New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD) Annpurna Devi said on Saturday that women’s safety at the workplace is not merely a statutory requirement but a reflection of the nation’s commitment to justice and equality.Addressing a National Conference on Safety of Women at Workplace (SHe-Box), the Minister said that with over 1.48 lakh institutions registered on the SHe-Box portal, more than 60,000 Internal Committees functioning actively, and female labour f…
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Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) Jan Suraaj convener Prashant Kishor on Wednesday visited the family of the six-year-old minor girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Darbhanga and consoled them.During the visit, Kishor launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government, alleging a complete collapse of law and order in the state and terming the prevailing situation as the “Jungle Raj of officers”.After meeting the victim’s family members, Kishor raised serious concerns ov…
Patna, Feb 10 (IANS) Purnea Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Tuesday released a strongly worded written statement addressed to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and senior administrative and political leaders, alleging that cases are being filed against him one after another to harass and silence him. His statement came shortly after an MP-MLA court granted him bail in a 31-year-old case, even as the court sent him to judicial custody in two other cases – one related to an alleged…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actress Rani Mukerji has joined hands with Delhi Police to raise awareness on how to protect girls and women in the national capital. She says a society is judged by how it protects its women and the police stand on the front line of that promise. Rani says, “Safety is not a privilege. It is a right and no girl in this country should grow up learning fear before freedom. A society is judged by how it protects its women and the police stand on the front line of that promis…
Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) A serious allegation of misconduct has surfaced in Bihar’s Darbhanga district, where a station house officer (SHO) has been accused of misbehaving with a woman doctor during a vehicle-checking drive.A video of the incident from the Beta police station area has gone viral on social media, triggering public outrage and raising concerns over police conduct and women’s safety.According to the complaint, Beta police station in-charge Harender Kumar used abusive language, thre…
Hyderabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar said on Sunday that harassment of women, particularly digital blackmail and cyberstalkin,g will be dealt with firmly and without compromise.”No offender should assume anonymity or technology will shield them from the law. We will pursue every complaint with seriousness and ensure strict legal action,” the Commissioner said.SHE Teams of Hyderabad police resolved over 1,100 complaints and apprehended over 3,800 miscreants in a y…
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 …
Amaravati, Dec 22 (IANS) YSR Congress Party has alleged that Andhra Pradesh has turned unsafe for women under the rule of the Chandrababu Naidu-led coalition government. YSRCP women’s wing state working president Kakani Poojitha slammed the coalition government for what she called the deteriorating law-and-order situation.Speaking to the media at the YSRCP party office in Nellore, she said that women across the state are living in fear, with crimes occurring every day in every locality, reflec…
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…