Panaji: Sixteen months after former Catholic priest and activist Bismarque Dias was found dead under mysterious circumstances, the state Human Rights Commission on Monday directed that his remains be formally laid to rest. The direction from the Goa Human Rights Commission Chairperson AD Salkar followed a petition by a cityContinue Reading
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The EVM-VVPAT machine reportedly dispensed only ruling BJP slips in a mock-testContinue Reading
The paper trail machine linked to one EVM dispensed slips showed only the BJP symbolContinue Reading
Guwahati: A crusader of transgender rights has asked the Gauhati High Court to direct the Assam government to secure the community’s rights and welfare. Assam in northeastern India has of more than 20,000 transgender people, says Swati Bidhan Baruah, who approached the court March end. The plight of transgender inContinue Reading
The 304-page book narrates continued discrimination against Christians of eastern IndiaContinue Reading
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked the state home department to set up special women police battalion to curb increasing crimes against women. Sonowal on March 17 directed the home department to constitute a high level committee with it as the nodal agency to carry out anti-trafficking drivesContinue Reading
Panaji: Following reports of recent deaths of children at construction sites in the state, a non-government organization has brought this to the notice of the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and has asked the commission to direct the chief secretary to file a status report on theContinue Reading