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…
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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…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a case of ragging, physical assault and alleged sexual harassment at the Government Degree College in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, which led to the death of a 19-year-old woman student during treatment.Strongly condemning the incident, the Commission termed it a “heinous, inhuman and reprehensible act” and said it reflected a serious failure of safety and security mechanisms within educational …
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has announced the launch of ‘SHAKTI Scholars: NCW’s Young Research Fellowship’, inviting applications from young students and researchers for policy-oriented research on issues concerning women across India.According to the Commission, the fellowship has been designed to promote multidisciplinary research on a wide range of subjects, including women’s safety and dignity, gender-based violence, legal rights and access to justice, an…