Top Law News NHRC seeks report on senior citizens’ welfare January 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of the failure of the states and union territories to implement the “Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007”, the NHRC Tuesday sent notices to them in this regard, seeking a report within six weeks. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) felt that the Act was not being executed “in […] Read more » Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act National Human Rights Commission news NHRC NHRC seeks report on senior citizens' welfare todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News RTI activist’s torture: NHRC notice to UP Police January 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of reports that the Uttar Pradesh Police was not serious about investigating the physical assault and torture of an RTI activist, the NHRC Tuesday issued notice to the force. Seeking a reply within two weeks, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to the director general of police, Uttar Pradesh and senior […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission news NHRC todays news todays top news Top news torture of an RTI activist
Top Law News NHRC notice to Chhattisgarh as women patients sleep on floor January 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government after women patients who attended a sterilisation camp were forced to sleep on the floor. According to reports, a sterilisation camp was organised in Dhaneli Kanhar in Kanker district. After the operation, the women were not provided with beds and had to […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission news NHRC NHRC notice to Chhattisgarh todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NHRC seeks report from Bihar over toxic midday meal December 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission Friday sought a report from Bihar government after 55 school children fell ill after a midday meal in a school. Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports, the commission has issued notice to the state’s principal secretary (education) and to the district magistrate of Sheohar, seeking a report within four […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission news NHRC NHRC seeks report from Bihar over toxic midday meal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NHRC seeks report on torture of Odisha labourers December 20, 2013 / December 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Odisha to submit a report immediately on the brutal torture of two labourers, who had their hands cut off by a labour contractor and his accomplices, in the state, an official here said Thursday. The commission has asked the state chief secretary and the director general of […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission news NHRC NHRC seeks report on torture of Odisha labourers todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NHRC chairman favours health as fundamental right November 7, 2013 / November 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Human Rights Commission chairman KG Balakrishnan on Wednesday advocated for the inclusion of the right to health in the list of fundamental rights. “Making the right to health a fundamental right in the constitution would be an important way forward in improving the overall health services scenario and providing universal healthcare in the country,” […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission national news news NHRC NHRC chairman KG Balakrishnan todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Compensate dead Rajasthan prisoner’s kin: NHRC October 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday asked Rajasthan government to pay monetary relief of Rs.2 lakh to the next of kin of a jail inmate, who committed suicide during judicial custody in Bikaner jail. “The commission has also sought compliance report along with proof of payment within six weeks,” said a NHRC official. “Earlier, […] Read more » Bikaner jail Compensate dead Rajasthan prisoner National Human Rights Commission national news news NHRC todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NHRC orders relief for kin of electrocution victims September 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Haryana government to pay a sum of Rs.3 Lakh each as monetary relief to the next of kin of two people who were electrocuted due to negligence of the state power distributor. Prahlad and Rahul Mandal were electrocuted Aug 28, 2011 in Faridabad district “due to the negligence […] Read more » DHBVN National Human Rights Commission national news negligence of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam news NHRC todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Karnataka gets NHRC notice over vacant school seats August 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of seats reserved for poor students lying vacant in Karnataka schools, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued notice to the state government. Accusing Karnataka of poorly implementing the Right to Education Act, the NHRC has sought a reply from the state’s chief secretary within four weeks. “We have taken suo motu […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission national news news NHRC Right to Education todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Bengal rights group moves NHRC for rape-accused BSF man’s arrest August 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A rights body Friday moved the National Human Rights Commission demanding an independent probe and arrest of BSF trooper allegedly involved in committing “sexual offence” on a Bangladeshi woman last month. Drawing the NHRC chairman’s attention to the incident at the village of Khedapara in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, the NGO MASUM […] Read more » Chaudharihat in Dinhata Foreigners Act Kirity Roy National Human Rights Commission national news news NGO MASUM NHRC Nurul Islam todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NHRC seeks report on minor’s death in Odisha school August 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Odisha to submit a report on the death of a seven-year-old student after a large almirah fell on her in a state school last month, a petitioner said Thursday. The commission directed the secretary of the school and the department of mass education of the state government […] Read more » activist Prabir Das National Human Rights Commission national news news NHRC todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Pro-reservation students on protest inside Allahabad jail August 10, 2013 / August 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pro-reservation protestors late on Friday began an indefinite sit-in at the Allahabad prison in Uttar Pradesh, officials said Saturday. Students jailed for protests last week against the withdrawal of the new reservation policy in the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission examinations said the sit-in would continue till their demands are met, and the new policy […] Read more » Dinesh Yadav National Human Rights Commission national news news Pro-reservation Pro-reservation students on protest inside Allahabad jail protest inside Allahabad jail Samajik Nyay Morcha todays news todays top news Top news
