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Union Cabinet approves Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 201
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019. The Bill will be introduced in the ongoing session of parliament.
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Three booked in Bihar under POCSO for molestation
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Jehanabad (Bihar), [India], Feb 9 (ANI): A case has been registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against three men accused for molesting a girl in Jehanabad.
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Centre approves death penalty in aggravated sexual offences under POCSO
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): The Union cabinet on Friday approved death penalty in aggravated sexual offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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3-year-old girl raped in Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): On the sixth anniversary of the Nirbhaya rape case, a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 40-year-old neighbour in Delhi's Bindapur area on Sunday.
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Anushka Sharma extends '1,000 percent' support to POCSO Act amendment
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Responding on the ordinance to amend Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Bollywood star Anushka Sharma affirmed that she is in '1,000 percent' support of the ordinance.
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POCSO Act: Death penalty will be futile, says Justice Shah
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah, along with other child rights activists and lawyers expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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President Kovind promulgates ordinance to strengthen POCSO Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): President Ramnath Kovind on Sunday promulgated the ordinance to strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Cabinet facilitates strengthening of POCSO Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): In the wake of an increase in incidents of rape of minors, the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a number of measures to strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Amendment in POCSO Act will not give 'salvage to victims': DMK
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday said that the Center's decision to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act will not give any 'salvage to the victims'.
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Centre to amend POCSO Act to ensure death penalty in child rape till 12-ye
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 20 (ANI): The Central Government, in a letter, submitted to the Supreme Court on Friday, said that it has started the process to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)Act to introduce death penalty for rape of minors till 12 year of age.
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CPM leader booked under POSCO
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 case has been slapped against the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Minish in Kozhikode district of Kerala for sexually harassing a differently-abled boy who studies in Class IX.
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Women activist condemns rape of 1.5-year-old girl in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 03 (ANI): A women's rights activist has condemned the rape of a one and a half-year-old girl in Delhi's Aman Vihar area and called for harsh punishment against the 33-year-old accused.
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