Rape-tainted Meghalaya ex-policeman sent to prison
Shillong : A court in Meghalaya on Wednesday remanded a former police officer to 14 days' judicial custody for allegedly raping two teenaged girls...
Women’s bill: government calls all-party meet, rebellion in BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi: The fate of the landmark women's quota bill Thursday appeared uncertain as the government, yielding to the bitter critics - the Yadav troika, offered all-party consultations while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to stem growing internal opposition to the proposed legislation.
The BJP, a staunch supporter of the bill that seeks to reserve a third of legislative seats in India for women, appeared a divided house with some MPs opposing the quota and threatening to vote even against the party's whip. The bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Chandigarh man gets death for sodomy, murder of 6-year-old
By IANS,
Chandigarh: A man, who sodomized and later murdered a six-year-old boy, was given the death sentence by a court here Friday.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Raj Rahul Garg had Tuesday held Pappu Paswan guilty in a case of sodomy and murder of the six-year-old boy.
The entire evidence in this case was completed in a single day during which statements of 12 witnesses were recorded and cross-examined.
The victim, who went missing Feb 13 this year, was last seen with Paswan, the witnesses told the court.
Move beyond women development to women-led development: Modi
New Delhi : Laying stress on moving towards women-led development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged elected representatives to use technology to be...
22-year-old gangraped by auto drivers
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by three auto rickshaw drivers in Sarai Kale Khan area of southeast Delhi Tuesday night, police said Wednesday.
"The victim, a resident of Yamuna Vihar in northeast Delhi, had taken an auto from Civil Lines to her home. There were two other people in the auto rickshaw with the driver," said a senior police officer.
"The accused took her to a deserted place where they raped her," the officer added.
"The three men have been arrested," the officer said.
Girl killed in Kashmir cloudburst
Srinagar : A 15-year-old girl was killed in a cloudburst in Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Thursday, police officials said.
Cloudbursts hit Gangangir and Sonamarg areas...
All-women police station opened in Dharamsala
Dharamsala : After Shimla, this town in Himachal Pradesh Monday became the second in the state to have an all-women police station.
Chief Minister Virbhadra...
Muslim, tribal and dalit women demand a sub-quota within women’s reservation
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Coimbatore: Putting an end to saffronization of education and history; justice and rehabilitation of riot victims; enactment of laws to punish acid attack culprits; stopping forceful sterilization of women and immediate stopping of false propaganda of ‘Love Jihad’ are among the eight resolutions passed at the ‘Awakening’, the first national conference of the National Women’s Front.
Women’s groups demand passing of quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : More than 2,000 women from across the country came together for a protest march here Thursday demanding passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing monsoon session of parliament.
More than 350 NGOs took part in the rally. Donning blue caps with '33 Percent' written on it, women, joined by men, sang songs and shouted slogans as part of the protest.
One of the speakers, Ranjana Kumari, director Centre for Social Research, said they would not give up their struggle till the bill is passed.
83.73 percent turnout in Bengal polling Monday: EC
Kolkata : Altogether 83.73 percent voters exercised their franchise on Monday in 31 constituencies for the second part of first phase of the West...
Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal listed among CNN’s top ten heroes
By Arun Kumar
Washington : Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal is listed among CNN's Top 10 Heroes of 2015, for bringing safe drinking water to more than...
Four policemen sacked for deaths, woman’s beating
By IANS,
Lucknow: In a rare move, the Uttar Pradesh government Thursday ordered the dismissal of four policemen including two inspectors for their role in two custodial deaths in Allahabad and the thrashing of a woman in Sultanpur district.
Principal Home Secretary Fateh Bahadur told mediapersons: "Taking serious note of police high-handedness in both cases, the government has decided to terminate their services to set an example before other erring cops who harass common people."
Girl burnt alive by spurned lover in Andhra
Hyderabad : A girl was burnt alive by a spurned lover and his friend in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said.
The shocking incident occurred...
SC allows Jamiat-e-Ulema to intervene in rights of Muslim women matter
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday permitted an intervention application by the Jamiat-e-Ulema-Hind contending that Muslim personal law was protected by the...
BSP MP moves bail application in rape case
New Delhi: BSP MP Dhananjay Singh Saturday moved bail application after the woman who accused him of raping her, denied the charge in a...
