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No doubts, we aspired for a time when we could free the Indian society from the clinches of the suffocating tradition of Dowry, but at no time we wished for something as degrading as selling our daughters or supplying them for a few bucks. However, the sorry state of things is that we have reached [...]
The State Commission for Women (SCW) has reported an increase in the number of violence cases against women in Jammu and Kashmir, India. SWC Secretary, Mrs Hafiza Muzaffer said that the graph depicting violence against women is showing an upward trend and is a matter of great concern. The Minister for Social Welfare Haji Nissar [...]
At a forum of the Mahila Samakhya, Andhra Pradesh, India, State president Pasya Padma and Secretary Prem Pavani recommended the government to setup a local maternity hospital, steps to do away with ragging from professional institutes, give up educational fees in drought-affected areas, to get rid of indiscretion in public distribution system and so on. [...]
In accordance with a petition, ‘Campaign and struggle against acid attacks on women’ filed by an NGO, Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph and Mr. Justice K Bhaktavatsala issued notices to the chiefs of various Government departments urging them to take actions for the prevention, relief and rehabilitation of women victims of acid attacks. The petitioner stated [...]
Lately, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in collaboration with the National Commission for Women (NCW) has put forward a study according to which, Bangalore offers the most security to its women employees. The same can be seen in case of Chennai, Ludhiana, Pune and Kolkata. Hospitality executive Preeti Kumar affirmed [...]
While talking to the reporters after addressing Mahila Shakti Samaroh at Lehra, Renuka Chowdhury, Union Minister for Women and Child Development asserted the need of a severe law concerning sexual harassment against women and stated that a bill in this regard will be the subject of discussion in the forth-coming session of Parliament. She further [...]
While addressing the third Asian Women Entrepreneur Eid Fair, Commerce and Water Resource Minister, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed asserted that women entrepreneurs play a very important part in the financial growth of the country. Representatives from Pakistan, France and European Union were present at the inaugural session. While women entrepreneurs from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Iran and [...]
Renuka Chowdhury, Minister for Women and Child Development, India, overruled the criticism that new Domestic Violence Law was too harsh on men as compared to women. In an interview, Chowdhury asserted, ‘Women live in dangerously self-embracing situations. Even if you see it as ferocity in the Act or the ambit is too wide, please understand [...]
A man was asked to slap 51 times, as he was found guilty of raping a deaf and mute woman. The judgment was passed by the governing council in Rampur, Utter Pradesh, in India, after the police official failed to arrest the accuse man on the filed complaint of the alleged victim’s husband. The village [...]
A famous line goes, life is beautiful provided you accept it as it comes to you but unfortunately, this line holds no importance to the women folk in Afghanistan. Recently, a case has come up where a 13-year-old girl has tried to burn herself in order to break away from the life’s difficulties. Afghanistan is [...]
