‘मोदी सरकार कर रही है मुसलमानों के पर्सनल लॉ को ख़त्म करने की साज़िश’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड ने ये ऐलान किया है कि वो भारत सरकार के लॉ कमीशन के ज़रिए यूनिफॉर्म...
Women defiant, demonstrate in Orissa’s riot-hit district
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Thousands of women Wednesday defied a ban on the gathering of five or more people and demonstrated at a police station and a government office in Orissa’s riot-hit Kandhamal district to demand release of those arrested on the charge of rioting, an official said.
“At least 3,500 women gathered in front of the police station and block office at G. Udayagiri. They were demanding the release of some people arrested on the charge of rioting,” District Collector Krishan Kumar told IANS.
NCW team to probe police torture of Bengal woman: BJP
Kolkata : A National Commission for Women (NCW) team will visit West Bengal to probe the alleged torture of a woman by police, state...
More women joined politics in 2008, says a global report
United Nations, March 6 (Prensa Latina) The 143-member Inter-Parliamentarian Union Thursday said the number of women occupying seats in the legislative institutions worldwide reached record levels in 2008, with one out of every five elected members was woman.
The Women in Parliament 2008 report released by the union said of the 12,879 seats in 66 parliaments in 54 countries last year, women occupied 2,656 seats, or 20.6 percent.
In the past five years, 60 percent of the women legislators were re-elected, the report said.
Noida girl wins art award
Gurgaon: A series of geometrics and line patterns, guided by the urban metroscape, fetched Noida-based-artist Chetnaa Verma a prestigious art award here Saturday.
Verma won...
Teenager held for raping mentally challenged Goa woman
Panaji : A 16-year-old boy was on Tuesday held for allegedly raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged woman near here, police said.
"The rape was committed...
Vitamins C, E, beta carotene fail to cut cancer risk among women
By IANS,
Washington : Women who take beta carotene or vitamin C or E or a combination of the supplements face a similar risk of cancer as women who do not take them, according to fresh data.
Studies have suggested that people whose diets are high in fruits and vegetables, and thus antioxidants, may have a lower risk of cancer.
Results from randomised trials that address the issue, however, have been inconsistent and have rarely supported that observation.
Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2013 moves to Chandigarh
By IANS,
Chandigarh: The fifth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour (WPGT) 2013 is all set to get underway at the Chandigarh Golf Club from Wednesday.
Muslim girls shine in Jharkhand Intermediate exams, Fauzia Maram is state topper
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
“Choose subjects of your interest, and you can be successful”, says Fauzia Maram, the first rank holder in the Intermediate (Arts) Examinations in Jharkhand. “Once interest is of high importance in choosing the way one wants to study. Choosing one’s way should not be dependent upon the immense pressure from family or teachers. Then only can one excel.”
Poverty-stricken woman sells off goats to construct toilet
Patna : In a rare move, a poverty-stricken woman chose to sell her four goats for financing the construction of a toilet at her...
Zain Masud named international director of art fair 2016
New Delhi: Zain Masud, a former assistant fair director to Art Dubai, was appointed the international director of India Art Fair 2016 here on...
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट खतौली उपचुनाव : भाईचारे की फसल बनाम नफरत की खेती के बीच...
उत्तर प्रदेश में मैनपुरी और रामपुर के साथ खतौली में भी उपचुनाव हो रहा है। खतौली के विद्यायक विक्रम सैनी को मुजफ्फरनगर दंगो में...
Will follow Sonia’s instructions on women’s safety: Dikshit
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi government would follow Congress president Sonia Gandhi's instructions on the safety of women in the national capital, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Monday.
Women gain more health benefits out of exercise
By IANS,
Washington : A long-term study of over 8,700 middle-aged men and women has shown that women experience greater health benefits than men as a result of exercise.
The analysis of this large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study was carried out by Keri Monda and colleagues at North Carolina University (NCU).
In Nanded, thousands participate in march for Muslim reservations
By TCN News
Muslim Aarakshan Sangharsh Kruti Samiti, an umbrella organisation of various political and religious groups, organised a ‘Million March’ in Nanded on...
Olympic shooter depending on unborn baby to win
By IANS,
London: A heavily-pregnant Olympic shooter is depending on her unborn baby to help her to victory in London, she said Friday.
Woman donates body to AIIMS for research
New Delhi : A 67-year-old woman has become one of the oldest cadaver donors at the AIIMS, authorities said on Tuesday.
Darshana Arora, a resident...
Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge
By IANS,
Patna: A woman in a village in Bihar's Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta and drink urine after being branded a witch, police said Saturday.