“No one’s helpers,” West Bengal’s women domestic helpers stare at bleak future as livelihood...
The predominance of informal employment in the unorganized sector has been one of the central features of the labour market scenario in India. According...
सरेआम की थी छेड़छाड़, विरोध पर मारा था थप्पड़, छत से कूदी मेडीकल छात्रा...
मोहम्मद वसीम। Twocircles.net
मेरठ में जिस मैडिकल छात्रा को सरेआम छेड़छाड़ का विरोध करने पर सहपाठी द्वारा थप्पड़ मार दिया था और उसने सुभारती...
Sharad Yadav’s comments about women are deplorable
By Shah Alam,
Shahrad Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP and Janata Dal (United) chief has been in news for some days for his sexist remarks against south Indian women. During a debate in Parliament, Yadav made derogatory remarks against south Indian women and their bodies calling them as ‘saanvli’ (dusky).
He said: “The women of south are beautiful, their bodies...their skin ...They aren’t made like this here. They know dance.”
Rahul wants equal chance for women in politics
By IANS,
Tumkur (Karnataka) : India cannot be a superpower unless its women were empowered and given equal chance in politics, Congress vice president Rahul...
Kerala assembly refers bill on women’s dignity to panel
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala Assembly Thursday referred to the subject committee of the house a bill to safeguard women from harassment and protect their dignity and privacy.
Academicians, activists ask Press council to act against Zee News
By TCN News
Delhi: About 250 academics have appealed to the Press Council of India and the Broadcast Association to take necessary action against...
SAARC to get first woman secretary general
By IANS,
Dhaka : The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is set to get its first woman secretary general - a 36-year-old Maldivian lawyer.
Woman chops off husband’s head
By IANS,
Kolkata : A woman allegedly chopped off her husband's head in a West Bengal village as part of tantra rituals, but police Wednesday said a love affair with another man was behind the murder.
The incident took place at Nalhati village in Birbhum district.
According to district sources, Ranga Mondal, 22, along with her three friends, hacked her husband Subrato's head with an axe at their residence Tuesday night as part of tantra practices.
मौलाना आज़ाद फैलोशिप बंद होने से मुस्लिम बुद्धिजीवियों में निराशा का माहौल
मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net
“मैं हैदराबाद यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ रहा हूं। यह संभव हो पाया है मौलाना आज़ाद नेशनल फैलोशिप की वजह से। मेरी आर्थिक स्थिति...
Job quota for destitute women Tamil Nadu police
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday reserved 10 percent of jobs in the police for destitute women.
Three sisters in Madhya Pradesh get PhDs together
Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) : In a landmark achievement, three sisters of Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district obtained their PhD degrees together in their first attempt...
Man arrested for raping deaf woman in Tripura
Agartala: A man was arrested for raping a 32-year-old deaf and dumb woman, police said here Tuesday.
"Ajit Nama, aged 30, raped a deaf and...
‘More women stepping out to write’
By IANS,
New Delhi : An increasing number of women are now stepping out in the world of literature to shape up the voice of feminist authors, feel well-known women authors and publishers.
Women, religious minorities should be protected: Rajnath
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday underlined the need for women, religious minorities and people belonging to the north-eastern region of India...
Male power officials forced to wear bangles
By IANS,
Lucknow: Agitated over rampant power outages, Congress party workers led by a woman made electricity department officials in an Uttar Pradesh district wear bangles - a measure to shame men - police said Saturday.
"Nearly 50 Congress party workers, including its district president Tripti Awasthi, were booked today (Saturday) for making the government officials wear bangles to register their protest," Lakhimpur Kheri Superintendent of Police S.R.S. Aditya told IANS on telephone.
Two Maharashtra towns in communal turmoil
Karanja in Washim district ignited with communal riots under pretense of ‘Love Jihad’; another town in Nasik district under curfew after mob attacks and...
Humiliated South African woman to be finally honoured
By IANS,
Pretoria : Sarah Bartmann, a South African Khoisan woman who was made to exhibit her unusual physical features like her large buttocks to Europeans in roadside shows in the 19th century, will be honoured by having some heritage sites named after her.
The South African government is to open some heritage sites after her name this month that could help the people to remember the icon of oppression and colonialism that systematically stripped Africans of their dignity, BuaNews reported.
Ensure no civilian is harmed: Mehbooba directs Kashmir police
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday directed the state police to ensure that no civilian is harmed during crowd control,...
Pomp, women’s power on display at Republic Day parade
New Delhi : More than the pomp, this year's Republic Day parade Monday will be remembered for women's power showcased during the two-hour event...
17-year-old raped by three men in car
By IANS,
New Delhi : Three men in a car dragged a 17-year-old girl into their vehicle and raped her in north Delhi Friday, police said.
According to police, the men abducted the girl from outside her JJ Colony home in Shalimar Bagh when she was going to a public toilet nearby. After raping her, the men dumped her in outer Delhi.
"They later dumped her in Narela (outer Delhi). The policemen patrolling the area found her on the road and took her to a hospital. Doctors have confirmed sexual assault," said a policeman.
Depressed widow kills kids, self on Karva Chauth
By IANS,
Amritsar: Feeling depressed on the day of Karva Chauth, a festival in which Hindu women fast for their husbands' long life, a young widow in this Punjab city killed her two minor sons and committed suicide, police said Thursday.
Baljit Kaur, 32, gave poison to her two sons, aged 10 and six, and consumed it herself at her home in Dashmesh Nagar Wednesday night.
Her husband, Rajinder, a sub-inspector with the Punjab police, died two months back.
Baljit Kaur and her sons were taken to a government hospital where doctors declared them dead.
Girls see way out of ghetto through cricket
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : Sports has been a way out of ghetto all over the world. Now a group of girls in a Chandigarh slum are using the same route.
In proper cricket whites and the rest of the kit, 45 girls who live in Bapu Dham Colony are practising very seriously at the cricket ground of the Government Model High School in Sector 26.
Their dream of making it to the Indian team - like their heroes from this city, Kapil Dev and Yuvraj Singh - is being backed by the NGO Yuvsatta and the local administration.
Logic of women’s reservation
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi
It is an unfortunate fact that in a democracy nothing is achievable without united agitations. This time again the Muslim social and political leadership in India is failing to unite strongly against a very genuine demand and clear hypocrisy against them in guise of women empowerment.
The Tagore women and a tale of empowerment (Book Review)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Book: "Jorasanko"; Author: Aruna Chakravarti; Publisher: Harper Collins India; Pages: 406; Price: Rs.350
नफ़रत भरे इस दौर में तमन्ना पंकज बन रही हिंदू-मुस्लिम एकता की मिसाल
तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net
पेशे से वकील तमन्ना पंकज लोगों की ज़िंदगी में हिंदू-मुस्लिम के बीच के फ़ासलों को कम कर उसे एक नया आयाम देने की...
Muslim women of Malabar
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TCN Malabar series: Part 8
In various towns of Malabar, it is not uncommon to see Muslim women on the streets, bazaars, and schools. They can be easily identified with their traditional mode of clothing. Young girls wear long colorful skirts, long sleeved blouses and heads covered in dupatta or a hijab. Older girls, it seems, prefer shalwar qameez. Married women wear saris or abayas.
Decadal increase in separated women goes up to a million
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government Friday said the number of divorced and separated women in the country has gone up by nearly a...
Communalizing Census misses India’s real crisis: female feticide
By Masihuddin Sanjari for TwoCircles.net
Religion based census data has recently been released by the central government of India sparking a debate along communal lines1...
बकरी ने गंदा किया आंगन तो बकरी मालिक को पीटकर मार डाला !
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के भदोही जिले में बकरी को लेकर हुए एक विवाद में एक मुस्लिम अधेड़ की हत्या का मामला सामने आया...
78 percent Indian women consider India safe to travel
New Delhi : A majority of Indian women of various age-groups across the country feel India is a safe place to travel, reads a...
CBI searches Teesta Setalvad’s premises in Mumbai
Mumbai/New Delhi : The CBI on Tuesday searched four premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her publishing firm in Mumbai in connection...
Bihar minister addresses Smriti as ‘dear’, triggers verbal duel
New Delhi : Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Bihar Education Minister Ashok Chaudhary on Tuesday indulged in a verbal duel on...
Women’s bill to be tabled Monday: Government
By IANS,
New Delhi : The bill that seeks 33 percent reservation for women in legislative bodies will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Monday, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan said Friday.
