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Jharkhand women’s panel has no members

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Atrocities against women are rising in Jharkhand, but a state level panel on women’s rights has neither the chairperson nor any member, a former member said here Monday. The Jharkhand State Commission for Women (JSCW) provides for four members and the chairperson, who are appointed for a three-year term. The last panel had two members […]

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Four arrested for Lahore rape

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Four suspects have been arrested in Lahore on charges of raping a five-year-old girl who is now in critical condition, a media report said Sunday. The arrests Saturday were made on the basis of CCTV footage and other clues, the Dawn newspaper said. The girl, who went missing Thursday, was dumped outside a hospital in […]

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Congress in disarray over T.P. Chandrasekheran murder

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With a large number of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadre accused in the 2012 murder of T.P. Chandrasekheran, the Congress unit in Kerala smelt an opportunity to score political points. However, as a trial court acquitted 20 of the 56 accused Wednesday last for lack of evidence, the factionalism within the Kerala unit of […]

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Delhi gang rape verdict: Confirmation might take a year

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The exultation over speedy justice after a trial court here sentenced the four convicts in Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape to death may turn out to be short-lived as the journey of the case through the higher judiciary may, even if speeded up, take at least an year, jurists and legal experts say. Even if the […]

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Himachal mid-day meal workers plan protest

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Mid-day meal workers in Himachal Pradesh will stage a protest in Shimla in November over their demands, including the grant of employee status, so that they too can avail of benefits that government employees do, activists said Sunday. The state and central governments are not serious about the demands of the mid-day meal workers in […]

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After visa row, Pakistani team shifted to Mohali

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A Pakistani cricket team, which has come here to participate in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, was Sunday asked to leave a five-star hotel in Chandigarh and shift to Mohali town in adjoining Punjab. Nearly 20 players of Faisalabad Wolves team were asked to move from the JW Marriot hotel, where they had checked in, […]

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President agonised over communal clashes, gang rapes

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Describing the incidents of killings and gang-rapes of women and children in the recent communal clashes as a “sad spectacle”, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday expressed his agony over the violence and called for “widespread” public mobilisation for gender sensitisation. The President stressed that religion should not be the vehicle for spreading hatred and violence […]

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China’s home alone children are vulnerable: Report

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Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Girls who are left behind at home in rural China and the children of migrant workers are more likely to become victims of sexual assault, said a report. According to statistics released Friday, girls of migrant workers account for up to 88 percent of sexual assault victims in some districts of […]

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White kurta pyjamas for gang rape convicts

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The four convicts in the Delhi gang-rape case returned from court to jail and wore white kurta pyjamas, indicating they were no more undertrials. According to the Tihar Jail practice, undertrials who are sentenced in a case get the formal prisoners’ dress and shifted to sections in the prison meant for convicts. Convicts Pawan Gupta […]

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SC notice on PIL seeking shelter for homeless

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The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central and Maharashtra governments to respond to a PIL seeking shelter for people, without a roof of their own, living on footpaths and other open public places. NGO Nav Jivan Sahara Samajik Vichar Manch, in its PIL, urged the court to direct the Maharashtra government restore to the […]

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Those who attack women should be brought to justice: UN

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As four convicts in the Dec 16 gang-rape of a young woman were Friday sentenced to death, the UN said though it was against capital punishment, perpetrators of crimes against women should be brought to justice. “While the UN does not support capital punishment, perpetrators of crimes against women must be brought to justice,” Rebecca […]

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SC stays Karnataka order to Jayalalithaa case prosecutor

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The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Karnataka government communication to special public prosecutor Bhavani Singh asking him not to appear before the Bangalore special court hearing a corruption case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. A bench of Justice B.S.Chauhan and Justice S.A.Bobde issued notice to Karnataka government and other respondents, returnable in 10 days. […]

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