Record 13 women get elected to Haryana assembly
Chandigarh: Haryana's legislative history has a new entry - 13 women candidates have been declared elected to the new state assembly Sunday out of...
Troubled for dowry, woman commits suicide
By IANS,
New Delhi : Beaten and assaulted for not bringing dowry, a 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in the city, Police said Monday.
Deepa locked herself inside a room in her house in Timarpur area in north Delhi late Sunday. When her husband Girish Kumar tried to call her, she did not respond, the police said.
Kumar immediately made a call to Deepa's parents, who stay a few miles away from their house.
"After reaching there, they broke open the door and found Deepa hanging. They brought down the body and called the police," a police officer said.
बिजनौर ट्रेन रेप कांड : निलंबित हुआ सिपाही, दर्ज हुआ मुक़दमा, लेकिन की जा...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
बिजनौर : चलती ट्रेन में रोज़ेदार महिला के साथ बलात्कार करने वाले सिपाही कोमल शुक्ला को एसपी जीआरपी केशव कुमार चौधरी ने...
Woman strangled to death in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 25-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her east Delhi house Monday. Her parents alleged she was murdered by her husband for not fulfilling dowry demands.
Police said the body of Sunita was found in her Kalyanpuri home Monday morning. Sunita was married to Bhaleshwar, an employee with a private firm in Noida, four years ago.
Bhaleshwar is missing from the house since the incident.
Sari-wearing women may face jail if new Nigerian law passed
By Fakir Hassen, IANS,
Johannesburg : Indian women in their traditional saris with midriffs showing may find themselves falling foul of Nigerian law if a bill currently under discussion in that country is passed.
Tourists in towelling wraps and Nigerian women in traditional dress with their stomachs exposed could also find themselves behind bars for three months or subjected to fines of $100, according to the Media24 News Service here.
NDA willing to open doors to women
By IANS,
Khadakwasla (Maharashtra) : The National Defence Academy (NDA), that trains male cadets to eventually serve as officers in the Indian defence forces, has welcomed the idea of opening its doors to women.
"If asked, the NDA is ready for training women cadets. After a decision is taken by the authorities we will need some time to build the necessary infrastructure," NDA commandant Air Marshal T.S.Randhawa told reporters on the sidelines of the passing out parade of the 114th course that also marked the 60th anniversary of the institution.
NAMHHR raises concerns over maternal health
New Delhi : The National Alliance of Maternal Health and Human Rights (NAMHHR) with Oxfam India Thursday organised a two-day event here related to...
Ground Report: Struggle of Isolated Kelhadiya Village in East UP Where Tribals Drink Water...
Pawan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh): Tribal villagers in the isolated hills of Kelhadiya, located about 130 km from Varanasi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary...
Indian-origin doctor accused of performing unnecessary surgery
London : A woman in Britain has accused an Indian-origin doctor of performing unnecessary surgery on her.
The woman, who is identified only as A,...
Woman wins 22-year property battle, but gets no land
By Sugandha Pathak, IANS,
New Delhi : It took 22 long years for a court to direct the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to return a plot to coal depot owner Darshna Rani. But six months after the verdict, the 75-year-old is still to get her due.
"It's been almost six months since this judgment came in our favour, but getting the land is still a distant dream. I am sure they (the MCD authorities) will file an appeal in the high court. I don't know for how many more years this case will go on," said a visibly frustrated Vinod Kumar Batra, Rani's son.
More women shunning physical exercise
By IANS,
Sydney : More and more women are avoiding activity, when exercise facilities are virtually available at their very doorstep, according to a study.
It also revealed that one in four women did not know there was a swimming pool nearby; one in three was unaware of tennis courts and one in five did not know about a nearby gymnasium.
Deakin University health expert Kylie Ball, associate professor, said this lack of awareness could be impacting the level of physical activity undertaken by women and be putting their health at risk.
तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ की रिहाई की मांग को लेकर जंतर -मंतर पर प्रदर्शन
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
दिल्ली के जंतर-मंतर में सोमवार को सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ और पूर्व आईपीएस अधिकारी आर बी श्रीकुमार की गिरफ्तारी के विरोध में विभिन्न...
UAE gets its first woman judge
By IANS,
Abu Dhabi : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has got its first woman judge with Khulood Ahmed Jawan Al Dhaheri being sworn in to the coveted post here.
Al Dhaheri was sworn in at a ceremony here Tuesday by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's minister for presidential affairs and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Judiciary Department, the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
"The appointment of a woman judge is certainly a unique experience in the UAE," Sheikh Mansour said.
Women in Madhya Pradesh allowed to work till 10 p.m.
