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SC seeks Centre's response on PIL to display punishment for filing fake ca
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, all State governments and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking response on a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.
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Karnataka: NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of Mandya chemical plant blast
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a fatal blast at a chemical plant in the Basaralu area of Mandya district in Karnataka, which claimed two lives and left four others injured.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of 807 missing persons cases in Delhi, seek
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of reports indicating a sharp rise in missing persons cases in the national capital, after data released by the Delhi Police revealed that as many as 807 people went missing during the first two weeks of January 202
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NHRC seeks reports from States on gym regulation amid sexual exploitation
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of rising concerns around gyms and fitness centres across India, particularly allegations of sexual exploitation and health risks linked to unregulated practices. Acting on multiple complaints, the Commission has issued noti
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YSRCP delegation to meet NHRC, SC Commission over law and order in Andhra
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
A delegation of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), comprising MPs, MLAs, MLCs, former MLAs, and former MLCs, will meet the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Scheduled Castes Commission on Wednesday, seeking intervention over alleged state-sponsored violence a
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Centre appoints Anand Swaroop as Special Secretary (Internal Security); An
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Central government has appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers Anand Swaroop and Anupama Nilekar Chandra to key posts in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), respectively.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of Indore water contamination deaths
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least seven people died and more than 40 others fell ill after consuming contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, according to a release by th
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of reported nibbling of dead bodies by rats
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took a suo motu cognisance of a media report, which stated that a dead body had been nibbled by rats in the mortuary of Narwana Civil Hospital in Haryana.
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NHRC's Priyank Kanoongo issues directions to remove all sleeper coach buse
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday issued directions to all Chief Secretaries of states to remove all sleeper coach buses that violate safety norms. The complaint referred to recent incidents where passenger buses caught fire mid-journey, le
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He is trying to mislead Indian Muslims, use them for personal political ag
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday criticised Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Arshad Madani, terming his recent remarks "radical and opportunistic" and accusing him of attempting to mislead Indian Muslims for personal political gains.
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"Nothing is more shameful...": NHRC member on army officer's murder in mov
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the alleged murder of an Army officer by a railway attendant, Zubair Memon, on a train in Rajasthan. The officer, who was returning home during vacation after a field posting, got into a scuffle with Memon while asking fo
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NHRC urges 19 states, 4 UTs to take preventive measures to protect homeles
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, keeping in view the cold wave in the country, has urged 19 state governments and 4 UT Administrations to take preemptive steps and implement relief measures to protect vulnerable segments especially the newborns, children, infants, poor,
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