Tag: National Commission for Women

AIR sexual harassment: NCW seeks Prasar Bharti, I&B reports

The move came in response of complaints received from the office bearers of AIR Casual Announcer and Comperes Union alleging they were sexually harassed.

November 16, 2018

‘MeToo’ movement: NCW urges women to lodge written complaints

The commission appreciated the bravery shown by the women who have spoken out and continue to come forward to help punish the perpetrators of such incidents.

October 10, 2018

Kerala nun rape case: Wasn’t right to call nun prostitute, says MLA PC George after outrage

George had triggered a major controversy last week as he questioned the character of the nun who was allegedly raped by Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulackal.

September 12, 2018

NCW chief lashes out at Kerala MLA for abusive language against nun

In July this year, the nun had alleged that Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal had raped her multiple times at a small town near Kottayam between 2014 and 2016.

September 9, 2018

NCW gets complaint against movie Sanju for ‘demeaning’ sex workers

The National Commission for Women on Wednesday (June 27) received a complaint against the movie Sanju for allegedly making derogatory remarks against sex workers in the film, the Commission chairperson said. The complaint, filed just two days before its release, against the film has alleged that actors Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and director Rajkumar Hirani …

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June 28, 2018

Branding of woman as witch is violation of human rights: Samal

The branding of any woman as a witch is violation of human rights and the government will frame rules to ensure justice to such victims, said minister for Women and Child Development, Prafulla Samal. He was addressing a workshop in the issue of women’s right violation due to witch branding organised by Action Aid and …

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March 16, 2018

NCW probe indicts former Vice Chancellor for violence at BHU

The National Commission for Women (NCW) team probing the violence in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in September, on Friday indicted the former Vice Chancellor for the incident. Acting Chairperson of NCW Rekha Sharma said here that had the Vice Chancellor met the girls who were agitating against eve-teasing (molestation), the situation would not have spun …

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October 7, 2017

’30 pc agriculture budget to be spent on women farmers’

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Wednesday said that 30 per cent of his ministry’s budget would be invested on the country’s women farmers. “There will be at least 30 per cent of the budget allocation for women beneficiaries in all ongoing schemes, programmes and development activities,” he said in his …

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August 31, 2017

Gudia gangrape: NCW member doubts fairness in police probe

A member of the National Commission for Women, Sushma Sahu, on Saturday lashed out at the Himachal Pradesh government for ‘doubtful probe’ into Gudia gangrape and murder case. Sahu, who met the family of the victim girl in Kotkhai area in Shimla district on Friday, cast aspersions on the role of government, police and even …

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July 29, 2017

‘Child marriages’ go unnoticed in Himachal belt

The National Commission for Women (NCW) is likely to pin down Himachal government on the ‘disturbing phenomenon’ of ‘child marriages’ and ‘unregistered marriages’ allegedly going unnoticed in interior Shillai area in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. A three member team led by NCW member, Rekha Sharma had visited Shillai, one of the most backward sub-division …

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February 22, 2017

NCW fact finding team to visit Shillai in Himachal

Even as the Himachal government pushed the issue of marriages of poor girls from Shillai in Sirmaur district to men from Haryana allegedly over ‘benefits’ under the carpet, the National Commission for Women has decided to dig out the truth. A three-membered committee of the NCW headed by Commission member Rekha Bhardwaj is visiting Shillai on …

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February 6, 2017