Human Rights Top Law News HC notice to R R Patil in woman officer assault case March 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking ‘suo motu’ cognisance of a media report of assault on a woman official in Gadchiroli district on the International Women’s Day, the Bombay high court today issued notices to Maharashtra government and state Home Minister R R Patil. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Anoop Mohta also issued notices to the Director […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh border Director General of Police Gadchiroli district Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad Home Minister R R Patil International Women's Day Maharashtra government National Rural Health Mission suo motu cognisance
Top Law News Many strides but still trapped: Shifting realities of Indian’s women (March 8 is International Women’s Day) March 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Another International Women’s Day, another occasion for a national assessment of the status of women in a country where the glass ceiling is within reach but not broken, where health statistics are still determined by gender, where public entertainment is dominated by patriarchal cliches and where female foeticide continues despite strides in so many sectors. […] Read more » Indian's women International Women's Day March 8 realities shifting
Intellectual Property News Media & Entertainment News Awareness needed for Delhi’s women: Dikshit February 19, 2011 / February 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi’s women need to be made aware about their rights and the importance of their empowerment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Saturday. “We need to make women aware about their powers, only then will they feel empowered. Awareness is more important than legal empowerment,” Dikshit said as she flagged off the ‘bell bajao’ campaign […] Read more » awareness Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi's women International Women's Day Kiran Walia needed Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act Women and Child Development Minister