Kashmir court orders steps on women’s safety
bySrinagar: In order to protect women from sexual harassment, a judge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district today told all passenger vehicle owners to register…
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Gang-rape victim moved out of Safdarjung Hospital
byNew Delhi: The Delhi gang-rape victim, battling for her life, was late tonight shifted out of Safdarjung Hospital in an ambulance, whose destination was not…
Panchkula court denies murder accused Himachal MLA elect anticipatory bail
byShimla: Fugitive member elect of the Himachal Pradesh state assembly Ram Kumar Chaudhary was denied anticipatory bail in murder case by a court in…
Chidambaram for rules to handle flash mobs
byNew Delhi: Faced with criticism over the way in which the Delhi Police lathicharged youngsters protesting the Dec 16 gang-rape, the government today admitted it…
55-year-old man arrested for raping minors
byChandigarh: Punjab Police have arrested a 55-year-old man for allegedly raping two minor daughters of a vegetable vendor in Lehra Mohabbat village of Bathinda district…
Separate force for night policing in Punjab
byChandigarh: The Punjab government Wednesday announced the setting up of a separate force for policing during the night hours amid the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal…
Odisha rights panel to probe death of molestation victim
byBhubaneswar: The Odisha human rights panel will investigate the death of a 24-year-old woman here Sep 20, five days after she was allegedly attacked and…
Akali Dal disowns youth leaders accused of assault
byChandigarh: Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) here today disowned their three youth leaders accused of assaulting a senior police officer and his NRI friend…
Modi takes oath as Gujarat CM
byAhemdabad: Cheered by hundreds of thousands, Narendra Modi today took oath as Gujarat’s chief minister for the fourth time, after leading the BJP to…
Protest against gang-rape continues in Delhi
byNew Delhi: Delhi Police blocked roads in central Delhi and closed nine Metro stations for the second consecutive day as hundreds of protesters gathered at…