Singh, PO ICDS and other concerned officials. While dedicating the revamped building of Bal Ashram which has been renamed as PALAASH, Commissioner Secretary said that the idea of remodelling these assets […]
Bivek Mathur JAMMU, Feb 24: It has been more than one year since Jammu and Kashmir Government gave its nod for the re-establishment of Jammu and Kashmir Commission for Women on February 8, 2022, there has been no headway till date in appointment of a chairperson, members or the other office bearers of the new commission. Pertinently, the State Women Commission in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was disbanded along with six other Commissions by the Jammu and […]
Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 16: Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Sheetal Nanda today flagged off group of students from across Jammu and Kashmir for a ten-day ‘Watan Ko Jano’ tour, a youth exchange programme. The tour has been organised by Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Council, Department of Social Welfare under the aegis of Department of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs, Government of India and around 250 students from different areas of J&K are part of the tour. Interacting with […]
JAMMU, Feb 10: National Commission for Women in collaboration with Social Welfare Department and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, organized a meeting of stakeholders of Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh regarding strengthening of response towards gender-based violence through greater coordination. The meeting, chaired by Chairperson, National Commission for Women, Rekha Sharma, was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare, Sheetal Nanda, representative of TISS, Mumbai and other concerned officers. Members of Special Cells for Women, Family Counselling […]
Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 10: National Commission for Women in collaboration with Social Welfare Department and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, organized a meeting of stakeholders of Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh regarding strengthening of response towards gender-based violence through greater coordination. The meeting, chaired by Chairperson, National Commission for Women, Rekha Sharma, was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare, Sheetal Nanda, representative of TISS, Mumbai and other concerned officers. Members of Special Cells for Women, […]