Guwahati, Feb 3 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has organised a three-day intensive outreach and capacity-building programme in Assam from February 3 to 6 under its flagship initiative “She Is a Changemaker”, aimed at strengthening grassroots women’s leadership and institutional coordination across the state, officials said on Tuesday. The programme is being led by NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar and underscores the Commission’s commitment to ensuring effective implementat…
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The National Commission for Women on Thursday organised its flagship national consultation “Shakti Samvaad”, bringing together members and representatives of State Women Commissions from across the country to discuss critical issues concerning safety, empowerment and rights of women and children. The day-long programme focused on strengthening coordination between the NCW and state bodies for more effective grassroots intervention and faster grievance redressal.Delhi…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) is set to organise ‘Shakti Samvaad’, an interactive and capacity-building meeting with State Women’s Commissions (SWCs) at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, starting Thursday. The two-day interactive session will continue on Friday (January 30).Shakti Samvaad is aimed at strengthening institutional coordination, sharing best practices, and building the capacities of State Women’s Commissions.This is the third national-level…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Ahead of the release of her highly-awaited crime drama “Mardaani 3”, actress Rani Mukerji graced the special programme organized by the National Commission for Women called “Voices of Grace and Grit”. Speaking during the occasion, Rani stated that throughout her career, she has portrayed characters largely dedicated to women and women-centric narratives.She further pointed out that in today’s time, women are successfully leading institutions and shaping society. Rani ad…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) is organising ‘Shakti Samvaad’, a two-day interactive and capacity-building meeting with State Women Commissions (SWCs) at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital, on January 29 and 30. Shakti Samvaad is aimed at strengthening institutional coordination, sharing best practices, and building the capacities of State Women Commissions.This is the third national-level Shakti Samvaad within a span of one year, following its succ…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a separate earmarked reservation quota and concessional Railway fare for acid attack victims (AAVs), who are currently excluded from existing benefits available to Persons with Disabilities.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant issued notice to the Ministry of Railways, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the National Commission for Women (…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticised the West Bengal government and the Trinamool Congress over the purported attack on a member of the National Commission for Women (NCW) probing the sexual assault case of a minor girl at Uttarpara in Hooghly district.In a social media post on Tuesday, BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief, Amit Malviya referred to an incident where some people reportedly associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress made an alleged attempt t…
Hubballi, Jan 9 (IANS) A BJP delegation on Friday visited the residence of the party worker who was allegedly stripped and assaulted by police in Karnataka’s Hubballi, following a complaint by a Congress councillor over a dispute arising out of the voter revision exercise, and assured the family members of justice. The party also demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident.The delegation, led by R. Ashoka, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, along with the Leader of the Opposition in…
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, on Thursday visited Assam’s Dibrugarh district, where she interacted with women from different sections of society and listened to their concerns, with a focus on empowerment, safety, education, domestic violence and access to government welfare schemes. During an interactive meeting, women shared issues ranging from social security and legal awareness to challenges related to family violence and economic …
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) In a major development, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged incident of assault and stripping of a BJP woman party worker in Karnataka’s Hubballi and sought a detailed Action Taken Report (ATR) within five days from the state police chief. The official statement in this regard stated, “The National Commission for Women has taken a suo motu cognisance of a disturbing viral video from Hubballi, Karnataka, showing a fem…