NHRC
- Andhra Pradesh
NHRC notice to Andhra govt over ‘lack of school’ in tribal village
New Delhi: The NHRC on Friday issued a notice to the Andhra Pradesh government over reports that despite requests, authorities have not been able to set up any school in Jajulabandha tribal…
- India
Stray dogs inside cancer hospital: NHRC notice to Odisha govt, Cuttack civic body
New Delhi: The NHRC has issued a notice to the Odisha government and the municipal corporation of Cuttack over reports that stray dogs are moving freely inside a cancer hospital and biting…
- Delhi
HC seeks response of Delhi govt, CBSE on plea seeking common syllabus across India
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Delhi government, the CBSE and the NHRC’s response on a petition challenging certain provisions of the Right to Education Act, 2009 for…
- India
NHRC notice to Centre, states over ‘rise’ in circulation of child sexual abuse material on social media
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Centre and states over a report that the circulation of child sexual abuse material on social media in India…
- India
NHRC issues notices to Haryana govt, Gurugram municipality over sewer death
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Haryana government, the Gurugram Police and the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram after the decomposed body of a man was pulled…
- India
West Bengal: NHRC notice to police over Ram Navami violence
New Delhi: The NHRC has sent a notice to the West Bengal police chief and the Howrah police commissioner over an alleged attack on a Ram Navami procession, officials said on Friday.…
- India
NHRC issues notice to Odisha chief secy over death of two workers in sewage tank
Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice against Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena over the death of two workers in a sewage tank in Cuttack…
- India
NHRC issues notice to UP Police over killing of Atiq Ahmad, brother
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Police over the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf when they were being…
- India
Suicide by married males: Plea in SC seeks National Commission for Men
New Delhi: A petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking guidelines to deal with suicide by married males subjected to domestic violence and a ‘National Commission for Men’. The plea filed by…
- World
Dhaka: Ahmadiyyas attacked, human rights body condemns incident
Dhaka: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh has termed last week’s attack on the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh district as “abominable” and demanded punishment for the attackers. On March 3,…
- India
SC to consider whether state HRC can examine criminal medical negligence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a State Human Rights Commission has the power to examine a case of criminal medical negligence when a contrary view has been…
- India
Assam losing Rs 2,000 cr revenue per month due to illegal coal mining: AJP
Digboi: Opposition party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Sunday alleged that the northeastern state is losing nearly Rs 2,000 crore in revenue every month due to rampant illegal rat-hole coal mining in…
- India
NHRC orders probe in 2014 custodial death case in UP
Lucknow: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered a probe into the alleged custodial death of a 30-year-old man in Etah district in 2014. The NHRC has asked the Crime Branch,…
- India
NHRC issues notices to Delhi govt, police chief after father-son fall in open sewer
New Delhi: The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the city’s police chief over reports that a man and his son fell in an open sewer at Rohini recently,…
- India
Direct govt for prevention of crime against women: Rajasthan BJP chief to NCW, NHRC
Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia has written to the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking directions to the state government for effective prevention of…