By IANS,
Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh has amended a law to allow women to work in factories upto 10 p.m., a government official said Monday.
"Madhya Pradesh government has Saturday issued a notification allowing the women in factories to work from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.,", the official said adding that the notification has been issued keeping with the Factories Act, 1948.
"It has been made mandatory that in each shift at least two women workers should work together and the company should provide to and fro transportation facility between plant and residence for them," he said.
आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी के विरोध में कानपुर में भारी बवाल
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में शुक्रवार को बवाल हो उठा। दरअसल कुछ मुस्लिम सामाजिक संगठनों ने भाजपा नेत्री नुपुर शर्मा द्वारा हज़रत मोहम्मद...
Britain starts its largest-ever debate on violence against women
London, March 9 (IANS) The British government Monday launched its largest-ever public consultation to tackle violence against women and girls, including a probe into the sexualisation of teenage girls.
Thousands in towns and cities across England are expected to take part in the consultation, which was launched by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and also includes a review into police powers for dealing with serial perpetrators of domestic violence.
8,500 Pakistani women victims of violence in 2011
By IANS,
Islamabad : Over 8,500 Pakistani women last year suffered from violence like sexual assault, acid throwing and even honour killings, a non-governmental organisation said Tuesday.
Delhi woman injured in acid attack
New Delhi : A 26-year-old married woman was injured on her face and neck in an acid attack by two bikers here, police said...
NGOs protest against Honour Killing of a Dalit Boy
By TCN News,
Puducherry: Periyar Viduthalai Kazagam, a Tamil Nadu based organization along with Puducherry unit of Khudai Khidmatgar jointly protest against the brutal honour...
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind women presses for women’s rights in Gujarat
By TwoCircles.net special correspondent,
Ahmedabad: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind(Women’s wing), Gujarat, organized a statewide women’s campaign ``Aapnu Abhiyan,Nari Sanman”(The March Towards Dignity) last week.
During the week-long campaign, public meetings, symposiums and rallies were organized at different places in the state including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Vijapur, Junagadh, Modasa, Bhuj, Patan, Dhori, Himmatnagar, Lamadia, Idar Dasaj, Panvad, Chhotaudepur and Vapi.
We can make a difference, say women MPs
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
New Delhi : Having been elected in their largest number his time, women MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha feel they will...
Burqa is Muslim woman’s choice: Indian Muslims react to Sarkozy
By IANS,
New Delhi : Many Indian Muslims Tuesday reacted sharply to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's burqa remarks saying wearing a veil was a matter of individual choice in Islam and not a sign of a woman's subservience as the French leader has said. India has the third largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan.
Ban on “India’s Daughter”: Don’t shoot the messenger
By Arun Kumar,
India’s ban on a BBC documentary on the gang rape of an Indian woman has drowned out the real issues in a chorus of righteous protests over the “wrongs” done by foreign media - the plight of women in India.
Without even watching the documentary “India’s Daughter” about the Dec 16, 2012, rape of the woman who has come to be known as ‘Nirbhaya’ or ‘Braveheart’ in a bus in New Delhi, critics have accused BBC of “voyeurism” and worse for interviewing one of the convicted rapists.
500 Iraq-returned nurses interview for new jobs
Thiruvananthapuram : More than 500 Kerala nurses, who lost their jobs and had to return from Iraq and Libya, appeared for an interview here...
निर्मल पाठक की घर वापसी: अम्बेडकर के बहाने गांधी के हरिजन को गले लगाती...
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जहाँ एक ओर ओटीटी प्लेटफार्म ने दुनियाभर की फिल्मों, वेब शोज और बाक़ी कलाओं से परिचय कराया जिससे...
Women to operate two-wheeler ambulances in Tamil Nadu
Chennai : In a first-of-its-kind, Tamil Nadu will now have women paramedical members weaving in and out of traffic on their two-wheeler ambulances to...
Can I express without being judged as a Muslim, and a woman?
By Sabrina Iqbal Sircar for TwoCircles.net
I feel constrained at times. It's like I have to think a hundred times to speak...
Restless legs could trigger imminent orgasms in women
By IANS,
London : Restless legs and overactive bladder could trigger imminent orgasms in women, according to a study.
Neuropsychiatrist Marcel Waldinger and his colleagues of Utrecht University and The Hague's HagaHospital studied 18 Dutch women with Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS).
Their findings were recently published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Women affected by this rare and mysterious syndrome experience persistent genital sensations as if they are continuously on the verge of an orgasm.
Government mum on allegations against Akbar
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The government on Wednesday continued to maintain silence on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Union Minister M.J. Akbar...
Muslim women and change
By Asghar Ali Engineer,
Mostly people think Muslim women are oppressed and forced to wear veil and confined to the four walls of their houses. This is mainly because we read every day in papers that Taliban force women into veil, burn down girls schools and always portray them wrapped completely in black cloth from head to foot. This image of Muslim women was further reinforced by the burqa controversy which erupted in France.
No uniform policy of Waqf boards on Muslim widow pension
By Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: In March, 2013 West Bengal Chief Minister, who also holds the charge of minority affairs and madrasa education, had announced honorarium for Muslim widows and divorced women. The honorarium, it was decided, would be given from the special funds of the Chief Minister, but would be delivered through State Waqf Board.
Delhi has lowest women voters in country: EC
By IANS,
New Delhi : The national capital has the lowest percentage of women voters in the country, the Election Commission (EC) said Wednesday.
The EC...
Tribal woman killed in front of her children in Meghalaya
Shillong : A 35-year-old tribal Garo woman was shot dead in front of her children in Meghalaya by members of an outlawed militant group...
NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba
Srinagar : While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the...
Indian women win hockey Champions Challenge II
By IANS,
Kazan (Russia) : Rani Rampal scored four goals as Indian women crushed Belgium 6-3 to win the inaugural Champions Challenge II hockey tournament here Saturday.
Rani, who emerged as the tournament's top scorer with eight goals, struck in the 17th, 38th, 44th and 54th minutes. Besides, Saba Anjum (20th min) and Thokchom Chanchan (49th min) scored a goal each. Skipper Valerie Vermeersch (40th, 52nd) and Boon Jill (55th) scored for Belgium.
Indian woman in Oman kills children, attempts suicide
By IANS,
Dubai : An Indian woman in Oman murdered her two children and then attempted suicide. She has been arrested.
The woman, identified by her neighbours as Priya from Kerala, killed her two children Friday morning at her home in the Muttrah locality of the Omani capital of Muscat, the Khaleej Times newspaper said.
She had reportedly informed the police and her friends and relatives in Oman and in India about her intentions before committing the crime.
The two children, a boy and a girl, were students of Class 2 and kindergarten, respectively, at the Indian School in Muscat.
NHRC questions sterilising women unhygienically
By IANS,
Kolkata: Days after over 100 women were sterilised in a single day at a health camp under unhygienic conditions, the NHRC Monday issued a notice to the West Bengal government.
Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador
UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...
Human rights activist Hasina Kharbhih attacked in Shillong
By TwoCircles.net News Desk
New Delhi: Human rights activist Hasina Kharbhih was attacked on Thursday in Shillong when she was going to the District Council Court to attend hearing in her case. She was allegedly attacked by the very persons against whom she is fighting the court case. She said she was attacked to force her withdraw the case.
क्या सचमुच एआईएमआईएम की वज़ह से गोपालगंज जीत गई बीजेपी !
विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net
बिहार में हुए उपचुनाव के नतीजों में गोपालगंज के नतीजे बहुत अधिक चर्चा में है। यहां राजद चुनाव हार गई है, राजद...
Eight-year-old girl raped in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her landlord's son here on Wednesday -- but her parents came to know about...
Two teen-aged Nari Niketan girls attempt suicide
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Two teen-aged girls, who were residing at the government-run Nari Niketan (women's house) here, Tuesday tried to commit suicide by consuming poison, police said.
According to police, the two girls were shifted to a government hospital here after they consumed poison and started vomiting. They are residents of Sector 45 and 26 respectively.
‘इस्लाम ने ही पहली दफ़ा औरतों को उनका हक़ दिया’ –जस्टिस राजेन्द्र सच्चर
‘मुसलमान औरतों की आवाज़: सड़क से संसद तक’: बंदिशों की बेड़ियों को झकझोरने की कोशिश
Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net
बदलते समय, बदलते समाज, बदलते परिवेश के बीच...
Woman’s in-laws arrested for causing forceful abortion
By IANS,
New Delhi: The in-laws of a 22-year-old woman were arrested here Monday after she accused them of drugging her and causing her to abort her over one month-old foetus, the police said.
Impreet Kaur, in her complaint to the Geeta Colony police station, alleged that her husband Rajdeep Singh, a property dealer, and in-laws, Gurdeep Singh and Devendra, took her to the house of her husband's sister two days ago.
At her sister-in-law's house she was allegedly given a sedative laced tea and after that the "foetus was removed". She had married Singh in December last year.
Crime against women rises alarmingly in Assam
By IANS,
Guwahati : The Assam government Tuesday admitted that the number of dowry cases in the state have trebled in the past six years, while that of rape has nearly doubled, causing concern in the society traditionally known for respecting women.
