Tag: violence

Jammu Muslims Fear Communal Violence In Region In Name Of Roshni Act

Source:-https://www.outlookindia.com As the BJP has brought discourse around Roshni Act calling it “land jihad”, prominent Muslim leaders and intellectuals of Jammu in a rare press conference on Sunday said deliberate attempts are being made to disturb communal harmony of Jammu region and nationalistic Muslims of Jammu are being painted as enemies. They said out of

Under Domestic Violence Act Can Divorced Wife Claim Right To Residence?

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Supreme Court in an ongoing judgment [Satish Chander Ahuja versus Sneha Ahuja] held that a woman can guarantee the privilege of the living arrangement in the houses claimed by family members also. This implies that she can look for living arrangement request concerning property which has a place with parents in law in

On bail, Bulandshahr violence accused gets garlanded, hugged, photographed

Source: hindustantimes.com One of the accused in the Syana violence of December last year, in which a police inspector was killed, received a hero’s welcome on his release from the Bulandshahr district jail on Saturday evening, according to a video circulated on social media. In all, six accused were released after the Allahabad high court granted

Govt’s Proposal For Law on Violence Against Doctors Ready, Health Ministry To Send Bill To Cabinet Soon

Source: news18.com New Delhi: A draft legislation seeking to punish people who assault on-duty doctors and other healthcare professionals by imprisoning them for up to 10 years, has been finalised and will be made public soon for feedback, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. Those “grievously hurting” doctors and other healthcare professionals in clinical

Rajasthan Govt Proposes Bills Against Honour Killing, Mob Lynching in Assembly

Source: thewire.in Jaipur: Rajasthan parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced two Bills in the assembly on Tuesday to check incidents of honour killing and mob lynching in the state. ‘The Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition Bill-2019’ and ‘The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill-2019’ were

Panel Formed To Draft Central Law For Checking Violence Against Doctors

Source: ndtv.com New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has entrusted an eight-member sub-committee with the task of drafting a central law to check violence against doctors and other medical professionals, a long-standing demand of the medical fraternity. The sub-committee has been directed to draft the law by July 17, officials said. The panel comprises officials from

Punishment for violence against doctors should be component of central law: IMA

Source: moneycontrol.com Citing recent cases of violence against doctors, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on July 1 asked the government to declare hospitals as “safe zones” and asserted that exemplary punishment for perpetrators of such acts should be a component of the central law. On National Doctors’ Day, the IMA organized a mass awareness programme

Bhima-Koregaon violence case LIVE updates: Supreme Court resumes hearing on arrest of 5 rights activists

Source-newsx.com Bhima-Koregaon case: The Supreme Court began the hearing over the arrest of five social activists — Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonzalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj, Gautam Navalakha. Earlier, the bench hearing the petition filed by historian Romila Thapar and five other had adjourned the hearing on September 12 observing that advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi was