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NHRC takes suo motu action on reports alleging custodial abuse in Delhi
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to reports, the victim--an IP University contract employee residing in Nangli Vihar--was taken into custody on July 10 for questioning regarding a theft complaint filed by a woman supervisor. Tragically, he died by "suicide" on July 11. A note purportedly written by the victim has
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NHRC takes Suo Motu cognisance of school van-train collision in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks 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 : 8 months 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 : 8 months 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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Odisha student self-immolation case: NCW seeks "fair, timebound" probe
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The National Commission for Women (NCW) have taken cognisance of a disturbing report from Odisha where a 20-year-old student of a government college in Balasore allegedly set herself ablaze after facing sexual harassment and academic threats by the Heads of Department.
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NGT takes suo motu cognisance of disappearance of water bodies in Ahmedaba
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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 : 8 months, 2 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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Sivaganga custodial death: Tamil Nadu govt puts SP Ashish Rawat on "compul
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tamil Nadu government has shifted out Sivaganga District Superintendent of Police, Ashish Rawat and posted him on compulsory wait at the office of Director General of Police (DGP) in Chennai.
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TN: NCW takes cognisance of bride's suicide over dowry harassment, seeks r
Updated : 8 months, 2 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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NCW chief writes to West Bengal Chief Secretary over Kolkata rape case, se
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After taking suo motu cognisance of the alleged gang-rape of a student at a law college in South Kolkata, NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Saturday wrote to the West Bengal Chief Secretary, requesting full police cooperation to enable NCW member Dr Archana Mujumdar to meet the victim and h
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"Bengal is not safe for women": BJP's Pradeep Bhandari slams TMC on Kolkat
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo-motu cognisance of the alleged gangrape of a law student at South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba area on June 25.
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Himachal Pradesh HC takes stern view of contempt by lawyer, rejects apolog
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday rejected an "unqualified and unconditional" apology offered by two respondents in a suo motu criminal contempt case involving serious allegations against the judiciary, including claims of judicial impropriety and nexus with drug cartels.
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