"We are seized of the disturbing statistics and have taken steps to reduce crime against women by setting up all-women police stations, besides opening a female counselling centre at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters here," state government spokesman Rockybul Hussain, who is the forest minister, said Tuesday.
Kerala to recruit more women as police officers
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala will induct more women in the state police force for maintenance of the law and order situation of the state. Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan announced in the state legislative assembly Wednesday that the government has initiated measures to increase the number of women police officers.
The Kerala Police Act would be amended soon to enable the public service commission (PSC) to invite applications from women for the posts of sub-inspectors, he said.
At present women are not recruited directly as sub-inspectors.
‘Beyond Religion and Party Lines’: How Women in Okhla and Kalkaji Voted in Razor...
Syed Muskan, TwoCircles.net
"Okhla Beemaar Hai, Usse Shifa Chahiye (Okhla is ill, and it needs Shifa - healing)." These words, spoken by Rubina, a resident...
Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy
By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,
Bihar: Muslim community anxious after spurt in communal incidents
https://twocircles.net/2023mar10/448581.html
Observers noted that there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Bihar government and instil a sense of insecurity and fear...
Empowering Taste and Women Entrepreneurs: Doodhpathri’s Culinary Queens in J&K Redefine Tradition
Mehar Zargar, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Amidst the picturesque scenery of Doodhpathri in Jammu Kashmir’s Budgam district, where lush meadows meet flowing streams, a remarkable story unfolds. Here,...
Hundreds celebrate Chhath in Bihar jails
By IANS,
Patna : Hundreds of prisoners, including women undertrials, have been performing Chhath puja inside the jail premises across Bihar, observing fasts and offering prayers to the sun god, officials said Tuesday.
Nearly 30 prisoners, including 22 women, in Patna's Beur jail participated in the festivities and prison authorities said they had given new clothes to the inmates.
The prisoners have also been provided the materials needed for the rituals associated with the festival - like fruits, rice, sugar and coconuts.
B.Ed student hangs herself in Agra
Agra: A woman B.Ed student at a deemed university here Saturday committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan, police said.
Kavita Sharma, a...
Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act 2005 in Gujarat
A study exposes crude insensitivity of the state towards implementing the law
By Nikhat,
So far as spousal violence in Gujarat is concerned, the figure is very disturbing; around 28% ever married women have experienced sexual or physical violence and 34% of such women have sustained serious injuries. The extent of reportability of cases of spousal violence is even more frustrating, only 30% (i.e. 1 in every 3) of such women has sought help to end the violence and 58% of such women have neither sought help nor told anyone about the spousal violence [1].
3 women murdered in Goa raises fresh safety concerns
By IANS,
Panaji: Three women were found murdered with their bodies partially charred in separate incidents over the last three days in Goa, even as the police Tuesday brushed aside queries about the safety of women in the state.
Khudai Khidmatgar organised workshop on socio-economic and health rights of domestic workers
TCN News
Delhi unit of Khudai Khidmatgar organised a workshop with domestic workers of Okhla area, to create awareness regarding socio-economic and health rights issues...
Women’s reservation will mean more sensitive politics: Brinda Karat
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women's reservation in the national parliament and state legislatures will change the country's culture by breaking stereotypes and usher in an era of "sensitive politics", Brinda Karat, leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, said in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
Offering her party's support to the historic bill, Karat said: "The bill will change (the country's political) culture because women today are still caught in a culture prison. In the name of tradition, stereotypes are imposed and we have to fight these everyday."
Push for women’s reservation bill, activists tell MPs
By IANS,
New Delhi : Civil society groups working for women's rights Thursday urged the MPs to keep the issue of the women's reservation bill alive in parliament and push for its speedy passage.
Ranjana Kumari, director of Women Power Connect, while welcoming the increase in women's numbers at 'panchayat' (village council) level, said the bill for 33 percent reservation for women in parliament must be passed and should be a priority for all parliamentarians.
Girl,15, raped in Jharkhand hospital
Ranchi : A 15-year-old rape victim, undergoing treatment at a Jamshedpur hospital, was raped for a second time by a security guard of the...
Woman who saved Muslims in riots hoists flag in Bihar
Patna : Commoner Shail Devi, who saved the lives of 10 Muslims during the communal clashes in Muzaffarpur district earlier this month, hoisted the national flag at the state Congress headquarter here Monday.
Woman stripped, assaulted in Bihar, CM orders probe
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday ordered a probe over a woman being stripped and assaulted publicly in a village in...
DMK calls for 33 percent reservation for women
By IANS,
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) :The DMK, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu and an important ally of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Sunday called for 33 percent reservation for women in parliament and legislative assemblies.
