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"Zero tolerance policy on violence against women": Odisha CM orders probe
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amid allegations of the assault of an Army officer and his fiancee at the Bharatpur Police Station in Bhubaneswar, the Odisha government reiterated its 'zero tolerance' policy on violence against women on Friday and initiated an inquiry into the matter.
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Strongly condemn the terming of violence against women as 'symptomatic mal
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Coming down heavily on Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that he was pained that someone holding a position in the Supreme Court Bar, a Member of Parliament, can term such acts of violence against women as "a symptomatic malaise".
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"It seems this country will never stop...": Kangana Ranaut slams SAD Presi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Expressing her anger the actor-turned-politician expressed her outrage on X and posted, "It seems this country will never stop trivialising rape, today this senior politician compared getting raped to riding a bicycle no wonder rapes and violence against women for fun, is so deep-rooted i
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Maharashtra Child Rights panel recommends dedicated unit to handle crimes
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In the aftermath of the Badlapur sexual assault case, the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) has recommended the establishment of special branches or "mini-police stations" for women and children in every police station across the state.
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Badlapur incident: Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora shares feeling as father, lis
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid the unrest in Maharashtra's Badlapur over the sexual assault of two minor girls at a school, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora said that outrage over Badlapur incident is a clear message that violence against women and children will not be tolerated.
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'Nari Shakti Forum' requests President Murmu's intervention to support min
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The forum has highlighted the cases of targeted violence and destruction against people of minority communities. It said that there have been attacks against places of worship, and even incidents of sexual violence against women.
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"Shame Shame Shame": Suvendu slams CM Mamata Banerjee over incident of vio
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over fresh incidents of violence against women in the state, saying that the state's law and order situation is so 'airtight' that Kangaroo Courts are getting established across the state
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"No one has right to exercise violence against women": Adhir Ranjan Chowdh
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Reacting to the alleged incident of assault on a minority woman in Cooch Behar, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slammed the West Bengal government and said that the attacks on women are "unacceptable", adding such incidents are not being witnessed in any part of the country after t
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HRCP writes to Punjab CM, seeks attention to severe human rights violation
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Highlighting the ongoing cases of violence against women, children and trans people, the HRCP in its letter recommended strengthening the Punjab province's Commission on the Status of Women.
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New video released to increase awareness on October 7 acts of violence aga
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The video calls on the international community, including women's rights organizations and international human rights organizations, to condemn the events "in a clear voice and act in solidarity for women's rights."
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Law enforcement agencies in Pakistan crush peaceful protest in Sindh
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Taking to X, Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh (VMPS) said, "Hyderabad; On the protest of the Sindh Alliance against the military occupation of the lands of Sindh and forced disappearances, Pakistani forces invaded, tortured women, and arrested many workers including women. Surath Lohar
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Government won't tolerate any form of violence against women: Tripura CM M
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"We are also working following PM Modi's direction. In our state, we are focused on welfare and empowering women. We have implemented a 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs and a 50 per cent reservation in distributing stalls among women. PM Modi has launched the Nari Vandhan
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