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'Undermines women empowerment': NCW seeks remedial action against textbook
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday wrote to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and sought his intervention and remedial action against the sociology textbook for nurses which listed the merits of dowry.
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National Commission for Women launches anti-human trafficking cell
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday launched an anti-human trafficking cell to improve effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking, raising awareness among women and girls, capacity building and training of anti-trafficking units and
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YouTuber Bhuvan Bam issues apology for derogatory comment on 'pahadi women
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Youtuber Bhuvan Bam has issued an apology after people expressed disappointment with him for making a derogatory comment on 'pahadi women' in his latest video.
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NCW receives representation on crimes against women in Rajasthan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday received a letter from the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Rajasthan on the increasing incidents of crimes against women and girls in the state.
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NCW launches legal aid clinic to resolve women's grievances
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Aiming to make legitimate assistance more accessible to women, the National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) on Tuesday launched a legal aid clinic which will act as a single-window facility for r
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Rajasthan: NCW writes to police on gang rape of minor girl involving Congr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The National Commission of Woman (NCW) on Saturday wrote to Rajasthan DGP in connection with the case of gang rape of a minor girl in the state in which Congress MLA Johari Lal Meena's son has also been named as an accused.
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Sikh delegation calls meeting with PM Modi 'like a hug' to the community
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a group of eminent Sikh personalities and intellectuals on Thursday which the Sikh delegation described "like a hug" to the community.
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NCW sends 3-member team to Rajasthan's Dholpur to inquire about investigat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sent a three-member team to Rajasthan's Dholpur to inquire about the investigation into a matter where a 26-year-old woman was "gang-raped at gunpoint in front of her children and husband", said a press note by NC
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UP man beats wife for voting against his choice, NCW takes cognizance of m
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) took cognizance in the matter where a married Muslim woman from Uttar Pradesh was beaten up and thrown out of her matrimonial house as she voted for a political party, which was not of her husband's choice in the election
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NCW receives complaint from Tamil Nadu over indecent representation of wom
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has received a complaint from Tamil Nadu against a Facebook page over alleged indecent representation and outraging the modesty of women.
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NCW chairperson welcomes Karnataka HC verdict on Hijab
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Chairperson of the National Commission for Women welcomed the Karnataka High Court's decision to dismiss various petitions challenging a ban on Hijab in education institutions.
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NCW seeks Home Ministry's intervention on atrocities against women in West
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday sought Union Home Ministry's intervention to ensure the safety and security of the women in West Bengal.
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