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Dausa rape: Child panel chief says notice being issued to Gehlot govt
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Taking cognisance of the arrest of a police officer for allegedly raping a minor girl in Dausa, the chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Priyank Kanoongo said a notice was being issued to the Rajasthan government in the matter.
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"Spoke like a C-grade movie star": NCW chief fumes at Bihar CM Nitish Kuma
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Rekha Sharma, came down heavily on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his 'derogatory' birth control remarks in the state assembly.
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Marginalization in form of gender, caste, disability often poses barrier t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
CJI was addressing a gathering on the occasion of Legal Services Day by the National Commission of Women and National Legal Services Authority in the national capital.
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AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj backs Bihar CM Nitish, questions Centre's int
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"If his (Nitish Kumar) intentions were bad, then he would have come in the category of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh; sometimes the choice of words is wrong and for this, he has apologised. As far as Nitish Kumar is concerned, there are two things in that statement. One is intention and one is c
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NCW demands immediate apology from Nitish Kumar over his remark on women i
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
NCW chairperson said "I demand an immediate and unequivocal apology from the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar. His crass remarks in the Vidhan Sabha are an affront to the dignity and respect that every woman deserves. Such derogatory and cheap language used during his speech is a dark s
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NCW hosts seminar on multifaceted challenges faced by sex workers
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Commission for Women (NCW) hosted a seminar on Monday aimed at addressing the multifaceted legal, health, occupational, and educational challenges confronting sex workers and their children.
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PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan leaders raise concerns over child marriage
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Civil society representatives including the head of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) expressed concerns over the absence of laws and constitutional protections for women in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan region, especially underage marriage.
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Islamic seminary Darul Uloom removes book with objectionable content from
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The book Bahishti Zevar by Maulana Ali Thanvi, which contained objectionable, improper, and illegal content on children, was removed from the curriculum after the NCPCR wrote to the district administration of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh to inquire into the matter earlier in July this year.
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China: Former Jiangxi senior legislator expelled from CCP, public office o
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision announced the decision in an official statement on Saturday.
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NCW sets up enquiry panel over acid attack on BJP women worker in West Ben
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The National Commission for Women has set up an official enquiry committee over the acid attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women worker from Bhagabatipur in West Bengal.
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Ujjain rape case: Priyank Kanoongo compares Congress leaders with 'selfish
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Priyank Kanoongo posted on X "Regarding the Ujjain incident, a spokesperson of the Congress Party held a press conference yesterday and challenged the people of the political party to meet the victim girl.As per the advice of the doctors treating the girl, in view of the mental trauma suf
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Pak Senate panel approves bill for public hanging of rapists despite oppos
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, led by Senator Mohsin Aziz, deliberated on these changes to remove section D and introduce public hangings as a punishment for rapists, following the high-profile gang-rape incident on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway in September 2020.
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