Monday, March 8, is International Women's Day.
The legislation has been pending for over 13 years -- it was first brought to parliament by the H.D. Deve Gowda government in 1996.
सईदा के चूल्हों को हिंदुओं का है इंतज़ार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना के जिस वीरचन्द पटेल पथ से होकर बिहार की सत्ता गुज़रती है, उसी पथ पर आपको 48 वर्षीय सईदा भी...
This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods
SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...
WTA may have to find a new sponsor
By IANS,
London : The Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which became the richest association in women's sport three years ago with Sony Ericsson as its title sponsor, is waging a losing battle to convince the mobile telephone company to renew its contract.
The joint-venture company, which had signed a $93.3 million deal with the WTA, has two more years of its contract to run, and it is highly unlikely to go beyond 2010, reports The Guardian.
Four commit suicide in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: At least four members of a family committed suicide Tuesday in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, police said.
The incident occurred at Dhenkanal town, the district...
App for female commuters’ safety launched
Kolkata : Female train commuters in distress can now seek immediate police assistance at the touch of a button -- courtesy a mobile...
The iron lady of Tamil Nadu (Profile)
By Venkatachari Jagannathan,
Chennai : J. Jayalalithaa, often described as the 'Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu', returned to power on Saturday - after a seven...
Not just Durga, Mahishasur also worshipped in India
New Delhi : HRD Minister Smriti Irani's controversial comments on Durga and Mahishasur appear to ignore the varied folk traditions in which the latter...
Interim bail to BSP MP in maid torture case
New Delhi: A court here Friday granted interim bail, till May 20, to BSP MP Dhananjay Singh, accused in the case of the torture...
Boost development to enhance women’s role in preventing conflicts: India
By Arul Louis
United Nations : Drawing attention to the challenges posed by women's under-representation in roles for preventing and ending conflicts, India has said...
Goa toll rises to 10; top cop claims police doing ‘wonderful job’
By IANS,
Panaji: Ten people, including six women and two children, were found dead in mysterious circumstances during the last three days, even as the "saddened" state police chief Bhimsain Bassi Wednesday said that the Goa Police was doing a "wonderful job" to protect the citizens of the state.
Girl gangs with a noble cause
By Anjali Singh, CNS
There is no power like girl power. This can’t ring more true when it comes to empowering young adolescent girls in rural India.
What began as self help girl group, a unique concept taken up by UNICEF Lucknow, today is one of the most powerful tools young adolescent girls are using to protect themselves against exploitation and fight for their rights.
Called 'Kishori Sabhas' or 'Samuhs' these groups are so popular that they have even managed to do away with practices like child labor and child marriage in the villages.
How was this possible?
Drop in women MLA numbers in Telangana stresses need for 33% reservation
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
The number of women in Telangana State Assembly has come down this year as compared to the previous elections of 2014,...
Registering sex of foetus against ‘Beti Bachao’ campaign: IWPC
New Delhi: The Indian Women's Press Corps on Tuesday expressed concern over Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's statement on registering sex of...
We want the government to see what they have done, say women resisting in...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, Twocircles.net
Srinagar: For the past four years, the support group, "Justice for Kunan Poshpora" has been commemorating February 23 and the...
Leila Seth, first woman judge of Delhi High Court, passed away at the age...
Noida, (IANS): Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of Delhi High Court who played a major role in the making of the tough...
Meghalaya governor rues crime against women
By IANS,
Shillong: Governor R.S. Mooshahary Saturday lamented the growing incidents of crime against women in Meghalaya.
Pinki to smile again, to be given free education
By IANS,
Lucknow: Eight-year-old Pinki Sonkar, the protagonist of the "Smile Pinki" documentary that won an Oscar, has just got another reason to smile with the Lucknow Public Schools and Colleges (LPSC) authorities deciding to provide free education to her.
The LPSC made the announcement after a section of media reported that the little waif still washes utensils in her village in Mirzapur, in order to meet the expenses of her family.
दर्दनाक : बेबस माँ ने बच्चो के साथ ख़ुदकुशी कर ली
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, बिजनौर (नहटौर)
बिजनौर में एक दर्दनाक घटनाक्रम में मुफलिसी से तंग आकर एक गरीब औरत ने अपनी दो बेटियों के साथ ख़ुदकुशी...
