New Delhi: Acid attack victims have not been paid compensation in 799 out of 1,273 cases across India, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said and demanded immediate attention of the states on the matter. The issue was discussed in an e-meeting by the NCW with the nodal officers andContinue Reading
New Delhi, April 20, 2020: The National Commission for Women, a federal body, has sought stern action against a hospital in Jharkhand that reportedly turned away a pregnant woman after accusing her of spreading coronavirus. The hospital allegedly made the woman to clean up blood that led her losing theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Dec. 3, 2018: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will support livelihood programs for the women in the northeast, particularly for those in younger age group, through skill development and specialized training, the DoNER Ministry said Dec. 3. This was discussed at a meeting between Union Minister forContinue Reading
Kochi, Dec. 2, 2018: The National Commission for Women says the Catholic Church is not protecting the interest of a nun, who had accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar of sexually abusing her. Until “now the Church has not come clean” in the nun rape case, commission chairperson Rekha SharmaContinue Reading
New Delhi: Does the country need a central body specifically for men on the lines of National Commission for Women? A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working on the issues faced by aggrieved men says it’s about time the country gets one. The founder of the World’s Rights Initiative for Shared ParentingContinue Reading
The commission’s “irresponsible” recommendations betray ignorance about Christian faith and practicesContinue Reading