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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of sewer death in Delhi's Ashok Vihar, seek
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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Chhattisgarh: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of piling up of unclaimed dea
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a number of unclaimed dead bodies are piled up in the mortuary of the District Hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh as there is no place allotted for their last rites, which are being performed
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Assam: NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of reported assault on media person
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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FIR registered against BJP MLC CT Ravi for alleged provocative speech in K
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The suo motu case was filed by Maddur Police based on a complaint by Sub-Inspector Manjunath. The complaint states that while addressing participants of the procession through a microphone, Ravi made remarks targeting the Muslim community.
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Punjab: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Patiala infant case
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Reportedly, the attendants of the patients have alleged that stray dogs are often found roaming freely inside the hospital premises. They have also alleged poor sanitation, lack of security and negligence by the hospital authorities, the NHRC said.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of Virar building collapse that killed 17
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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Delhi HC intervenes after 12-year-old boy denied ICU bed in government hos
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday initiated suo motu cognizance on the basis of a media report which highlighted the plight of a 12-year-old boy who was unable to secure an ICU bed in any government hospital across the city after suffering a fall from the first floor of his house.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of alleged sexual abuse of a minor in Uttar
Updated : 6 months, 2 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 : 6 months, 2 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 : 6 months, 2 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 : 6 months, 2 weeks 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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Supreme Court to hear suo moto cognisance on ecological imbalance in Himac
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks 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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