Two held for molesting minors in Bengal
September 2nd, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Two people were arrested while a complaint was lodged against a third in three different cases of molestation and attempted rape in West Bengal, police said ... Read more...
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Athlete Pinki’s blood sample taken for chromosomal test
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Blood samples of Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik for a chromosomal test to determine the athlete's gender were Monday collected at the city's SSKM Hospital.The ... Read more...
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Pinki denied bail, remanded to further judicial custody
June 29th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) A West Bengal court Friday rejected the bail plea of Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male, and sent the athlete to ... Read more...
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DDA ordered to pay Rs.3,000 damages to RTI applicant
May 30th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Central Information Commission has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to hand out a compensation of Rs.3000 to an RTI applicant for providing ... Read more...
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Cyberstalking more traumatic than physical harassment
August 7th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Online harassment or cyberstalking is more stressful and traumatic than its physical equivalent.
Emotional responses may include high levels of ongoing stress, anxiety, fear, nightmares, shock ... Read more...
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Haryana doctor gets fire insurance claim after 10 years (Lead)
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) After almost 10 years of legal battle to get insurance claim for medical instruments destroyed in a fire in his hospital, Haryana-based doctor M.M. Krishan will ... Read more...
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Haryana doctor to get insurance claim after 10 years
June 3rd, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) Almost 10 years after a fire broke out in his hospital and destroyed equipment, Haryana-based doctor M.M. Krishan finally managed to claim his insurance amount after ... Read more...
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Indian embassy in Oman to take up labour harassment issues with ministry
May 1st, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Muscat, May 1 (ANI): Indian embassy in Oman is ready to take up all the cases of harassment of the Indian expatriate labour force with the country's Manpower Ministry.While addressing ... Read more...
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Sexual harassment affects men, women differently: US study
March 31st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): A study has found that women and men deal differently with sexual harassment, with the fairer sex having built up enough resistance to only find it "bothersome".The new ... Read more...
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Seven defence officers punished for sexual harassment: Antony
March 15th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India's armed forces have punished seven of their officers, who were found guilty of sexually harassing women colleagues in eight cases reported since 2008, parliament ... Read more...
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Surrendered Naxals women reveal physical harassment by comrades
March 10th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI
Keonjhar (Orissa), Mar 10 (ANI): Two female Maoist cadres, who surrendered in Orissa's Keonjhar District, on Wednesday alleged having suffered mental and physical abuse by their seniors.On Tuesday, the two Naxalites had ... Read more...
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Private hospital told to pay patient Rs.18 lakh compensation
January 5th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) A consumer forum has ordered a private hospital here to pay a compensation of nearly Rs.18 lakh to a former patient for deficiency in services, an official said ... Read more...
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‘Harassed’ husbands plan struggle against biased laws
August 15th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) A group of men Saturday observed Independence Day in the hills of Shimla by planning their struggle for equal rights for men and women and to make marital ... Read more...
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NCW to meet victim in Shiney Ahuja rape case
June 18th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Calling the incident "shocking", the National Commission for Women (NCW) is sending a three-member team to Mumbai Friday to meet the teenaged domestic help allegedly raped ... Read more...
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Panjab University to pay student for clerical error
June 3rd, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) The Panjab University (PU) here has been asked by a consumer forum to pay Rs.50,000 to a student, who was not allowed to sit for an exam on ... Read more...
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Another Goa minister accused of faking educational qualifications
February 21st, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 21 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco has joined his cabinet colleague Atanasio Monserrate in being accused of faking his academic qualifications.
Acting on a complaint filed by ... Read more...
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