Delhi Commission For Women
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Lata Gupta appointed as chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women: Who is she?
Delhi | Jul 26, 2026, 05:29 PM ISTLata Gupta took over the role of chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, which had been lying vacant for over two years since Swati Maliwal's resignation. The then-ruling Aam Aadmi Party had opted to send Maliwal to the Rajya Sabha.
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Swati Maliwal addresses India TV's 'She' Conclave, calls for stricter punishment for rapists
India | Mar 20, 2025, 06:50 PM ISTIndia TV's 'She' Conclave: Swati Maliwal, known for her advocacy on women’s safety, shared insights from her experiences and emphasised the need for stronger policies to protect and uplift women across the country.
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Delhi: Services of all contractual staff of DCW discontinue with immediate effect, AAP blames BJP
Delhi | Oct 22, 2024, 07:07 AM ISTDelhi Commission for Women (DCW), in a statement on Monday, said the services of all the contractual staff appointed at any point in time are discontinued with immediate effect.
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Arvind Kejriwal breaks silence, calls for fair investigation in Swati Maliwal assault case
Delhi | May 22, 2024, 07:49 PM ISTSwati Maliwal, the former DCW chief, reported an assault, which has since sparked controversy and differing accounts of the event. The case has drawn significant public and media attention, underscoring the need for a transparent and impartial investigation.
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DCW received over 6,30,000 calls on helpline, 92,000 cases reported in last one year: Swati Maliwal
Delhi | Aug 13, 2023, 07:38 AM ISTDelhi crime news: Concerning cases of POCSO received at 181 Helpline, the top five areas are- 141 from Narela, 91 from Bhalswa Dairy, 71 from Samaipur Badli, 68 from Prem Nagar and 66 from Nihal Vihar.
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Delhi Commission for Women issues notice to Flipkart, Amazon for selling acid online
India | Dec 15, 2022, 02:48 PM ISTDelhi acid attack: "The commission has learnt that the accused had bought acid through the online shopping portal 'Flipkart'. The Commission has also learnt that acid is easily available on leading online shopping platforms such as 'Amazon' and 'Flipkart' which is illegal.
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Delhi: 12-year-old boy raped, tortured by 4; DCW issues notice to police
India | Dec 16, 2022, 01:10 PM ISTDelhi Commission for Women (DCW) said it received a complaint from a woman who said her son was sexually assaulted by people who even inserted a rod in his private parts.
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DCW seeks answers from Twitter, Delhi cops over availability of child pornography videos on website
India | Sep 20, 2022, 04:46 PM ISTDCW over porn videos: Protests rocked the campus of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali on Saturday night over allegations that objectionable videos of several women students were recorded by a hosteller, following which Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ordered a probe.
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DCW seeks strict implementation of law against sexual harassment of women at workplace
India | Sep 19, 2022, 04:31 PM ISTIt was noted that only 40 complaints were received by all the LCCs in the year from 2019 to 2021. For instance, the southwest district dealt with only three cases in the last three years and the west district did not deal with any cases at all, the panel said.
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DCW issues notice to SBI, seeks withdrawal of employment guidelines for pregnant women
India | Jan 29, 2022, 04:00 PM ISTThe bank's move has elicited criticism from some quarters, including from the All India State Bank of India Employees' Association. In its latest medical fitness guidelines for new recruits or promotees, the bank said a candidate would be considered fit in case of pregnancy which is less than 3 months.
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DCW says police delayed filing of case against spa centres running prostitution
India | Sep 10, 2019, 07:01 AM ISTThe Delhi Commission for Women on Monday said police registered a case after a delay of five days in connection with alleged sex rackets operating from spa and massage parlours in Nawada and Mohan Garden areas of West Delhi.
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Transgender Bill encourages sexual assault of transgenders: Delhi Commission For Women
India | Jul 26, 2019, 09:51 PM ISTThe Delhi Commission For Women on Friday wrote a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment alleging that the Transgender Bill encourages sexual assault of transgenders.
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DCW rescues 2-month-old child from traffickers
India | Jun 27, 2019, 07:55 AM ISTIt said it had got a complaint that a two-month-old child was forcefully taken by a placement agency from a couple in West Bengal's Silliguri and brought to Delhi.
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Four arrested as sex racket busted in Delhi's Aman Vihar
Apr 20, 2019, 08:07 AM ISTA DCW team reached the area on Thursday early morning and interacted with the residents who confirmed that a sex racket was being run from the house during daytime.
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Delhi Police raids 'Spiritual University', rescues 41 girls drugged, raped and kept like animals in ashram
India | Dec 22, 2017, 01:45 PM ISTComparing the Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya with Tihar jail, Delhi Commission for Women chief Maliwal said the accused Baba Virendra Dev Diskhit should be arrested immediately.
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Public and police stare as DCW volunteer allegedly beaten up, stripped by liquor mafias
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Woman beaten, paraded naked by liquor mafia in Delhi
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Ads bearing Kejriwal images still on display in city: DPCC
National | May 15, 2015, 07:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Congress today alleged that advertisements bearing images of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were still on display at public places in the city despite the Supreme Court order.“It was surprising that an elected
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DCW chief Barkha Shukla cries foul over 'inappropriate' tweets, alleges Kumar Vishwas is behind it
National | May 14, 2015, 08:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women Chief Barkha Shukla Singh on Thursday approached the Lt Governor and Delhi Police seeking "stringent" action against AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, alleging that he was behind the posting of
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DCW writes to Rajnath, Bassi on Kumar Vishwas
National | May 07, 2015, 02:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women has written to the Home Ministry, the Delhi LG and city police commissioner on AAP leader Kumar Vishwas' failure to appear before it in a case in which