News for 'state human rights commission'

Sushant's father calls Rhea a 'murderer'

Sushant's father calls Rhea a 'murderer'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput's father K K Singh alleged that Rhea Chakraborty is the "murderer" of his son and demanded her arrest.

Killed salesman's Kashimiri Pandit employer says won't leave Valley

Killed salesman's Kashimiri Pandit employer says won't leave Valley

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

Kashmiri Pandit businessman Sandeep Mawa, whose salesman was killed here in a militant attack believed to be aimed at him, on Wednesday said he will not leave Kashmir and remain in Srinagar despite opposition from his family.

Modi Knows How To Deal With Dissanayake

Modi Knows How To Deal With Dissanayake

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

For India to view the new Sri Lankan leadership only through the prism of the past or through their narrow view on China, is fraught with possibilities that should be avoided, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.

'Pak-China Have Shifted Focus From K To J'

'Pak-China Have Shifted Focus From K To J'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

'The Galwan clash in 2020 resulted in a large number of troops being moved from J&K to Eastern Ladakh which caused a thinning of deployment in the Jammu area.'

Pak cops suspended for leaking video of Imran's attacker

Pak cops suspended for leaking video of Imran's attacker

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

Police officers and other officials in Pakistan's Punjab province have been suspended by chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi for leaking the suspected attacker's confessional video statement after the gun attack on former prime minister Imran Khan.

NSA to be invoked in 17-yr-old's rape-murder in UP

NSA to be invoked in 17-yr-old's rape-murder in UP

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state's police chief over the incident.

AP: 'Register cases against cops, protestors'

AP: 'Register cases against cops, protestors'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2007

It may be recalled that seven persons were killed and seven others injured in the police firing while several policemen were injured in stone-pelting, including a constable who suffered an injury in his left eye and lost vision.

Timeline: Zakia Jafri's 20-year-long legal battle

Timeline: Zakia Jafri's 20-year-long legal battle

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

Following is the timeline of events in the case in which the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and 63 others in the 2002 riots in the state.

List PILs on Godhra with NHRC petition: SC

List PILs on Godhra with NHRC petition: SC

Rediff.com25 Sep 2003

Danseuse Mallika Sarabhai, noted Bengali litterateur Mahashweta Devi and ad guru Alyque Padamsee have sought an independent inquiry into the Gujarat riots.

CBI registers 9 cases related to Bengal post-poll violence

CBI registers 9 cases related to Bengal post-poll violence

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

All the four special units of the investigating agency tasked to probe the cases of violence have moved their units from Kolkata to crime scenes across the state, sources said.

'Railways has not done anything for human safety'

'Railways has not done anything for human safety'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'There are enough funds to solve this problem.'

BJP leader moves NHRC against Blueline buses

BJP leader moves NHRC against Blueline buses

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

Vijay Goel, former minister of state attached to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government when the latter was prime minister, moved the National Human Rights Commission against the menace of the Blueline buses.

Would Manipur Violence Have Continued If...

Would Manipur Violence Have Continued If...

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

...the BJP's template of operation was different or if the Centre and the state were ruled by dissimilar parties? asks Shyam G Menon.

Imran Khan names 3 suspects including Pak PM behind attack

Imran Khan names 3 suspects including Pak PM behind attack

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Imran believes three people -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal (Naseer) -- were involved in the attack on him.

Don't refer to Modi as PM, Mamata tells BJP

Don't refer to Modi as PM, Mamata tells BJP

Rediff.com27 May 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Narendra Modi should be referred to as a Bharatiya Janata Party leader and not as the prime minister in the saffron party's campaign as he is a 'caretaker PM'.

Prosecution of riot cases has improved in Gujarat

Prosecution of riot cases has improved in Gujarat

Rediff.com9 Sep 2004

The NHRC counsel told this to a SC bench, which was hearing amicus curiae Harish Salve's plea for transfer of trials of cases to 14 serious cases of massacre outside Gujarat.

Religious freedom in India under threat, says US report in yearend update

Religious freedom in India under threat, says US report in yearend update

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

Religious freedom and related human rights in India are under ongoing threat, the US Commission for International Religious Freedom alleged on Tuesday in an unusual year-end update of the status of its assessment of religious freedom in the country.

Cong moves NHRC over police 'atrocities' on anti-CAA protesters in UP

Cong moves NHRC over police 'atrocities' on anti-CAA protesters in UP

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi alleged the UP government has 'gone to war against its own people' and urged the NHRC to act decisively to protect the 'Constitutional rights of our citizens'.

SHOCKING: Kerala student suffers kidney damage after six-hour ragging

SHOCKING: Kerala student suffers kidney damage after six-hour ragging

Rediff.com18 Dec 2016

The accused allegedly forced the victim to consume liquor mixed with some harmful powder following six hours of brutal ragging which included hard physical exercises like push-ups.

Sikkim Awaits 'Golay Ke Nau Guarantee'

Sikkim Awaits 'Golay Ke Nau Guarantee'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2024

'These include economic prosperity, a promising future for youth, empowerment for women, a thriving society, robust healthcare, quality education, elevated living standards, agricultural prosperity, and robust social security coupled with effective governance.'

