Tag: NCW
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Sexist post by JU professor: NCW begins probe, team visits university
NCW chairperson to visit campus once Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das returns from outstation trip
January 18, 2019 -
NCW defunct, pliant to PM Modi, says All India Mahila Congress president
Dev hit back asking where was the NCW when the girls of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were assaulted. It happens to be PM Modi’s constituency.
January 11, 2019 -
AIR official accused of sexually harassing 9 women, found guilty, demoted
Earlier, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi wrote to I&B Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to ensure that a 'sensitive and fair system' is put in place at the AIR to address the sexual harassment complaints.
December 8, 2018 -
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 -
Woman killed in Uttar Pradesh for objecting to smoking, NCW seeks report
The deceased and her family were on their way to Bihar for taking part in Chhath puja festivities, police had said.
November 12, 2018 -
Delhi HC junks PIL asking Centre, NCW to inquire about #MeToo cases on social media
A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao said, “We are not inclined to entertain it. Please don't waste our time. Let the affected individual come. Dismissed.”
October 31, 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 -
Church confession: Alphons urges PM to reject NCW recommendation
Confessions in churches be banned over fears they could lead to the blackmailing of women.
July 29, 2018 -
Kerala Catholic Church opposes NCW’s proposal to scrap ‘confession’
Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference, the top Catholic Church body in the state, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining about the “shocking” statement issued by National Commission of Women on “confessions”.
July 27, 2018 -
Total anarchy in Bengal, all human rights under threat: NCW
A team of National Commission for Women (NCW) led by chairperson Rekha Sharma visited Nadia district in West Bengal to inquire about the alleged atrocities on women during the recently concluded panchayat elections in the state.
June 7, 2018 -
NCW to ask Prez, Centre to probe Hill stir issues
The National Commission for Women (NCW) will recommend the President of India and the Union home minister to take initiatives to conduct investigations by an independent agency on alleged atrocities on women in the Hills in relation to the fresh bout of violent Gorkhaland agitation that happened last year. As she wrapped up her three-day …
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April 19, 2018 -
In Hills, NCW chief raps police, admin
The chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Rekha Sharma, on Tuesday slammed the police and the administration and said that there was no democracy in the Hills of Darjeeling and Kalimpong. Ms Sharma is in the Hills on a four-day trip, during which she met women affected by last year’s Gorkhaland agitation. She …
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April 18, 2018 -
Zaira molestation case: NCW writes to Maha DGP, Vistara
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has written to the Maharashtra DGP and the ethics officer of Vistara Airlines over allegation that Dangal actress Zaira Wasim was molested on board a flight from Delhi to Mumbai. In an email to them, the NCW said it had taken cognizance of media reports regarding the incident and …
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December 10, 2017 -
Women panels urge Zaira Wasim to file police complaint
The National Commission for Women (NCW) as well as the Delhi and Maharashtra commisions for women on Sunday urged actress Zaira Wasim to file a police complaint after she alleged she was molested on a flight. Zaira, 17, narrated through social media the ordeal she faced on a Vistara Airlines flight from Delhi to Mumbai, …
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December 10, 2017 -
NCW begins probe into BHU violence
Acting chairperson of NCW Rekha Sharma on Thursday said a probe will be initiated at all levels in last month’s BHU violence and the former Vice Chancellor be given an opportunity to explain his side of the events. Sharma, who arrived in the temple town on Wednesday, reached the Banaras Hindu University campus on Thursday. …
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October 5, 2017