SRINAGAR: In the wake of the recent civilian killings in Kathua, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Legislative Party Leader and MLA from Pulwama, Waheed Ur Rehman Parra has called for the revival of the State Human Rights Commission to ensure accountability and justice. Stressing the need for a transparent and time-bound probe, he stressed that the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, March 9 (IANS) The 15-day-long operation to trace eight missing people inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district made some progress on Sunday, with the cadaver dogs from Kerala identifying a possible spot for human presence under the rubble. The specially trained dogs identified human presence … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that it has arrested a key absconding accused in a human trafficking case involving the illegal entry of Sri Lankan nationals into India under the false pretext of securing jobs in Canada. The accused, Mohamed Ibrahim, who had been on the run and … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and podcaster Lex Fridman on Saturday expressed a keen desire to connect with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “human side” in an upcoming podcast. Fridman also shared that he plans to undertake a 48-72 hour fast before the conversation. “On top of the complex, deep history of … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) To combat and investigate the illegal human trafficking and illegal migration arising from the deportation of Indians domiciled in Punjab from the US, Punjab Police on Friday constituted a four-member fact-finding committee. Announcing this, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the four-member SIT has been constituted under the chairmanship … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) has urged the state government to take action against Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital. Ghosh is under scanner for his alleged involvement in financial irregularities and the mishandling of unidentified bodies in the hospital morgue. … Read more
Bengaluru, Jan 25 (IANS) Karnataka State Human Rights Commission has flayed the state government for not submitting the Action Taken Report (ATR) in connection with the honour killing of a couple in Gadag district, who had entered into an inter-caste marriage. The Registrar of the State Human Rights Commission has issued a warning to the … Read more
Kochi, Jan 24 (IANS) Highlighting major challenges to human health amid a series of issues, including climate change and anti-microbial resistance, Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday said that most of the emerging viral threats are zoonotic infections transmitted from animals to humans. She was speaking after the … Read more