600 contestants at Agra’s National Women’s Sports Meet
By IANS,
Agra: Eighteen teams and more than 600 contestants from different states will take part in the three-day 36th National Women's Sports Meet beginning at the Eklavya Stadium here Monday.
Agra lawyers’ strike over advocate’s wife’s murder
Agra : Lawyers in this Uttar Pradesh city went on strike on Wednesday to protest the loot and murder of a colleague's wife and...
Rheumatoid arthritis rising among women
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) After lying dormant for four decades, rheumatoid arthritis has resurfaced among women in the US.
"More research needs to be done to better understand the causes and treatment of this devastating disease," said Sherine Gabriel, Mayo Clinic rheumatologist and lead investigator of the study.
From 1955 to 1994, its incidence had continually been on the decline, but changed in mid-nineties. When Mayo researchers analysed patient data from early 1995 to early 2005, they found that both the incidence and prevalence (percentage) of the condition were rising.
Mamata a role model for women, says US diplomat
By IANS,
Kolkata : A US diplomat Tuesday lauded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her fighting spirit and called her a great role model for women.
Advani’s wife dies after heart attack; Leaders extend condolences
New Delhi : Kamla Advani, wife of veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, died here on Wednesday following a heart attack.
She was taken to...
Women village leaders want quota within quota
By IANS,
New Delhi : Around 60 women village leaders Friday hailed the passing of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha but demanded a quota for Dalits and other backward classes (OBCs) for their proper representation.
At a conclave organised here by international NGO ActionAid, the women, representing village councils in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, urged political parties to take note of the discrimination against women within the backward classes.
Nari Shakti Zindabad
By Somnath Mukherji,
I went for a quick visit to Nishtha’s day and night shelter for the children of the sex workers of Baruipur in South 24 Parganas. About 30 children are here during the day while 40 to 45 children spend the night here. The children, as in any other place were very lively and animated. Some of them recited poems while some danced to music from the mobile phones. Children come here for a few hours before they go to school and then again after school. Some teachers support them with academics as well games & music.
Arguments over rape charge against BSP MP from Feb 18
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here fixed Feb 18 for hearing arguments on charges in a rape case against Bahujan Samaj Party MP...
Jan Dhan, pension scheme to help women in big way: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and the pension scheme announced in the union...
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट करोली : पहले धर्म पहचाना और फिर लगा दी दुकानों में आग
अहमद कासिम Twocircles.net के लिए
2 अप्रैल 2022 की शाम राजस्थान के शहर करोली में हिन्दू नववर्ष की शोभायात्रा निकाले जाने के दौरान साम्प्रदायिक...
Court permits minor rape victim to undergo abortion
By IANS,
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Monday allowed a minor rape victim's pregnancy to be terminated in Surendranagar district.
Setting aside a sessions judge's order denying permission to the 13-year-old to abort, Justice Anant Dave said that abortion of a rape victim was not barred under law and was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Justice Dave also stated that carrying the pregnancy to term would result in considerable physical and mental trauma to the minor.
Perils of covering protests for Journalists in Kashmir
Journalists working in Jammu and Kashmir while covering the protest face chances of harassment or injury, both by the protestors and police.
By...
Girl dies after being thrown from Badal family’s bus; four arrested
Moga/Chandigarh : The death of a 13-year-old Dalit girl on Thursday after she and her mother were allegedly pushed out of a speeding bus...
Pakistan activist honored with International Women of Courage Award
Islamabad : After youngest ever nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the scenic Swat valley is again in the limelight on the world scene...
NHRC notice to Telangana government over child labourers
New Delhi: The NHRC has sought a report from the Telangana government on the rehabilitation of around 220 children who were recently rescued from...
महिलाओं की दुनिया का एक कड़वा सच
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
महिला दिवस हर साल की तरह आया और चला गया. खानापूर्ति के लिए महिलाओं पर जमकर भाषणबाज़ी की गई और सशक्तिकरण...
Musharraf slams Pakistan government over women’s rights
Islamabad : Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said that the ones calling him dictator have deprived the women of their rights in...
Nine all-women polling stations in Tripura
Agartala: The Election Commission will set up nine all-women polling stations - with all-women polling personnel - in Tripura, an official said here Wednesday.
"Considering...
Three held for woman’s gangrape in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : Three men were arrested for the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said Wednesday.
