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NHRC notice to UP government over injury to school children due to high-tension wire
India | Jul 16, 2019, 08:59 PM ISTThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the UP government into the incident in which over 50 students were injured after a high-tension wire fell into a primary school in Balrampur district.
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Bihar: Human Rights Commision sends notice to Bihar police Chief over JD(U) leader's death
India | Jul 16, 2019, 08:17 AM ISTRavidas, who was the block president of the party's Mahadalit cell, was picked up for interrogation in connection with the kidnapping of a girl, though he was not named as an accused.
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Government introduces NHRC amendment bill in Lok Sabha
India | Jul 08, 2019, 07:55 PM ISTA Bill to change the process of appointment of chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Health secretary urges states to adopt recommendations on patients' rights
India | Jun 23, 2019, 04:47 PM ISTA patient and her representatives have a right to adequate information about the nature, cause of illness, proposed investigations and care, expected results of treatment, possible complications and expected costs, stated the National Council for Clinical Establishments, an apex statutory body comprising representatives of all stakeholders.
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NHRC notice to Centre, all states over 'deplorable' public health infra in country; to send teams
India | Jun 20, 2019, 11:28 PM ISTExpressing serious concern over the "deplorable public health infrastructure" in the country, the NHRC Thursday issued notices to the Centre and all states and Union Territories, underlining loss of lives in various parts of the country in recent times, including of over 100 children in Muzaffarpur.
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NHRC notice to HRD Ministry over reported suicide of 49 Jawahar Navodaya students during 2013-17
India | Jan 01, 2019, 05:52 PM IST"The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that 49 students of the residential Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) committed suicide in campus over five years, from 2013 to 2017," the rights panel said.
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Amritsar train accident: NHRC issues notice to Punjab govt, Railway Board
India | Oct 22, 2018, 08:59 PM ISTThe NHRC has also sought details on disbursement of relief and rehabilitation to the aggrieved families.
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Govt has worked to improve work environment for women: PM Modi
India | Oct 12, 2018, 06:31 PM ISTOur government has worked towards eliminating problems faced by women while working in the night shifts and has provided them adequate security during it, PM Modi said.
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Society needs to understand importance of human rights: PM Modi
India | Sep 30, 2018, 02:47 PM IST"As a society, we need to understand the importance of human rights and inculcate them into practice -- this is the very basis of 'sab ka saath, sab ka vikas' (collective efforts, inclusive growth)," he said in his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address.
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Lynching of ‘kidnappers’: NHRC issues notice to Bihar government; demands factual report
India | Sep 12, 2018, 10:49 AM ISTA "factual report" on the incident, including action taken against the guilty and measures taken to stop recurrence of such incidents, has been called from them within six weeks.
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Muzaffarpur shelter-home rapes: NHRC issues notice to Bihar govt, DGP
India | Jul 26, 2018, 10:00 PM ISTMedical examinations of 29 of the 42 shelter home inmates have confirmed that they were sexually exploited, Bihar's Director General of Police K S Dwivedi had said.
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NHRC notice to Gujarat govt over death of Dalit man in Rajkot
India | May 22, 2018, 01:57 PM ISTTaking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the NHRC issued a notice to the Chief Secretary asking for a detailed report on the incident as well as on the steps taken to provide relief for the affected.
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NHRC issues notices to MP govt over 'SC, ST, OBC' marks on chests of new police recruits
India | May 01, 2018, 07:11 PM ISTThe Dhar incident had come to light when photographs in various newspapers showed aspirants with "SC" (Scheduled Caste), "ST" (Scheduled Tribe) and "G" (General) marked with sketch pens on their chests as they queued up for their medical examination.
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Unnao gangrape case: NHRC notice to UP govt, police chief over custodial death
India | Apr 10, 2018, 04:37 PM ISTThe National Human Rights Commission observed that the allegations, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of the victim family.
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BHU violence: Chief proctor resigns on 'moral grounds'; NHRC slaps notices on UP govt
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BHU violence: Chief proctor resigns on 'moral grounds'; NHRC seeks explanation
India | Sep 27, 2017, 11:54 AM ISTThe protests have been going on for six days now, which also took a violent turn on Saturday night, when police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the crowd.
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Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: NHRC sends notice to UP govt, seeks report on 'gross callousness'
India | Aug 14, 2017, 04:38 PM ISTThe NHRC has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of several children at BRD Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur.
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After Sasikala 'prison bribe' row, 32 convicts allegedly tortured in Bengaluru jail
India | Jul 19, 2017, 09:29 AM ISTThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to two top Karnataka prison officials taking cognisance of a complaint about alleged torture and transfer of 32 convicts serving terms in the Central Prison
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Encounter killings: SC asks states to reply to NHRC plea
India | Jul 04, 2017, 08:29 PM ISTSupreme Court today directed various states to file their replies on a plea of the NHRC seeking direction for mandatorily giving information about any encounter killings.
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Jharkhand lynching: 18 arrested, two police officials suspended over death of 7
India | May 22, 2017, 07:47 PM ISTEighteen persons have been arrested and the officers in charge of two police stations suspended in Jharkhand in connection with the lynching of seven persons in two different incidents last week.