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NHRC to investigate Nepalese student's death, student brutality in Bhubane
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo, announced that a senior team of NHRC officials will visit Bhubaneswar on Thursday to investigate the death of the Nepalese student and the alleged brutality against students protesting at KIIT University.
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'Probe into Nepali student's death at KIIT to conclude by March 10,' says
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has initiated a probe into the death of a Nepali student at KIIT University in Odisha following allegations of assault on protesting students.
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Delhi HC dismisses police's plea challenging NHRC's order to give compensa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Notably, the doctor had made a PCR call on November 24, 2021, alleging that some miscreants had trespassed into his clinic and misbehaved with female staff.
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NHRC announces winners of 10th annual competition for short films 2024
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India announced the winners of its tenth prestigious annual competition for short films on human rights in 2024. It has chosen 'Doodh Ganga- Valley's Dying Lifeline' for the first prize of Rs. 2 lakh.
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Nepal's Human Rights Commission requests Indian body to investigate death
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a written request to the Indian Human Rights Commission requesting to investigate death of Nepali student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha.
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Haryana: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of lineman's death due to electroc
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported death of a lineman due to electrocution in Gurugram, Haryana, according to the official statement.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of senior citizen's suicide due to denial o
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The victim, enrolled in the AB PM-JAY scheme, sought medical treatment at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology but was denied coverage due to the alleged lack of state government orders, despite his eligibility.
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NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo writes to Delhi's Chief Secretary to improve
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Member of the National Human Rights Commission, Priyank Kanoongo wrote to the Delhi Chief Secretary, urging him to take urgent action to improve shelter homes in the national capital, which serve as critical facilities for vulnerable sections of society.
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Justice V Ramasubramanian assumes charge as new Chairperson of National Hu
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Justice V Ramasubramanian, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India on Monday assumed the charge of the Chairperson and Justice (Dr) Vidyut Ranjan Sarangi is a Member of the National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), India.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported increase in suicides among trib
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of a media report stating that there is an alarming increase in suicides among tribal people settled in the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala with about 23 deaths reported in 2024 itself.
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President Murmu appoints former SC judge Justice V Ramasubramanian as NHRC
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"Hon'ble President of India appoints Shri Justice V. Ramasubramanian (Retd.) as the Chairperson, and Shri Priyank Kanoongo and Dr Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi (Retd.) as the Members of the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), India," the NHRC posted on X.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of death of two workers due to electrocutio
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
According to an official release, the Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, indicate gross negligence on the part of the electricity department resulting in the death of two labourers. The Commission has also noted that such incidents have occurred earlier t
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