"The woman was waiting for a bus to go to Ujjain Tuesday when the trio offered her lift in their jeep. Later, they took her to bypass road and raped and assaulted her," said Dewas Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rajput.
Rajendra Senghav of Dewas, Sunil Mehta of Raisen district and Bunty Patel of Bhopal were arrested by a police patrol on the bypass road, he said.
अनदेखी : उप्र राज्य महिला आयोग में एक भी मुस्लिम महिला नहीं
आस मोहम्मद कैफ , TwoCircles.net
भारतीय जनता पार्टी भले मुस्लिम महिलाओ की हितैषी बनने का एलान करे और तलाक़ और हलाला जैसे मुद्दों लड़ाई लड़ने...
Women’s panel to probe Air India hostess’ ‘molestation’
By IANS,
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will Wednesday begin its probe into an Air India air hostess' alleged molestation during a mid-air scuffle also involving a purser and two pilots this month.
"We have already looked into reports from the police and Air India. We have also received letters from passengers on board the flight about what they saw. Our committee members will be taking statements from the girl and those involved. They (the committee members) may even travel to Mumbai for this," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here Tuesday.
Maiden session of B.Ed. at Ajmal Women College inaugurated
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The maiden session of Bachelor of Education section of Maryam Ajmal Women College of Science and Technology was inaugurated at Hojai in Assam’s Nagaon district on Monday with the presence of several dignitaries.
Woman kills lover in head-on crash, court told
By DPA,
Wellington : A 37-year-old New Zealand woman drove her car 13 km with her lover hanging onto the bonnet, before deliberately staging a head-on crash to kill him, a court was told Monday.
Cindy Marcia Fairburn denied during trial in the New Plymouth district court having murdered Darren Paul Maxwell, 42, in August by crashing into an oncoming sports utility vehicle the driver of which was seriously injured in the incident.
294 days and counting: Why Churachandpur refuses to bury its dead
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Churachandpur, Manipur: September 1 started like every other day at work for Chingneihoih, 22, from Churachandpur. For the...
Court orders Permanent Commission for women in army, air force
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday ordered the grant of Permanent Commission in the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) to over 50 women officers who had accused the government of discrimination vis-a-vis their male counterparts.
A division bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and M.P. Garg also ordered the reinstatement of all Short Service Commission women officers who retired and approached the court seeking Permanent Commission in the forces.
Woman among four killed in Kashmir gun battle
By IANS,
Jammu : A woman, two security personnel and a militant were killed in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, police said.
A group of three militants ambushed a security patrol party in the Kashtigarh forest belt of Doda district in the morning. A policeman and an army trooper were killed in the attack.
A fierce encounter broke out in the forest belt following a joint search operation by the police and the army.
One of the militants was gunned down but two managed to escape, the police said.
BJP a divided house over women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday denied reports that it was divided over the women's reservation bill but the rift was evident with a section of MPs led by Yogi Adityanath said that quotas for women were "needless" and would be opposed in the Lok Sabha.
Adityanath, who represents Gorakhpur in the lower house, openly rebelled against the bill that seeks to reserve a third of all seats in the country's legislatures for women.
Sharad Yadav’s suicide threat on women reservation condemnable: AIPWA
By TwoCircles.net News Desk
New Delhi: The All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA) has strongly condemned the ‘suicide’ threat by JD (U) President Sharad Yadav against the Women's Reservation Bill.
AIPWA Joint Secretary Kavita Krishnan said that “this was not the first time Sharad Yadav had given vent to his anti-woman sentiments. In the past he had made disparaging and abusive statements about educated women, calling them 'parkati' and the like.”
Pink, Akira and ten years of police reform in India
By Pushkar Raj for TwoCircles.net
Pink and Akira, two recent Bollywood hit films, depict an ugly reality of the police in India. It seems...
Nigeria: 63 women escape from Boko Haram captors
Nairobi : Sixty three women abducted two weeks ago by Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram are reported to have escaped from their captors...
UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo visiting Imphal on April 28
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Entertainment Industries’ So Called Open Approach, a Reason for Crime Against Women
By Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi,
Commenting on the Editorial "The Message from Speedy Trials" of The Hindu dated 22nd March 2014 in the context of Mumbai Sessions Court's judgment in the Shakti Mills gang-rape case in which 4 accused got life imprisonment, Mr. Siddharth, an ordinary Indian man, raises valuable points. He says that these kinds of incidents will continue to happen unless we realize that the basic cause is the commercialization of lust brought about by films and pornographic industry. "Who dares to oppose them?"
Book Review: The Mothers of Manipur: Twelve Women Who Made History
By Aparna Sharma for TwoCircles.net
Name of the book: The Mothers of Manipur: Twelve Women Who Made History
Author: Teresa Rehman,
Publisher: Zubaan Books, 154 pages
Number of...
Urdu newspapers give more coverage to children and women issues
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: For long Urdu newspapers have been criticized for their backward outlook and emotional style of writing, most often by people who do not read these newspapers. A careful analysis of English, Hindi, and Urdu newspaper of Patna edition by a journalist in Patna revealed a different picture.
When it comes to giving space to news related to children and women Urdu newspapers are more generous in the coverage given to these issues than the newspapers in Hindi and English.
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Discrimination against women, minorities rampant: UN high commissioner
By IANS,
New Delhi : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Thursday said that despite a number of rights based treaties being signed, discrimination - whether it's towards women or minorities - is still rampant in the world.
"Women work two-thirds of the world's working hours and produce half of the world's food, yet earn only 10 percent of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property," Pillay said in a statement, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day.
Ramdev insulted Dalits, women: Congress
New Delhi: Congress Saturday accused Ramdev of insulting Dalits and women, a day after the yoga guru said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited...
Lucknow woman’s family stages sit-in, demands CBI probe
Lucknow : The family of a Lucknow woman, who was murdered last week, Friday began an indefinite sit-in here, trashing police investigations and demanding...
Pass Women’s Reservation Bill: NHRC
New Delhi : The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) Tuesday called for the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill to give them one-third seats...
Rajasthan tribal women learn candle making under project ‘Sakhi’
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc's project "Sakhi" has been empowering dozens of rural and tribal women in Rajasthan's Zawar region, near here, by teaching...
Kawish, an effort to empower through guidance and counseling
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Molestation accused Meghalaya policeman kills self
Shillong: A Meghalaya Police officer, who was placed under suspension for allegedly molesting a woman, committed suicide at his house on Monday, police said.
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(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Nivedita Sharma, IANS,
Criticism of Haj policy recommendations on women invalid: Review committee member
By Mohd Asim Khan
New Delhi, (IANS): The criticism of certain recommendations of the review committee on the new Haj policy -- including that of...
Goa BJP aims to woo minorities
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) latest membership drive in Goa will aim to increase the number of minorities and women in its ranks, a party spokesman said Monday.
Speaking to reporters at the launch of the state wide membership drive, former state BJP president Rajendra Arlekar said: "We would definitely like to see an increase in the percentage of minorities in the BJP ranks."
He, however, refused to divulge the exact number of registered minority members in the party rolls.
Misguided empowerment camouflaged as choices
By Zoya Khan for TwoCircles.net,
A lot has been said about the recent Vogue campaign which claims to empower women by having to make their own choices. Well I have something to say, and I will say it not because I have the choice to but because I have the option to. To exercise that option could be my choice. Most certainly it is not the case. Our choices are driven by the current market situation and are dependent on the dynamics and functioning of the markets. It is amidst this that the choices we make are heavily market-oriented.
Illegal arms trade has direct effect on women: Activists
By IANS,
New Delhi: Women need to be included while addressing the issue of disarmament as illegal weapon proliferation has a direct effect on their lives and survival, say social activists.
Government planning better facilities for working women: Minister
New Delhi : The government is planning several initiatives to provide better facilities for working women so that they can perform to their full...
Social activist Medha Patekar arrested in Allahabad
Lucknow: Social activist Medha Patekar was arrested in Allahabad on Saturday, police said.
She was on her way to Kachari village when police tried to...
Tamil Nadu minister’s resignation accepted
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu minister A.A. Poongothai's resignation has been accepted by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala Tuesday.
Poongothai's social welfare portfolio has been allotted to P. Geetha Jeevan, another woman ministerm, a Raj Bhavan release said.
Poongothai submitted her resignation to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi May 14 following an expose of an alleged telephone conversation between her and a senior police official during which she reportedly sought favour for a relative.