A resolution passed at the DMK's womens' meet here, urged the central government "to first pass a law on this".
After that, "all the parties can together consider and decide if there can be reservation within reservation", the resolution said.
Study in coastal Karnataka finds Muslims at higher risk for diabetes
By TCN News
A study published in the latest issue of an international journal suggests that Muslims living in coastal Karnataka are at a higher risk of developing diabetes.
The study conducted by a team of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and published in International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries surveyed people living in coastal Karnataka to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 30 years and above.
Ambekar becomes fourth woman to be Mumbai mayor
Mumbai : First-time Shiv Sena corporator Snehal Ambekar was elected the mayor of Mumbai - the 73rd of the city - while ally Bharatiya...
Credit society run by Muslims offers respite for low-income wage groups
Headquartered in a small building in the state capital Patna, Al-Khair Co-operative Credit Society, with thirteen branches in four states, has transformed lives by...
Raksha Bandhan celebrates women’s role in family: PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has greeted the nation on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, saying the festival celebrates the role of women in the family.
In a message, the prime minister said the festival was an occasion to uphold the traditional values of the country's culture and acknowledge and celebrate the role of women. Raksha Bandhan falls Saturday.
"May this festival bring to all health, happiness, camaraderie and prosperity," Manmohan Singh added.
‘Women, small farmers should be brought under financial inclusion’
Chennai : A deposit scheme for the girl child, linking of Aadhaar card to each individual credit account, and development of solutions based on...
Mother’s poor health gets transferred to child, study shows
By IANS,
Boston : Poor health of a little girl leads to poor health of the children she has many years later, Indian-American researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found, using data from India.
The study revealed an association between the height of mothers and several indicators of her children's health, including risk of death, risk of being underweight, and anaemia.
Rural women are increasingly accessing government hospitals
By Devanik Saha
There was a 24 per cent rise in rural women accessing public healthcare between 2004 and 2014, according to a new report...
One arrested for molesting woman in hospital
By IANS,
New Delhi : One man was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman Sunday at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital here, the police said.
An altercation broke out between the woman, who had come for her son's treatment, and a worker in hospital's canteen over the rate of eatables she had bought.
“One person was arrested on the basis of complaint lodged by the woman,” the police said.
Man kills two minor daughters in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow: A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his two minor daughters as he was upset over his wife not giving birth to a son, police said Saturday.
अपनी योग्यता को देश की सेवा में समर्पित करना चाहती है सदफ़ चौधरी
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कैमिकल इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई और फिर एक अमेरिकी बैंक मेंं काम कर चुकी सदफ़ चौधरी के घर का माहौल पूरी तरह...
SIT trying to shield Rathore: Ruchika’s lawyer
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Pankaj Bhardwaj, molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra's lawyer, Wednesday said the special investigation team (SIT), constituted to probe fresh cases registered against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, is trying to shield the accused.
"SIT is working hand in glove with the accused and they are only trying to shield him and delay the proceedings of the case. We have no trust in SIT's investigation, that is why we had demanded a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe in the case," Bhardwaj told IANS here.
PFI encourages students with its “School Chalo” campaign
By TCN News
Bangalore: Muslims students have high drop-out rates, to plug-in this major source of educational backwardness Popular Front of India (PFI) organizes an annual “School Chalo” programme in which students from the weaker sections are given scholarships. In Karnataka, programme was conducted in various localities on June 5th and 6th this year.
Class 11 girl raped by three classmates
By IANS,
Lucknow: A Class 11 girl was allegedly raped at gunpoint by three of her classmates in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, police said Saturday, adding that the suspects were absconding.
Residents of Hilwari village in Baghpat, some 400 km from here, held a series of protests, demanding the arrest of the boys.
The 16-year-old victim was abducted Friday by three boys of her class and raped at a secluded place. Medical reports of the girl have confirmed rape, police added.
Woman fails to identify policemen she accused of rape
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman, who has accused five policemen of raping her in a police station this week, failed to identify them when the police station staff was paraded before her Thursday, police said.
"She was called up for her help in identifying the accused policemen, but during the re-examination of her statement contradictions were found and these are being examined," Delhi Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.
Meghalaya home minister quits
Shillong : Meghalaya Home Minister Roshan Warjri has resigned from the ruling Congress-led government, a party official said Friday.
Warjri, the first woman home minister,...
Watch: Haldwani residents welcome Supreme Court oder on staying evictions
After Supreme Court stayed the Uttarakhand HC's order for evictions, people in Haldwani celebrated and congratulated each other.
