Noting that cases of eve-teasing have increased in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday asked the police to ensure the safety of women on the roads. Addressing the Collectors’ Conference, Majhi noted the rate of conviction in crimes against women remained low over the last 22 years, and said his government would not … Read more
Lucknow: A woman’s headless body was found naked on a highway near Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, causing a huge outcry regarding women’s safety in the state and demanding immediate arrests of the culprits. The dead body was found dumped on the sides of NH-27 at Gujaini near Kanpur on Wednesday morning, September 11. Police efforts … Read more
An IMA study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, majority of them being women, felt “unsafe” or “very unsafe” during their night shifts, so much so that some even felt the need to start carrying weapons for self-defence. The survey findings, compiled by Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Chairman, Research Cell, Kerala State IMA, and … Read more
Union women and child development (WCD) minister Annapurna Devi has written a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee highlighting the lapses and delay by the state government in implementing women safety measures despite repeated reminders from the central government. The WCD minister was responding to Banerjee’s letter to PM Modi demanding a central … Read more
Home Entertainment Munawar Faruqui Condemns Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: ‘I Feel Ashamed’ Comedian Munawar Faruqui has reacted on the heinous rape and murder case of doctor in Kolkata. Take a look here. The brutal rape of a woman doctor in Kolkata has left everyone in shock. The horrendous crime, which took place at R.G. Kar … Read more
New Delhi: Amid reports of alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal at Delhi CM’s residence here, the BJP on Monday said that women safety was not assured in the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal’s residence has become a “boxing ring”. Reacting sharply to reports of alleged assault on Maliwal, Union minister Anurag Thakur took a … Read more