Bangladesh parliament to double reservation for women
By IANS,
Dhaka : Bangladesh's parliament will more than double the number of seats reserved for women and repeal laws that discriminate against women, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the International Women's Day at Osmani Memorial Hall here, she said: "We will reintroduce the National Women Development Policy adopted during the last Awami League government's tenure. We gave nomination to maximum number of women for contesting the December 29 polls."
Northeast to get Territorial Army’s first women’s battalion
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Territorial Army, a reserve force of trained civilians for the Indian Army, proposes to raise an all-women's unit in the insurgency-hit northeast region, an official said Tuesday.
Presently, women can only join as doctors and nurses in the Territorial Army, which has a strength of 40,000.
"There is a proposal for raising an all women's battalion for the northeast," Maj. Gen. K.V.S. Lalotra, the additional director general of the Territorial Army, told members of parliament during a presentation on the force.
Woman commits suicide in Rashtrapati Bhavan premises
New Delhi: A woman committed suicide Friday within Rashtrapati Bhavan precincts by hanging herself from a ceiling fan, police said.
The official said that Sazia,...
State governments indifferent to Anganwadi workers: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said the state governments are adopting a "careless" and "irresponsible"...
Probe ordered into Tripura woman’s parading
By IANS,
Agartala : The Tripura government has ordered a police probe into a tribal woman being paraded naked earlier this month after a kangaroo court held her guilty of sexual misconduct, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Wednesday.
According to police, the 30-year-old woman was beaten up and paraded naked in her village in north Tripura by tribal headmen after a kangaroo court held her guilty of sexual misconduct.
The tribal court said the woman, the wife of a farmer, was "characterless and was spoiling young boys with sexual favours".
HC verdict allowing minor Muslim girl to marry can’t be a precedent: SC
Chief Justice of India agreed to issue a notice in the matter and tag it along with the earlier similar petitions filed by...
NRI Ambedkarites demand immediate prosecution of Hathras rape accused
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Women’s safety a major election issue in Delhi
By Sushil Kumar,
New Delhi : Women's safety tops the chart among the major issues confronting Delhi as it readies to vote for a new...
2.5 million more voters in Kerala this general election
Thiruvananthapuram : On April 10, nearly 2.5 million more voters in Kerala will cast their ballot in the Lok Sabha elections, as compared to...
Indian woman ‘recruiter’ for ISIS extradited from Dubai, arrested
Hyderabad : A Dubai-based Indian woman allegedly recruiting youth for terror outfit ISIS in Syria and Iraq was extradited here on Friday and arrested...
Minor girl’s marriage stopped in Bengal
Siliguri : The marriage of a 16-year-old girl to a groom from Gurgaon was stopped on Tuesday by the administration with the help of...
Can gender equality reduce suicides in India?
By Gokul Bhagabati
New Delhi : Offering more reasons for men to share power with women, psychiatrists have said that gender equality can prevent...
Probe into trafficking of Indian women into SE Asia
By Mahendra Ved, IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : Authorities in India, Malaysia and Singapore are intensifying a probe into a widespread trafficking racket that pushes women from India's northeastern states into flesh trade in Malaysia and Singapore.
Investigations have intensified after the rescue of five Indian girls here, leading to the arrest of several kingpins in three countries, The New Straits Times said.
AAP leader lodges complaint against Delhi legislator
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Alka Lamba has lodged a police complaint against Delhi legislator Vinod Kumar Binny and 21 others for alleging...
Seats to be reserved for girls in ITIs
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Following the footsteps of Haryana, the central government has decided to reserve seats for women in all the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Monday.
"We have received a written communication from the central government appreciating our decision to reserve 25 per cent of the seats for women in ITIs to ensure their empowerment," said Hooda.
This scheme was introduced in Haryana in 2006, observed as the year of the girl child.
Woman separatist leader held in Srinagar
By IANS,
Srinagar : Chief of Kashmiri separatist women group Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters of Faith), Asiya Andrabi was arrested Friday during anti-Valentine's Day protest here.
Andrabi was...
Four get life sentence in Shakti Mills gang-rape case
Mumbai: A Mumbai court Friday awarded life sentences to four men convicted for gang-raping a 19-year-old call centre employee in the Shakti Mills Complex...
Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy
By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,