The law ministry has red flagged a proposal to provide the National Commission of Women punitive powers to arrest and penalise people guilty of harassing women and ignoring summons.
"It is a brief letter of appeal and she has written that since the commission has been redressing the problems of women, we can understand her suffering."
The National Commission for Women on Wednesday wrote to the father of the woman, who was allegedly put under illegal surveillance by Gujarat police at the behest of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to confirm the veracity of the letter.
The Congress has been in the crosshairs after demeaning remarks on Ranaut and Mandi were posted on the social media handles of its leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir.
A National Commission for Women member has stressed that Soni Sori, the tribal teacher arrested for alleged Maoist links, needs psychological counselling so that she gets over the mental trauma she had suffered in police custody.
Another UP MLA came out in support of Sadhana Singh, saying there was nothing wrong in her remarks.
Seven men who allegedly barged into a hotel room and attacked an interfaith couple during their stay in Haveri district of Karnatka have been charged with gangrape after the victim complained that she was sexually assaulted by them, the police said on Friday.
Backing Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's allegations about police atrocities on Greater Noida villagers, the National Commission for Women on Saturday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation probe "as soon as possible" into the incidents.
The team, comprising two members of the NCW and two from a non-government organisation, met the victim in her parents' presence.
In a letter addressed to the Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil, the NCW said that the team would like to meet the victim on May 3.
West Bengal Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar on Thursday said that police will listen to the complaints of every individual in Sandeshkhali and strict action will be taken against those found guilty.
Marriage registration will curb child marriages, says NCW.
The complaint, filed just two days before its release, against the film has alleged that actors Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and director Rajkumar Hirani used derogatory language against sex workers.
Apprehending trouble from 'self-styled moral police forces' on Valentine's Day, the National Commission for Women has asked all the states in the country to ensure that women and girls are not harassed or assaulted by individuals or groups on February 14. NCW chairperson Girija Vyas has requested all chief ministers to kindly instruct the state machinery to be vigilant on the day. "There should not be any infringement upon the personal freedom of individuals," the NCW said.
The National Commission for Women on Friday expressed "amazement" at some teachers in a Kolkata school being barred from taking classes for wearing lipstick.
The convict offered to marry the victim on the day the quantum of his sentence was to be decided.
The National commission for Women has taken cognisance of the complaint made against Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Bhati for his alleged improper comments on Indian Administrative Service officer Durga Nagpal.
Under attack for attempted cover up, Shoma Chaudhury, who quit as managing editor of Tehelka on Thursday, has apologised before the National Commission for Women for "lapses" in handling the case of alleged sexual assault on a woman journalist by editor of the magazine Tarun Tejpal.
Upset with the report of National Commission for Women member, Nirmala Venkatesh on the Mangalore pub incident, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has slapped a show cause notice against her.
Santu Pan, who works for Republic Bangla news channel, was arrested on February 19 on the basis of a complaint by a woman alleging that he had trespassed into her house in Sandeshkhali.
Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after the May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a group of men from the other side.
A team of National Commission for Women on Thursday met the family members of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and killed inside the police station premises in Lakhimpur.
The chairperson of the National Commission for Women Mamata Sharma on Wednesday recommended Assam government to provide government job for the victim of July 9 Guwahati molestation episode besides proper counseling and rehabilitation.
Thirty-five-year old Vimla Hari Umap, who was arrested last week on charges of pick-pocketing, died in the custody of Mumbai police.
Questioning how Geetika Sharma's postmortem report was leaked to media, the National Commission for Women on Tuesday said the "delay" in police action in the case proved that she was exploited and demanded speedy justice for her family.
Congress leader Alka Lamba was on Monday removed from a fact-finding team of National Women's Commission, which looked into the case of molestation of a 17-year-old girl in Guwahati, for making public the victim's identity.
As pressure mounted on him to resign in the wake sexually harassment charges, chief of West Bengal Human Rights Commission Justice AK Ganguly has sought four weeks' time to respond to National Commission for Women which had asked him to explain his position.
Taking strong objection to alleged improper comments made by Samajwadi Party leader Narinder Bhati against suspended Indian Administrative Service officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, social activist Nutan Thakur today filed a complaint with the National Commission for Women against the UP Agro chairman.
The National Commission for Women said on Wednesday that the law to protect women from domestic violence needs to be given more teeth at the level of implementation and people working on it should ensure that its provisions are not watered down in revision.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday assured the state assembly of appropriate legal action on the allegation of sexual harassment of women students at Kalakshetra Foundation, an institution under the Centre's ministry of culture.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday alleged that the Congress has reduced the National Commission for Women into a political tool and insisted that a team of the panel that visited Guwahati treated the molestation case as a "photo opportunity" instead of ensuring the culprits were punished.
The National Commission for Women on Tuesday demanded that Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal be expelled from Parliament for his "insensitive" remarks which have triggered a row.
The National Commission for Women has sought an explanation from Central Bureau of Investigation chief Ranjit Sinha for his controversial rape remark and said it may recommend his resignation to the government after receiving a reply on his "insensitive and irresponsible" statement.
The National Commission for Women has sought more time to bring out the report on alleged molestation of Air India airhostess Komal Singh, saying that some of the passengers on the flight, who are witnesses, are yet to depose.
The Court of Inquiry formed to probe sexual harassment charges levelled by Gupta against her three superior officers set the process of inquiry in motion in Bangalore on Monday.
The National Commission for Women on Wednesday termed as 'derogatory and irresponsible' the remarks of a Congress Member of Parliament from Goa on the alleged rape of a Russian woman in the state.
It termed the protest against the Armed Forces (Special Powers)\n\nAct, 1958, as an 'emotional outburst'.\n\n
The women's panel said it had come across several media reports about girls being auctioned off to settle disputes over loan repayments in Bhilwara.
The National Commission for Women has been slammed by a Parliamentary panel for not playing any "proactive" role in safeguarding the rights of the fair sex despite the massive nationwide outrage over the Delhi gang rape incident.
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