Gujarat High Court raps Narendra Modi government
February 8th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday criticised the Narendra Modi government in the state for "inaction and negligence" during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to ... Read more...
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NHRC notice to Jharkhand on Dhanbad coal mafia
February 7th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission Monday issued notice to the Jharkhand government on the economic hardships being faced by tribals, and the illegal coal mining ... Read more...
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Delhi told to pay damages for Tihar inmate’s suicide
February 6th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday asked the Delhi government to pay Rs.1 lakh to the kin of a Tihar Jail inmate who committed ... Read more...
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Protests against ‘harassment’ of Congress legislator’s mother
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 3 (IANS) Hundreds of people from the Bishnoi community took out a rally here Friday in protest against the alleged harassment of a Congress legislator's 80-year-old mother by ... Read more...
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Kashmir rights panel headless, cases pile up
February 3rd, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Over 1,100 cases have piled up with the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in the militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, as it has remained headless for more ... Read more...
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UP quizzed on faulty implemenation of ICDS
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) After being in the eye of a storm for corruption in National Rural Health Mission projects, the Uttar Pradesh government finds itself under the scanner ... Read more...
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Is India finally waking up to mental illness?
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Ignorance, stigma and lack of doctors have long marred mental healthcare in India. But with stressful lifestyles and ever increasing cases of depression, this much ... Read more...
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Compensate rape victim, Bihar told
January 31st, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday asked the Bihar government to pay Rs.5 lakh as interim relief to a woman raped by a home ... Read more...
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Prison authorities told to compensate ill-treated prisoners
January 31st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission recommended that the Uttar Pradesh government should pay Rs.25,000 each to three prisoners who were ill-treated by the prison authorities ... Read more...
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Fresh setback for Modi, probe ordered into more fake shootouts (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In yet another setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Wednesday directed a panel headed by former apex court judge M.B. ... Read more...
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NHRC DIG awarded President’s Police Medal
January 25th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission deputy inspector general (Investigation) Mamta Singh was Wednesday named for the President's Police Medal for her meritorious services.Singh, a 1996 batch ... Read more...
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Human rights watchdog rakes up AFSPA issue
January 24th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) A global human rights watch group has given teeth to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's now almost forgotten call - for repeal of the ... Read more...
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India fails to check human rights violations: Human Rights Watch
January 24th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Custodial killings, police abuse including torture, and failure to implement policies aimed at protecting vulnerable communities marred India's record in 2011, according to the ... Read more...
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Punjab Police official beats woman over theft, probe ordered
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Taking suo motu notice of video footage showing a Punjab Police official beating up a woman accused of theft, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission Monday ... Read more...
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Turmoil in Maldives: Rights panel expresses concern
January 21st, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Jan 21 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives Saturday expressed concern over the turmoil in the country and condemned the secret detention of Chief Judge of the ... Read more...
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NHRC demands legislation for right of patients
January 20th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Demanding a legislation to ensure "rights of patients", the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is contemplating preparing a draft bill along with some civil society ... Read more...
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Rights panel asks Chhattisgarh for report on custodial death
January 20th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Chhattisgarh and central governments over a suspected Maoist's alleged suicide in police custody in ... Read more...
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BSF suspends eight troopers for filming assault (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Jan 18 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Wednesday suspended its eight troopers after a video clip allegedly showed its men thrashing a suspected cow smuggler near ... Read more...
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BSF to probe video of troopers beating man
January 18th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Jan 18 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Wednesday said it will investigate a video clip allegedly showing its men thrashing a suspected cow smuggler near the ... Read more...
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Odisha gangrape: One suspect arrested (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) After a public outcry, the Odisha government Tuesday asked police to probe the alleged gangrape of a woman in Puri district nearly a month and a ... Read more...
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Four booked for Odisha gangrape after mounting pressure
January 10th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) After pressure from the public and direction from the higher authorities, Odisha Police Tuesday registered a criminal case against four people for the alleged gangrape of ... Read more...
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Journalist gunned down in Mexico
January 9th, 2012 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Mexico, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) A reporter for the La Ultima Palabra newspaper in Mexico has been shot dead by several gunmen, police said.Raul Regulo Garza Quirino was gunned down while ... Read more...
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Rights commission begins internship programme
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A total of 50 students Tuesday began a month-long winter internship programme conducted by the National Human Rights Commission.
The students were shortlisted from 32 ... Read more...
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Kazakh restive town normal, UN experts invited
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, Dec 23 (IANS) Normalcy is returning to the restive western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen as authorities invited UN experts to participate in the probe into riots that left more ... Read more...
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NHRC notice to Gujarat on child torture reports
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday issued notice to the Gujarat government after media reports alleged that children were branded with iron rods, heated ... Read more...
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Why not asylum to Pakistani Hindus, court asks government
December 21st, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the government's response on a petition seeking grant of asylum to 151 Hindus from Pakistan who are facing deportation ... Read more...
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Rights panel orders arrest of senior Kashmir cop (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 20 (IANS) In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir's State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Tuesday ordered the arrest of a senior police officer heading a special investigating team ... Read more...
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Farm suicides: NHRC issues notices to states
December 20th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in the wake of news reports alleging cases of farmer suicides ... Read more...
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Kashmir rights panel orders arrest of senior cop
December 20th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 20 (IANS) In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir's State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Tuesday ordered the arrest of a senior police officer heading a special investigating team ... Read more...
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Gita row snowballs, India raises issue at ‘highest levels’ (Evening Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The case in a Russian court to ban the Bhagavad Gita continued to create an uproar Tuesday with political parties voicing their concern in ... Read more...
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Gita ban case work of ‘misdirected individuals’, says India (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Describing a legal move to ban the Bhagvad Gita in Russia as the work of "misdirected and motivated individuals", External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday ... Read more...
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Bihar ordered to pay Rs.3 lakh to undertrial’s kin
December 14th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday directed the Bihar government to pay Rs.3 lakh to the family of an undertrial prisoner who died because ... Read more...
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NHRC seeks report on quacks
December 12th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday sought a detailed report from the Delhi government on clinics run by quacks and the action taken against ... Read more...
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Form South Asian Human Rights Commission: Ganguly
December 11th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sonipat, Dec 11 (IANS) Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly has called a South Asian Human Rights Commission.Speaking here on Human Rights Day Saturday, he said that India had the "inescapable ... Read more...
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NHRC committed to fast disposal of cases: Member
December 10th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is committed to fast disposal of cases of any rights violations, a panel member said Saturday, seeking cooperation of ... Read more...
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