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Supreme Court to hear suo moto cognisance on ecological imbalance in Himac
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would appoint an amicus curiae to assist it in the matter in which it took suo motu cognisance of the ecological imbalance in Himachal Pradesh.
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NCW takes suo motu cognisance of Noida woman's alleged dowry murder, deman
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged dowry murder case of Nikki Bhatti in Greater Noida.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Jhalawar school building collapse that k
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a deeply disturbing incident involving the collapse of a government school building in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, on 25th July 2025.
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Rajasthan: NHRC seeks report on Jhalawar school roof collapse that killed
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a Government school building collapsed, resulting in the death of seven children and injuries to 28 others in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan on Friday.
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Rajasthan: NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of labourer's death in Ajmer
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, on Saturday, has taken suo motu cognisance of a tragic incident reported in Ajmer district, Rajasthan, where a 50-year-old labourer lost his life while digging a sewer pit inside the campus of a power house.
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NHRC initiates suo motu action over alleged police torture leading to suic
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the alleged suicide of a man in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, reportedly following police torture linked to a bribery demand.
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NHRC takes Suo Motu cognisance of school van-train collision in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of an incident reported from Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, where a passenger train collided with a school van at an unmanned level crossing, leading to the death of three children and injuring several other
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of witchcraft-related killings in Bihar
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the alleged murder and burning of five members of a Scheduled Tribe family in Purnia district, Bihar, on the night of July 6.
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NHRC takes notice of drowning incidents involving children in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognisance of two incidents involving the drowning of young boys in Delhi and Greater Noida, both reported on July 7.
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NGT takes suo motu cognisance of disappearance of water bodies in Ahmedaba
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The report, drawing from data by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), cites unregulated urban expansion and inadequate recognition of these water bodies in formal planning documents as key reasons behind their vanishing.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of two SC people beaten up in Odisha
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights.
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TN: NCW takes cognisance of bride's suicide over dowry harassment, seeks r
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The NCW Chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, wrote to the Director General of Police (DGP), Tamil Nadu, asking for a prompt and fair investigation under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
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