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Nadia rape case: NCW chairperson slams Mamata Banerjee over her remark
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Amid row over the alleged gang-rape and death of a minor in West Bengal's Nadia, the National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma slammed the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, for her remarks on the case terming it "unfortunate
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NCW chairperson meets Kerala DGP, discusses women's safety in state
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 7 (ANI): During her ongoing visit to the state, the acting Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Rekha Sharma on Wednesday met the Director-General of Police (DGP), Anil Kant IPS, to discuss the issues related to women safety in the stat
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NCW chairperson welcomes Karnataka HC verdict on Hijab
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Chairperson of the National Commission for Women welcomed the Karnataka High Court's decision to dismiss various petitions challenging a ban on Hijab in education institutions.
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Rajasthan Minister ready to apologise for rape remark, calls it 'slip of t
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 10 (ANI): Rajasthan Minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal drew sharp criticism after he claimed that the state is ranked number one for reporting the maximum number of rape cases.
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NCW seeks action against actor Siddharth, wants Twitter account blocked ov
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked Twitter to block the account of actor Siddharth over his "sexist" tweet against ace badminton player Saina Nehwal.
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NCW launches an Online Knowledge Repository for Women in collaboration wit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): The online portal will educate women on safe use of technology and to form an integral part of We Think Digital - Digital Shakti 3.0 initiative.
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Minimum marriageable age for women should be increased to 21, says NCW cha
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma on Friday called for increasing the marriageable age in all religions to 21 and said that the laws for the welfare of women should be the same.
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NCW chief slams Karnataka Congress MLA over his 'rape' remark, says such p
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
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".
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Jharkhand DGP asks ADG CID to review pending cases related to NCW in 15 da
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 11 (ANI): A meeting took place between National Commission of Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma and Jharkhand DGP Neeraj Sinha on Friday evening and the DGP asked the Additional Director General (CID) to review the pending matters related to NCW within
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NCW to write to CM about callous attitude of Jharkhand DGP on women issues
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 11 (ANI): National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma said that she will write to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren about the callous attitude of Director-General of Police (DGP) Neeraj Sinha on women's issues.
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National Women's Parliament at Goa@60 event witnessed evocative discussion
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], November 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): The 2nd day of Goa Legislative Assembly's and MIT School of Government's (MIT-SOG) conclave on National Women's Parliament within the momentous Goa@60 event, was graced by the presence of Pramod Sawant, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Government
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Letter of Sameer Wankhede's sister to NCW: Commission to take up matter on
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Taking cognizance of the letter of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai unit Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's sister Yasmeen Wankhede alleging that she is being stalked and threatened online, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday said that
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