Bengal to compensate victims of crimes against women
September 7th, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Victims of crimes against women would henceforth be compensated in West Bengal, with the Mamata Banerjee cabinet Thursday ratifying the proposed scheme that would also ... Read more...
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Guatemalan cop accused of holding teen as sex slave
August 18th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Aug 18 (IANS/EFE) A Guatemalan police officer was arrested on charges of holding a 14-year-old girl as a sex slave for months, authorities said Friday.Marvin Florian, 40, was ... Read more...
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Women not safe in Bihar, says NCW team
August 17th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) A National Commission for Women (NCW) team Friday said women are not safe in Bihar and after probing the alleged gangrape of a Class 11 student ... Read more...
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West Bengal tops states in crime against women
August 8th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) West Bengal has topped the list of states that registered the maximum number of crimes against women last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday."West ... Read more...
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IWPC condemns attack on Arunachal journalist
July 16th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) Monday condemned the attack on editor Tonggam Rina, who was shot at outside her office in the Arunachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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Will ask Assam CM on action in molestation: Chidambaram
July 13th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Terming incidents of molestation of women and children "condemnable", union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Friday that he will ask the Assam chief minister ... Read more...
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Cabs service for women launched in Gurgaon
June 1st, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 1 (IANS) A taxi service exclusively for women and families was launched in this Delhi suburb Friday. The drivers will be women trained in martial arts.The Apra group ... Read more...
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Gurgaon shops, brace for ‘girlcott’ onslaught!
April 11th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 11 (IANS) Enough of slogans and silent candlelight marches. Tired of crimes against women and the administration's attitude, a bunch of women in Gurgaon is about to ... Read more...
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Sex trafficking rampant in Mexico, says lawmaker
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 23 (IANS/EFE) At least 47 sex-trafficking rings are operating in Mexico and the number of victims is more than 800,000 a year, including 20,000 children, lawmaker Rosi ... Read more...
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Women being treated as chattel: Chidambaram
March 21st, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Hoping that attitudes would change with education, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday that women were being treated as chattel and that was one ... Read more...
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Bihar gets its first all-women police station
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) Bihar's first all-women police station was opened in Nalanda district Monday. The station will deal exclusively with crimes against women, officials said.The police station was inaugurated ... Read more...
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Pakistan passes pro-women bill
November 16th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a bill aimed at elminating crimes against women and ending practices like forced marriages to settle disputes.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ... Read more...
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Congress slams Madhya Pradesh on falling sex ratio
October 6th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 5 (IANS) The women's cell of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government's campaign on the girl child, slamming Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Crimes against women up by 18 percent in Pakistan
August 6th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Crimes against women, including forced marriages and sexual assaults, have risen by 18 percent in Pakistan over a period of one year, reveals a report.According to ... Read more...
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Cow, poor, women would be our priority: Uma Bharti
July 21st, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) Accusing the Mayawati-led government of not making efforts to improve law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti said ... Read more...
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BJP wants rape victims, kin to join sit-in
July 19th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) In a bid to corner the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government over "rising crimes against women", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday called upon victims and ... Read more...
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Mayawati government refusing to cooperate with us: NCW
June 30th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW), led by panel acting chair Yasmin Abrar, Thursday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of refusing to cooperate with it ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh’s fifth rape case in a day (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 21 (IANS) Even as the state Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Mayawati government on the issue of rising crimes against women, yet another rape of ... Read more...
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Teenager held in Chhattisgarh for killing woman
June 20th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 20 (IANS) A teenager was held in Chhattisgar Monday, a day after he axed a woman to death allegedly for practising witchcraft, police said.The killing was reported Sunday ... Read more...
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Oz doctor jailed for raping exotic dancer after she refused him sex
February 24th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 24 (ANI): A doctor in Adelaide, Australia, who became obsessed with an exotic dancer who refused him sex even after he wooed her with expensive gifts, has been jailed for ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women: Girija Vyas
February 1st, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women in the country, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas said here Tuesday after visiting the family of a teenager ... Read more...
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Crimes against women rise; 25 percent of rapes in Delhi
January 21st, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) There has been a rise in crimes against women in India, with the national capital recording nearly 25 percent of all rape cases, reveals data by the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand police insensitive, corrupt, says women’s panel
December 28th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 28 (IANS) Jharkhand Women's Commission has accused the state police of being insensitive and corrupt in dealing with cases of abuse and assaults on women. There have been unreasonable delays ... Read more...
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Woman gangraped, brutally killed in Jharkhand
December 27th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 27 (IANS) In a hair-raising, gory incident, a woman was gangraped and later killed brutally in Jamshedpur steel city, police said Monday."She was gangraped and later murdered brutally by ... Read more...
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Make women feel safe in Delhi: Ambika Soni
December 13th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Following yet another rape in the national capital, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Monday said that rising crimes against women was a "serious issue" and ... Read more...
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Home ministry bringing Goa a bad name: Tourism minister
December 17th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco Thursday told the legislative assembly that the state home ministry was bringing Goa a bad name, triggering a verbal battle between him and ... Read more...
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Police, prosecutors and judges not following guidelines on crime against women: Chidambaram
December 15th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today expressed his disappointment towards the police, the prosecutors and the judges for not abiding by the guidelines issued by his ministry ... Read more...
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Russian tourist accuses Goa politician of rape attempt
December 2nd, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) A Russian woman tourist has accused a Goan politician of attempting to rape her.
According to a complaint filed at the Colva police station Wednesday, the Russian, 25, ... Read more...
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Delhi records fewer crimes against women this year
November 25th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) There was a decrease in cases of crime against women in the national capital in 2009 as compared to last year, parliament was informed Wednesday.
According to the ... Read more...
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Aamir entices firangis to India
October 27th, 2009 - 4:00 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Rakeysh Mehra and Aamir Khan have joined up to fight against the falling rate of tourists coming to India. They have done a short film together for the Ministry of Tourism ... Read more...
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No place for crimes against women in civilised society : Dikshit
October 22nd, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) There is no place for crimes against women in civilized society, said Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday while advocating strict punishment for those involved in heinous ... Read more...
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Goa Police arrest a person in connection with mysterious deaths
October 15th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Panjim, Oct 15 (ANI): Goa Police on Thursday claimed a breakthrough in the serial killing case, with the arrest of a person.Police said that Thursday's arrest is in connection with the four ... Read more...
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Women activists take out anti-liquor rally in Patna
September 4th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Sep 4 (ANI): Members of the Rashtriya Mahila Brigade (RSB) on Friday took out a sword march on Patna streets to protest against the increasing crimes against women and to press ... Read more...
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Appalling increase in Pak crime rate revealed by HRCP data
July 9th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, July 9 (ANI): Data released by the Sindh chapter of the Human Right Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has revealed shocking details about the increasing crime graph in the country.The data, which ... Read more...
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‘Wake Up’ call to check crime against women
January 12th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Shocked over the rape of a management student in Noida, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to a launch a campaign called 'Wake Up' ... Read more...
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