Patna: A court in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur has directed the CBI to conduct an inquiry into the involvement of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and two senior officials in the infamous shelter home sexual exploitation case, officials said on Saturday. Besides the Chief Minister, special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court judge Manoj Kumar on […]
May 04, 2021
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Sunday said it will go ahead with its strike on June 17 with withdrawal of non-essential health services across the country in the wake of the recent assault on doctors in West Bengal. The announcement came a day after Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asked states to consider […]
Apr 29, 2021
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill entailing amendments to the POCSO Act by including death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against minors. Now the bill, would be send to the Lok Sabha for its approval. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences […]
Apr 28, 2021
New Delhi: Amid spurt in cases of sexual assault and harassment against minor children in Odisha and other parts of the country, the Supreme Court Thursday issued directions for setting up centrally-funded exclusive courts in all districts where 100 or more cases have been set up under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) […]
Apr 28, 2021
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to hand Yuvraj Singh a No-Objection Certificate to participate in the Global T20 League being held in Canada came as a huge relief for many former Indian players who have not been in the scheme of things when it comes to international cricket […]
Apr 27, 2021
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday told a Delhi Court that it has recently recovered some documents related to bizman Ratul Puri which are “crucial leads in providing the missing links” “The said accused, throughout his interrogation, denied links with certain email accounts contrary to the evidence on record. The said documents linked to […]
Apr 25, 2021
Cuttack: A special POCSO court in Cuttack today awarded capital punishment to the accused in the sensational rape and murder case of a six-year-old girl in Salepur area last year. Sheikh Mustaq, who was accused of raping and murdering the minor girl from Jagannathpur village under Salepur police limits was charged under Sections 376 (A), […]
Apr 25, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday said it would establish 24 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for disposal of cases of rape and other sexual offences against children in a time-bound manner. State Law Minister Pratap Jena said as per the Odisha Civil Courts Act 1984, the courts will work under an additional district judge. […]
Apr 25, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The fate of dance bars in Bhubaneswar that were recently granted permission to operate with some conditions, seems shrouded by clouds of uncertainty again as Odisha Police on Tuesday cancelled the ‘No Objection Certificates (NOC) issued to them by the Fire Services Department. Senior officials informed that Police DG BK Sharma cancelled the NOCs […]
Apr 25, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Here is a shocker. When it comes to violations of human rights, Odisha recorded a dubious distinction of getting ranked at number 3 in the country till date this financial year (2019-20). The State has recorded over 11 rights violation cases in every 24 hours. As per the latest data available with National Human […]
Apr 24, 2021
Rae Bareli: A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli has created a new record by convicting a rape accused and awarding life sentence to him in a span of 10 working days. Special judge (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) Vijay Pal convicted 30-year-old accused Ram Milan Lodhi and delivered verdict in 10 […]
Apr 24, 2021
Mount Abu (Rajasthan): Demonic attacks on women have shaken the conscience of the country, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday and advocated that those convicted under the POCSO Act should be deprived of their right to mercy petition. It is for the Parliament to take a decision on the matter and make necessary constitutional […]
Apr 22, 2021
Bhubaneswar: High pendency in rape crimes and the resultant intense public pressure over largescale spike in rapes of girl child/women in State, Odisha government has finally decided to set up 45 Fast Track Courts (FTC) to ensure faster disposal of cases pertaining to grave offences against girl child/women like rape. “Odisha government will set up […]
Apr 22, 2021
New Delhi: The Centre has notified a set of new rules enabling implementation of the recent amendments to the POCSO Act under which provisions of punishment for child abuse have been made more stringent. Some significant addition in the rules include provision of mandatory police verification of school and care home staff, procedures to report […]
Apr 18, 2021
Bhopal: Doctors treating COVID-19 cases in Indore say a more virulent strain may be wreaking havoc in the city, which has emerged as the coronavirus hotspot in Madhya Pradesh. They say samples from Indore, where COVID-19 has killed 57 people, will be sent to the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) to confirm their apprehensions […]
Apr 17, 2021
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