Tag: Delhi Commission For Women

New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday said that it rescued 39 Nepali women, who had become victims of human trafficking. The Commission said that it received a tip-off and rescued the girls from Hotel Hriday Inn in Delhi’s Paharganj area on Tuesday night. “The raid lasted the entire night and assistance […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Police today detained nine students of the Banaras Hindu University who were on their way from Jantar Mantar to the prime minister’s official residence to submit a memorandum. The students — eight boys and and a girl — were released later. The Chanakyapuri Police said the girl was asked to to […]

New Delhi: The supporters of BJP today protested outside AAP leader Somnath Bharti’s office here following allegations of domestic violence levelled against him by his wife. Holding banners and placards against Bharti, the protestors rallied outside Bharti’s office in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar and demanded his resignation as a legislator. “He (Bharti) should resign. He […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) rescued a minor girl of Sundergarh district who was allegedly trafficked to Rajasthan in December 2017. As per reports, the anti-trafficking squad of the DCW raided a place in Jhunjhunu of Rajasthan and rescued the minor girl after her family sought their intervention. The 16-year-old minor girl […]

Bhubaneswar: Targeting the Odisha government over the kidnapping and trafficking of a 16-year-old girl from Sundergarh, who was recently rescued from Rajasthan, BJP Mahila Morcha president Prabhati Parida today demanded an answer from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. “We want an answer from the Chief Minister on why women are not safe in Odisha. The DCW’s […]

New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that rapists be hanged within six months of their conviction. Laying emphasis on implementation of laws strictly, she demanded that police resources need to be increased and their accountability fixed. “Merely making the law […]