Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) In yet another incident of food poisoning in government-operated residential schools in Telangana, 26 students were taken ill at a tribal residential school in Nagarkurnool district on Thursday.The students fell ill after breakfast at Chenchu Tribal Government Residential School in Mannanur Village of Amrabad Mandal.The students, shortly after breakfast, experienced symptoms of diarrhoea. The affected students were rushed to the Mannanur Government Hospital and then take…
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New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the alleged inhuman treatment of toddlers by caregivers at a daycare centre operating on the premises of an IT company in Bengaluru, Karnataka.Observing that the contents of the news reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights, the apex human rights body has issued notices to the Karnataka Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, seekin…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the Taratala warehouse collapse incident, seeking a detailed report on the matter from state government officials within two weeks. In a statement issued on Thursday, the NHRC sent notices to the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the State Chief Secretary and the Municipal Commissioner, seeking information on what investigation has been carried out into the incident and how much compensation has been p…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Former Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and current member of the National Human Rights Commission, Priyank Kanoongo, on Thursday strongly denounced fraudsters tampering with food and drinks labels that largely affect children in India. “Selling Bournvita and Maggi with fake labelling is an attack on India’s children!!” he stressed on the social media platform ‘X’.”In Okhla, Delhi, based on a complaint, a raid uncovered a gang that wa…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the death of at least 16 labourers and injuries to 20 others after an under-construction warehouse building collapsed in the Taratala area of Kolkata, West Bengal. Observing that the contents of news reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights, the apex human rights body has issued notices to the West Bengal Chief Secretary, the Kolkata Police Com…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging serious fire safety lapses in connection with the devastating blaze at a commercial building in Lucknow’s Aliganj area that claimed the lives of several students and left many others injured.Observing that the allegations, prima facie, indicate violations of the human rights of the victims, the apex human rights body has issued notices to the Lucknow District Magistrate and the Comm…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken reports from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Jalna district administration and the Maharashtra Police over allegations that minor children were made to perform to an extremist Pakistani song during an annual day function at a school in Maharashtra’s Jalna district. Acting on a complaint, a Bench of the NHRC presided over by Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of the matter under…
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the deadly ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district and issued notices to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar and Director General of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, seeking a detailed report on the incident within two weeks. Acting on media reports about the industrial accident, the commission said that the tragedy, which has so far claimed ni…
New York, June 23 (IANS) At least 13 international human rights organisations called on the Government of Bangladesh to revise the proposed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Bill, 2026, warning that the legislation could reduce the commission to a largely “symbolic body” lacking the authority and independence needed to ensure accountability.In a joint statement, the human rights organisations said that the Bangladeshi authorities must ensure that the bill aligns with international stan…
Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports concerning the mob assault, molestation, and public stripping of a 22-year-old woman intern in Rayagada district of Odisha on June 16, following false rumours of “child kidnappers”, the commission informed on Monday. Taking to its X handle, the commission strongly condemned the incident and sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Director General of Police, Odisha, within s…