Following the viral video of women being paraded naked in Manipur, National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma on Friday said that there were several complaints from people outside the country and Manipur. She also mentioned that NCW is in touch with officers from Manipur.
After Delhi women's panel chief Swati Maliwal alleged that National Commission for Women (NCW) failed to act even after knowing about the Manipur incident, NCW chief Rekha Sharma on Friday said it is wrong to state that the Commission was sitting on complaints.
The Commission chairperson has also asked the Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh to invoke the Indian Penal Code (IPC)'s section 376D (gangrape), section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) including others, if found true, against culprits in the FIR.
Taking cognizance of the "illegal detention" of a woman journalist by Punjab Police in Ludhiana, National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma on Saturday sought a detailed action taken report in connection with the matter within four days from the State DGP.
National Commission for Women (NCW), Chairperson, Rekha Sharma, chaired the second Monitoring Committee Meeting of 12 pilot Special Cells for Women at the Institute of Hotel Management Raj Bagh, Srinagar, informed officials.
Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma on Monday made huge revelations in the alleged auctioning of girls case and said that the same activities were happening in "Sawai Madhopur too".
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma on Thursday called the 'rashtrapatni' remark by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on President Droupadi Murmu "sexist" and stated that it shows his "mindset towards women".
Dausa (Rajasthan) [India], April 28 (ANI): The chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Rekha Sharma, on Thursday said that the Rajasthan government needs to review the law and order situation in the state. She was on her visit to the state to probe the alleged gang-rape and m
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 17 (ANI): Slamming Karnataka Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar over his rape remark, National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Friday said that the party should not give tickets to such persons as they are "promoting rape".
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) Chief Rekha Sharma on Monday requested Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to remove Punjab's new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from his post "until he comes clean" as he is an accused in the Me Too
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma on Thursday slammed former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for riding a tractor being "pulled by" some women MLAs during a protest over rising fuel prices and said it "compromises the idea of gende
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken a suo motu cognizance of reports of about 21 young girls including minors allegedly missing from Govandi, Maharashtra.