Girl killed in police station was gangraped: Women’s panel
June 30th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur-Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), June 30 (IANS) Contradicting two autopsy reports, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said here Thursday that the minor girl found dead in a police station ... Read more...
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NCW wants CBI probe in Bhatta-Parsaul violence, Mayawati hits back (Third Lead)
May 22nd, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow, May 21 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged atrocities against women of Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Remove acting chief of NCW, demands Uttar Pradesh
May 21st, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Saturday demanded immediate removal of acting chief of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Yasmeen Abrar, who earlier in the day ... Read more...
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NCW says women molested in Bhatta-Parsaul, seeks CBI probe (Lead)
May 21st, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Backing Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's claim that women were raped and molested in Uttar Pradesh's Bhatta-Parsaul village, the National Commission for Women ... Read more...
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‘Mamata, Jayalalithaa victories repose faith in women’
May 13th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) With the doughty Mamata Banerjee and J. Jayalalithaa set to take over the reins in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, respectively, their victory Friday ... Read more...
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NCW team visits violence-hit Greater Noida village
May 12th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A team of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday visited the Bhatta Parsaul village in Uttar Pradesh following reports that women were assaulted by ... Read more...
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Women’s panel seeks report on player pushed out of train
April 15th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked the Uttar Pradesh administration to submit an action taken report on attack on volleyball player Arunima Sinha, ... Read more...
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NCW orders inquiry into Noida sisters case
April 13th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the case in which two sisters had locked themselves in their Noida house and ... Read more...
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Movie Review Of ‘Aaranya Kaandam’: A Predominantly Riveting Tamil Movie
January 21st, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Film: Aaranya KaandamDirector : Thiagarajan KumararajaProducer : SPB CharanCast : Ravi krishna , Sampath Raj , Jackie Shroff , Somaundaram, Yasmeen Ponnappa and OthersMusic Director :Yuvan Shankar RajaCinematographer : P ... Read more...
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Kashmir violence: Protest continues in Sopore
June 29th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, June 29 (ANI): The situation in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town continues to be tense for the fourth day on Tuesday.Curfew has been imposed in Sopore while movement of civilians ... Read more...
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Pakistani student approaches court for divorce!
May 6th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 6 (ANI): A Pakistani girl in class seven, who was sold by her father for Rs 0.1 million, has approached a civil court in Shahdadpur in Mirpurkhas for divorce.A private ... Read more...
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Eunuchs claim to being treated worse than animals in Pakistan
November 26th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 26 (ANI): Eunuchs in Pakistan have claimed that they are treated worse than animals in the country, highlighting that there is a Government department for wildlife and animals, but no ... Read more...
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Head scarf-clad New Zealand Muslim woman barred from entering courtroom
September 2nd, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Sep 2 (ANI): A Muslim woman, who was barred from entering a Hastings courtroom because she refused to take off her headscarf, will lodge a complaint with the country's Human Rights ... Read more...
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Two women held in Chennai for dowry harassment
April 5th, 2009 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 5 (IANS) Two women were arrested Sunday on charges of harassment for dowry and assisting bigamy by attempting to arrange the third marriage of an IT professional relative domiciled in ... Read more...
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Rift between Zardari, Gilani camps clearly visible in Pak Assembly
January 23rd, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 23 (ANI): The intra-party bickering is no more a secret and a divide between the camp supporting President Asis Ali Zardari and the camp supporting Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ... Read more...
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Pak Senate body dissatisfied with probe into live burial of five Baloch women
September 13th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Sep 13 (ANI): A Pakistan Senate body has given a deadline of one month to Balochistan Police Inspector General Asif Nawaz to submit an inquiry report about the alleged ... Read more...
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Pakistan intensifies Cyber War propaganda against India (Update)
August 11th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.11 (ANI): Pakistan is taking steps to intensify its cyber war propaganda against India with the help of its intelligence outfit, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) by carrying reports of alleged ... Read more...
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ISI promoting TV channel in Bangladesh
August 11th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.11 (ANI): Pakistan''s ISI is setting up a TV channel in Bangladesh as a part of its war over airwaves in the region, says the US based Global Geopolitics Network. ... Read more...
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