Shrutti Sharma | TwoCircles.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFSGDJD9oSg
Army sends 18 girls from remote Ladakh village on tour
Jammu : A 'Bharat Darshan' tour of a group of 18 girl students from one of the remotest villages in the country was flagged...
BSP leader, 2 aides booked for raping woman
By IANS,
Lucknow : A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and his two aides have been booked for allegedly raping a 25-year-old married woman in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, police said Saturday.
"BSP leader Sumer Singh, who is in charge of the party's affairs in the Nawabganj assembly constituency of Bareilly, along with two of his friends raped the woman after abducting her," police Inspector Veer Singh Nayak told IANS on phone.
A case was registered against them Friday on the complaint of the victim's husband.
JD(U) hints at softening of opposition to women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : With the numbers favouring the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha Monday, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a prominent party opposing it, Sunday indicated a softening of its position.
JD-U chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Ali Anwar Ansari said the party will consider the opinion of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in support of the bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in parliament and state legislatures.
भाजपा गुमराह कर तीन तलाक़ पर मुस्लिम महिलाओं से जुटा रही थी समर्थन, पोल...
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मुजफ़्फ़रनगर : तीन तलाक़ को लेकर मुस्लिम महिलाओं का समर्थन जुटाने की कोशिश में लगी भाजपा को मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर में क़रारा...
Woman caught smuggling heroin-stuffed buttons to Turkey
By RIA Novosti,
Dushanbe : Customs officials in Tajikistan detained a Filipino woman at Dushanbe airport Tuesday for attempting to smuggle more than three kilograms of heroin stuffed into fabric buttons to Turkey.
"During an individual baggage search of passengers, customs authorities detained Milagros Nolasko, 48, who was attempting to smuggle some 3,300 grams of heroin on a flight from Dushanbe to Istanbul," a customs agent told RIA Novosti.
‘India making progress on women’s political empowerment’
By IANS,
New Delhi : India has made remarkable progress in taking ahead women's political participation at the local level, an official from the UN body on gender empowerment said here Saturday.
AAP announces women’s wing
New Delhi: The AAP Thursday announced the setting up of a women's wing in Delhi and appointed Shalimar Bagh legislator Bandana Kumari as its...
Engineering students arrested for misbehaving with tourist at Puri
By IANS,
Puri (Orissa) : Three students of an engineering college in Orissa were arrested for misbehaving with a woman tourist at the temple city of Puri, police said Saturday.
The three are students of an engineering college in Bhubaneswar.
They allegedly misbehaved with the woman tourist when she was bathing in the sea at Puri, some 56 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, an official of the sea beach police station told IANS.
Police arrested the students, Manish Kumar Sharma, Prasant Sharma and Ashutosh Kumar on the basis of a written complaint filed by the husband of the woman.
Growing number of 50-plus women giving birth
By IANS,
London: A growing number of women are giving birth in their 50s, as more and more in vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinics relax rules on treating older patients.
Ctrl+F is Gone: ECI Turns Bihar’s Voter List into a Puzzle After SIR, Leaving...
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Zaheeb Ajmal, a social activist in Phulwari Sharif, Patna, has been helping residents, particularly slum dwellers and other socially and economically disadvantaged...
ASEAN to create commission on women and children next year
By NNN-PNA,
Cha-Am, Hua Hin, Thailand : The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will create next year a special body that will be tasked to protect the rights of women and children in the region.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva bared this Friday shortly after the inauguration of the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), which marked the first day of the three-day 15th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits being held here in southern Thailand.
Yemen to appoint four women as district managers
By NNN-SABA,
Sana'a : Yemeni Local Administration Minister Abdul-Qater Hilal said that four women would be appointed in the positions of district managers in four provinces.
Hilal added that their appointment would be the first step to expand this policy in other provinces of the country, pointing that the appointments would be in the capital Sana'a and Aden, Taiz, Hodeidah and Ibb provinces.
He affirmed this experiment aims at strengthening the effective participation of women in political and administrative life and decision-making positions.
TwoCircles.net to celebrate its 10 year anniversary with community awards
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TwoCircles.net, the news website of the marginalized has achieved a major milestone this month by completing ten years of continuous operation. TCN...
Women witnesses of Gujarat riots narrate harrowing experiences
By IANS,
New Delhi : Tears roll down her cheeks as Farzanabano Ayub Khan Pathan narrates how her family members, including her daughters, were brutally raped and murdered in front of her in the 2002 Gujarat violence.
She had at least hoped for a woman lawyer in a court of justice, but was not given one.
