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NCW member Archana Majumdar visits Durgapur, assures swift action to gangr
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar visited Durgapur to investigate the recent gangrape case, following directions from the NCW chairperson to take suo motu cognisance.
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NCW takes suo motu cognisance of Durgapur gang rape case, demands immediat
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the release, NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal, demanding the immediate arrest of all accused persons, a prompt and transparent investigation, and adequate medical and psychological support for the survivor.
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NHRC India takes suo motu cognizance of branding of 3 children by faith he
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that three children suffering from pneumonia were branded with a hot iron rod by a faith healer in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of deaths of 2 sanitation workers in Tiruch
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports about the tragic deaths of two sanitation workers due to asphyxiation while working on an underground drainage pipeline in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu.
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SC to pass order on pollution in Rajasthan's Jojari river on October 9
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On September 16, the apex court had taken a suo motu cognisance over the discharge of industrial waste in Jojari river, saying it was affecting hundreds of villages there.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of sewer death in Delhi's Ashok Vihar, seek
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to officials, the incident took place around 11:30 pm near Harihar Apartments in Ashok Vihar Phase-II. Four men engaged in sewer cleaning fell unconscious inside.
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Assam: NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of reported assault on media person
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of human rights violations. Therefore, it has issued a notice to the Director General of Police, Assam, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks," the release said.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of Virar building collapse that killed 17
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that 17 people died and 8 were injured when a portion of a four-storey apartment collapsed in the Virar East area of Palghar district, Maharashtra, on August 27, an official statement from
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of alleged sexual abuse of a minor in Uttar
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report detailing the alleged sexual abuse of a seven-year-old boy by an Imam at a mosque in the Jhabreda area of Roorkee district, Uttarakhand.
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NHRC takes cognisance of assault, death of Zimbabwean student in Punjab
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report on the death of a Zimbabwean student who was assaulted in Punjab.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of death of gang rape victim in Ghaziabad
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report on the death of a speech-and hearing-impaired gang rape victim at her home in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, on August 21.
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NHRC seeks report on Daryaganj Building Collapse that claimed three lives
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports concerning the death of three labourers in a building collapse in Delhi's Daryaganj area on August 20, 2025.
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