Woman attacked with acid after refusing to have sex
August 13th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 13 (IANS) A woman suffered acid attack after she spurned two young men's advances in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, say local media reports.The 24-year-old married woman (name withheld) suffered ... Read more...
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Posters warn women of acid attack for wearing jeans
August 7th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 7 (IANS) Posters put by an outfit in the Jharkhand capital have threatened acid attacks on girls and women who wear jeans or do not wear a dupatta. ... Read more...
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Replacing rape with sexual assault: activists welcome move (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In view of increasing number of sexual crimes, the government has sought to make rape laws gender neutral by substituting the term "rape" with "sexual ... Read more...
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Delhi rape victims to get Rs.3 lakh as compensation
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Victims of rape and acid attacks in the capital will be given a compensation of Rs.3-5 lakh, the Delhi government announced Monday.The relief will come ... Read more...
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Now Pakistani men face revenge acid attacks from women
May 12th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) Using acid as a weapon to disfigure women has become a worrying trend in Pakistan. But now the tables seem to have been turned on them ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily laments acid attacks
April 9th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) A woman being sentenced to 34 years in prison for hurling acid at her former fiance's father is "an indication of how knowledge of the potential ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily laments fate of acid attack victim
March 27th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan should "save face" following the suicide of a Pakistani acid attack victim in Italy by ensuring that more women don't have to choose this way ... Read more...
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Pakistani woman hurls acid at man
March 12th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 12 (IANS) Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned -- a young woman in Pakistan's Punjab province threw acid at a former suitor after he began ignoring ... Read more...
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Fight injustice, says Oscar-winning Pakistani
March 11th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy wants Pakistanis "to do their bit for fighting injustice".Obaid-Chinoy, who made "Saving Face", said it was heartening to see so ... Read more...
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Life imprisonment for acid throwers in Pakistani Kashmir
March 10th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The government of Pakistan-administered Kashmir is all set to introduce a law that will punish culprits involved in acid throwing on women, with life imprisonment and ... Read more...
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New Yorkers applaud Pakistani documentary
March 7th, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary "Saving Face" has been screened in New York and was well-received, it was reported here.Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's documentary about acid attacks ... Read more...
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Pride over Oscar win, shame over content: Pakistani daily
February 28th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) The documentary that won Pakistan's first Oscar is a matter of national pride, but its "content is a matter of national shame", said a daily.The Oscar ... Read more...
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Pakistani leaders laud first-ever Oscar winner
February 27th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday congratulated Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy on winning the first-ever Oscar award for Pakistan for ... Read more...
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‘Honour’ crimes rising rapidly in Britain
December 4th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 4 (IANS) The number of crimes against girls and women carried out by their families or communities in Britain rose by 47 percent in just a year, police ... Read more...
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Acid sale bar - to foil attacks on women
September 6th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The central and state governments have been directed by the Supreme Court to restrict sale of acid to prevent rising incidents of acid attacks on ... Read more...
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Alarming increase in incidents of honour killings: Pak rights organization
January 5th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 5(ANI): Incidents involving killing of women in the name of honour has increased to alarming proportions in Pakistan, with 36 women being killed for honour in the past year, women's ... Read more...
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Burqa can’t be forced on women, rules Bangladesh court
August 23rd, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 23 (IANS) A court in Bangladesh, an Islamic Republic, has directed the government to ensure that no woman is forced to wear burqa or religious attires in the educational ... Read more...
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Implement our suggestions: Women’s panel
July 5th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Expressing its unhappiness over most of the recommendations made by women's commissions remaining unimplemented, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said it will consult the government ... Read more...
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‘Shankar IPS’ is a routine commercial potboiler (Kannada Movie Review)
May 23rd, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Shankar IPS"; Cast: Vijay, Raagini, Catherine Tresa, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash and others; Writer-Director: M.S. Ramesh; Producer: K. Manju; Cinematographer: Dasari Seenu; Composer: Guru Kiran; Rating: ** ... Read more...
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Andhra girl dies in acid attack by jilted lover
April 11th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl died Sunday following an acid attack by a jilted lover in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district, police said.
Lalita Bai, a Class 9 student, died at a ... Read more...
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Dhaka to amend laws discriminatory to women: PM (Lead)
March 8th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 8 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday said her government will, if necessary, amend or repeal laws that are harmful and discriminatory to women.
She also pledged effective enforcement ... Read more...
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Bangladesh revives women’s development policy
March 8th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 8 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has announced the revival of a women's development policy to mark International Women's Day Monday while activists pledged to focus on acid attacks on ... Read more...
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Hong Kong acid attacker still at large
January 12th, 2010 - 3:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hong Kong, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police in Hong Kong are still searching for the person who threw acid onto a group of shoppers during the weekend, officials said. This acid thrower ... Read more...
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Dhaka firms up law to curb acid attacks on women
November 3rd, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 3 (IANS) A law to curb violence against women in the form of acid being thrown at them has been approved in Bangladesh, which has witnessed 132 incidents of ... Read more...
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Andhra mulls tough law to tackle acid attacks on women
June 19th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Alarmed over the increasing acid attacks on women, the Andhra Pradesh government is mulling special legislation to deal with such crimes and ensure stringent punishment to the guilty.
A ... Read more...
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1019 honour killings in Pak in three years
November 14th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 14 (ANI): If official figures are to be believed, on an average one woman is killed for honour every day in Pakistan, as a total of 1019 women were ... Read more...
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Acid attacks on women: India to learn from Bangladesh
April 28th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the Indian government to examine the feasibility of having a stringent penal law akin to the one in Bangladesh to deal with ... Read more...
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