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- India
Opposition members walk out of RS, accuse NHRC of selectively visiting states
New Delhi: The entire opposition walked out from the Rajya Sabha at the end of the morning session on Tuesday alleging that the NHRC only visits opposition ruled states for investigations while skipping…
- India
NHRC sends notice to Bihar govt on deaths due to poisonous liquor
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the deaths due to consumption of poisonous liquor in Bihar, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Chief Secretary and the DGP…
- India
Haryana Human Rights Commission disposes of 97 pc of 23,192 complaints in 10 years
Chandigarh: The Haryana State Human Rights Commission has disposed of nearly 97 percent of the complaints it received since its formation on this day 10 years ago, Chairperson Justice (Retd) SK Mittal…
- India
Delay in waste disposal abuse of right to health of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors: NHRC chief
New Delhi: Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil, which is a “direct abuse” of the right…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Complaint filed against GHMC at NHRC over open drains
Hyderabad: An IT professional from Nadeem Colony at a Tolichowki, filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after many of his complaints regarding garbage dumping and nalas and open…
- India
NHRC issues notice to TN, Bihar over torture of 12 orphaned juveniles
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Tamil Nadu and Bihar governments over the reported torture of 12 orphaned juveniles brought from Bihar to a madrasa in…
- India
India to take over UNSC presidency at time of acute crisis
United Nations: India will take over the presidency of the Security Council on Thursday at a time of an acute international crisis that will call upon its diplomatic skills in the UN’s…
- Delhi
NHRC asks Delhi govt to fix timeline to rectify cause of poor air quality at hotspots
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Delhi government to fix a timeline to rectify the cause of poor air quality at hotspots and inquired about the status…
- India
NHRC notice to TN chief secy, DGP after 3 workers die due to asphyxiation
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to Tamil Nadu’s chief secretary, DGP and a top civic body official after three workers were asphyxiated to death while cleaning…
- Kerala
NHRC notices Kerala govt, DGP over repeated incidents of girls missing from shelter homes
New Delhi: The NHRC has issued notices to the Kerala government and the state’s police chief over reports that nine girls have gone missing from a shelter home at Kottyam in Kerala,…
- India
NHRC notice to Telangana, Education Ministry, UGC over Hyderabad college ragging
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Education Ministry, Telangana government and the University Grants Commission after a college student was allegedly ragged, assaulted and compelled to…
- India
Cough syrup deaths: SC dismisses J-K’s plea against NHRC order on compensation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration against an order of the National Human Rights Commission to pay compensation of Rs 3…
- Top Stories
NHRC issues notices to Kerala govt, seeking report on ‘human sacrifice’ incident
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Kerala government, seeking an action-taken report in connection with a “human sacrifice” incident in the southern state. The panel…
- India
NHRC issues notice to Centre, 6 states over Devadasi system
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo moto cognizance of a media report on the continued menace of Devadasi system in various temples, especially in the southern part…
- India
Gujarat public flogging: TMC files complaint with NHRC
New Delhi: The All India Trinamool Congress(TMC) has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) in connection with the public flogging of Muslim men by Gujarat Police personnel, party spokesperson…
