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NHRC accepts action taken in styrene gas leak tragedy in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India on Friday accepted the action taken by the authorities concerned and the ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the tragic styrene gas leak incident in LG plant in Vi
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Delhi HC issues notice to NHRC, Manipur govt in alleged 2009 extrajudicial
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on a plea challenging an order passed by it in September 2020 in a matter related to the alleged extrajudicial killing of two people by a combined force of Manipur Pol
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NHRC issued order for probing all custodial deaths in country: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued an order for probing all custodial deaths in the country, Union Minister of State Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on efforts to aid victims of Sonag
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal to submit a detailed report on the policy framed to "check and prevent" the sex-trade and brothels in Sonagachi area in Kolkata within the next 1
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NHRC notice to Maharashtra govt over death of 10 infants in Bhandara hospi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and DGP, Government of Maharashtra calling for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks regarding the deaths of 10 infants due to fire in Bhandara District Gener
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NHRC warn States, UT Govts over plight of transgender in India
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed serious "displeasure" and has warned coercive action against the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories (UT) of India for their failure to submit Action Taken Reports (ATRs) on th
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NHRC issues notice to UP govt over Muradnagar crematorium mishap
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government, seeking a detailed report over the collapse of a crematorium in Ghaziabad's Muradnagar, which led to 23 deaths.
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Provide compensation in case of death of prisoner in Tihar jail, NHRC agai
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday reiterated its recommendation that the Delhi Government should pay Rs 3 lakh as relief to the next of kin of an undertrial prisoner (UTP) who committed suicide in Tihar Central Jail on May 11, 2018.
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NHRC issues notice to Centre, states, UTs on fluorosis cases across India
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, states, and Union Territories over fluorosis cases across the country.
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NHRC seeks report on witch-hunting from Odisha CS, DGP
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Expressing serious displeasure over the lackadaisical attitude of the Chief Secretary and DGP of Odisha, in prevention of sorcery and witch-hunting and in payment of compensation to the victims of such social evil, the National Human Rights Commission (N
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Covid-19 management causing delay in finalising policy related to sex work
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The Delhi government informed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday that policy related to prevention of trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children is on hold in the national capital as the final policy document has to be pla
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NHRC issues notice to TN govt over death of woman warehouse manager
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint related to the death of a woman warehouse manager employed in the Kancheepuram Agriculture Development office of Tamil Nadu Government.
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