SC to hear petition filed by Zaheera, NHRC

SC to hear petition filed by Zaheera, NHRC

Rediff.com1 Sep 2003

Key Best Bakery witness Zaheera Sheikh had moved the apex Court seeking retrial of the case at any place outside Gujarat.

US Congresswoman introduces anti-India resolution in House

US Congresswoman introduces anti-India resolution in House

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

A resolution calls the US Secretary of State to designate India as a country of particular concern for alleged violation of religious freedom.

SC issues notice to Gujarat govt in Bakery case

SC issues notice to Gujarat govt in Bakery case

Rediff.com8 Aug 2003

A trial court has acquitted twenty-one accused in the Bakery case earlier.

Best Bakery: Guj govt already had plans to appeal

Best Bakery: Guj govt already had plans to appeal

Rediff.com1 Aug 2003

The state government is believed to be upset with the NHRC for moving the SC for a retrial outside Gujarat.

The World's First Suicide Bomber

The World's First Suicide Bomber

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation. Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly towards the Sri Lankan military camp. A few moments later all of Jaffna heard a thunderous explosion that brought the complex crashing down in clouds of dust. Miller had given birth to a deadly tactic that Prabhakaran would employ time and again with devastating consequences to Sri Lanka -- and India. A fascinating excerpt from M R Narayan Swamy's must read new book, The Rout Of Prabhakaran.

Tripura Violence SM posts: SC lawyers slapped with UAPA

Tripura Violence SM posts: SC lawyers slapped with UAPA

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

The Tripura police have registered a case against four Supreme Court lawyers under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and various sections of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly promoting communal disharmony with their social media posts about the recent violence targeting Muslims

Drug addiction is 'very serious' problem in Punjab: NHRC

Drug addiction is 'very serious' problem in Punjab: NHRC

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

Describing drug addiction in Punjab as a 'very serious' problem, the National Human Rights Commission asked the state to immediately find the 'source' of the menace and take effective steps to re-rehabilitate its victims.

Gujarat HC asks govt how Morbi bridge upkeep largesse went to Oreva

Gujarat HC asks govt how Morbi bridge upkeep largesse went to Oreva

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

The Gujarat high court on Tuesday heard a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) on Morbi bridge tragedy and asked the state government as to how no expression of interest was tendered, and how the 'largesse of the state' was given to an individual without floating a tender.

'Soon a situation will come when the police will kill anyone claiming he was a criminal'

'Soon a situation will come when the police will kill anyone claiming he was a criminal'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

'There have been more than 70 cases of extra-judicial killings in Assam.' 'In some cases, people have been taken away from their homes by the police and then shot.'

'World can't be fooled': India takes Pak down at UNHRC

'World can't be fooled': India takes Pak down at UNHRC

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

"They cry victim when they actually are the perpetrators," she said, rejected Pakistan's charges against India on the issue at the 42nd session of the UNHRC.

'Farmers are our Annadata'

'Farmers are our Annadata'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India's 78th Independence Day.

3 held for forcing Kerala teen to marry man who abused her

3 held for forcing Kerala teen to marry man who abused her

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

Amid outrage over the menace of forcing minor Muslim girls into wedlock, police have arrested three persons, including the mother of a United Arab Emirates national, who forcibly married a minor girl in Kozhikode, Kerala.

ED raids activist Harsh Mander's premises in Delhi

ED raids activist Harsh Mander's premises in Delhi

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

Sources said his residence and NGO offices located in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj, Adchini and Mehrauli areas are being searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Sabarimala: 8 taken into preventive custody; UDF leader booked

Sabarimala: 8 taken into preventive custody; UDF leader booked

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

A senior police officer told PTI that they were taken into custody after they had offered prayers.

S&P index to remove Adani Ports for links with Myanmar military

S&P index to remove Adani Ports for links with Myanmar military

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

S&P Dow Jones Indices on Tuesday said it will remove Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone from its sustainability index following reports of its business ties with Myanmar's military that has been accused of human rights violations after a coup. The Adani Group firm is building a $290 million port in Yangon. In a statement, S&P Dow Jones Indices said: "Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone will be removed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices following a media and stakeholder analysis triggered by recent news events pointing to heightened risks to the company regarding their commercial relationship with Myanmar's military, who are alleged to have committed serious human rights abuses under international law."

Dhankhar's latest salvo: People in Bengal lack freedom to vote

Dhankhar's latest salvo: People in Bengal lack freedom to vote

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Calling the political condition prevailing in West Bengal "horrible and frightening", Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar alleged on Tuesday that the people of the state do not have the freedom to exercise their franchise fearlessly.

Elgar case: Gautam Navlakha denied bail after 6-month hearing

Elgar case: Gautam Navlakha denied bail after 6-month hearing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Monday rejected the bail plea of human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elghar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Rs 3 lakh recompense each to kin of those killed in Andhra Pradesh

Rs 3 lakh recompense each to kin of those killed in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a solatium of Rs three lakh each to the next of kin of those gunned down in red sander smuggling in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.