Similar is the case of Jannatbi Kalubhai Sheikh who witnessed the murder of a nine-month pregnant woman, Kauserbano, during the violence. Jannatbi, who is also testifying in cases related to the rape of four other women, finds the going tough in Gujarat courts.
Rajasthan school that gives women a voice
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Salanchal (Rajasthan) : On the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, 14 children cram chemical formulae under a tree in the compound of a village school. Seven of them are girls.
Around 40 km from district headquarters Alwar, the community-based experiment to educate poor girl children in this remote village of the Thana Gazi block in Rajasthan is unique in many ways.
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिमों का इस बार बेहतर हुआ प्रदर्शन
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बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने 7 अक्टूबर को बीपीएससी 65वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) के अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिए। इस बार मुख्य...
Government will not waver on triple talaq issue: Amit Shah
Panaji : The Narendra Modi government will not waver on the issue of women's equality and its firm commitment on the issue can be...
Pushing Uniform Civil Code counterproductive for women: CPI-M
New Delhi : Accusing the Narendra Modi government of "targeting minorities", the CPI-M on Tuesday said the Centres move to push the Uniform Civil...
DCW seeks appellate authority under sexual harassment act
New Delhi : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday urged union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to constitute an appellate authority...
Bihar woman sells 15-day-old to arrange for dowry
Patna: In a shocking incident, an elderly woman allegedly sold her infant grandson for Rs.50,000 to arrange for dowry for her daughter's marriage in...
Journalist’s sister wants viscera examined in Delhi
New Delhi : Pakshi Singh, the sister of television reporter Akshay Singh who died in Madhya Pradesh under mysterious circumstances while covering the...
Death toll in botched up Chhattisgarh tubectomy rises to 13
Raipur/Bilaspur/Jagdalpur : The death toll due to botched up tubectomies in Bilaspur district reached 13 Wednesday while 32 women were still in critical condition,...
For many rural women in Bihar, Kheta embroidery work aims to boost livelihood
Kheta is said to be a 500-year-old quilting heirloom practised exclusively by Shershahabdi women. Today, Kheta embroidery work is getting popular among non-Shershahabdi people...
Andhra-born woman minister Dipika Damerla blazes a trail in Canada
Toronto : Andhra-born Dipika Damerla, who is the first Indian-origin woman minister in Canada's biggest province of Ontario, is blazing a trail in...
Seven Indians feature in BBC 100 Women 2015 list
New Delhi : It's all about Indian girl power all the way! Making a mark on the global map, seven Indian celebrated personalities including...
Home ministry official denies tutoring witness in Ishrat probe
New Delhi : Home Ministry official B.K. Prasad on Thursday dismissed the charge that he tutored a witness in the probe relating to missing...
Woman tourist dies at the Taj Mahal
By IANS,
Agra : A woman tourist from Indore died after she slipped and fell on the marbled surface of the Taj Mahal after the city was hit by rain and thundershowers.
Hasina Bano Chaudhary lost her balance and fell from the main marble structure Saturday.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel guarding the monument tried to take her to the hospital, but she collapsed at the main gate due to profuse bleeding from the head.
Last week, a south Indian tourist slipped and suffered a fracture at the Taj.
‘Policy-implementation must for women’s empowerment’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women's empowerment is possible only if state administrators implement the policies framed by the central government, K.G. Balakrishnan, National Human...
All women’s bank to open three branches in northeast India
Agartala: The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) -- India's first all-women bank -- will open three more branches in three capital cities of the northeastern...
PM confident women’s quota bill will be passed
By IANS,
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said he was confident that the women's reservation bill that seeks to provide 33 percent reservation for women in legislative bodies will be passed in parliament.
The bill will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Monday, 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.
Justice Eqbal initiative: TN family courts to work on weekend also
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: For fast disposal of pending cases in Family Courts in Tamil Nadu, Chief Justice of Madras High Court Y.M. Eqbal has asked all six family courts in the state to work on Saturdays also besides weekdays. If necessary, the courts will function on Sundays as well. The courts will work accordingly from coming Saturday (10th July).
Rape remark: Bengal women’s panel wants Mamata to act
Kolkata : The West Bengal Commission for Women Tuesday said the onus is on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to act against Trinamool MP Tapas...
Rajnath asks Delhi Police to ensure security for women
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday expressed concern over the safety of women in Delhi and asked the city police to ensure...
Indian Americans protest Hijab ban, urge Karnataka court to lift ban
More than a hundred people in Houston, Texas, United States called on the Karnataka government to stop the discrimination against Muslim girl students who...
Gurgaon police to train women in physical security
Gurgaon: The Gurgaon police will give lessons in physical security to women participating in the spiritual camps organised here by Brahma Kumaris, an official...