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Govt officers accused of sexual harassment may be transferred out

Officers facing sexual harassment charges could be transferred out to ensure they do not abuse their authority to influence the outcome of the inquiry, the Centre told departments last week.

NCRB goofed up on Section 66A stats

NCRB goofs up on number of arrests under cyber law Sec 66A

Blunted by SC, IT Act’s section 66A still bites

SC scrapped it, but thousands held last year under dead cyber law

Railways asked to pay Rs 60,000 to passenger robbed of Rs 47,200 in 2009

Railways asked to pay Rs 60,000 to passenger robbed of Rs 47,200 in 2009

Delhi resident Zameer Ahmed alleged two railway guards who were travelling in the Sampoorna Kranti Express coach in 2009 either weren’t doing their job or had connived with the thief.

Four minors are raped every day

Marriage a major motive for abducting women: 2015 statistics

Women were the targets of 70% of alleged abduction cases in the country in 2015 but marriage, and not ransom, was the primary motive in 53% of the cases, according to national crime statistics released this week.

Four minors are raped every day, only 1 in every 3 accused convicted

The NCRB report suggests that for every sexual assault reported under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012, another child faced sexual abuse or harassment in some form or the other.

PMO to reply to RTI query on bringing back black money

PMO to reply to Rajasthan farmer’s RTI query on bringing back black money

Kanhaiya Lal, a Rajasthan villager who wanted to know what happened to PM Narendra Modi’s promise to credit Rs 15 lakh into the bank accounts of the poor, will get a response from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)

Serious crime dips across nation but Delhi still unsafe

Serious crime dips across nation but Capital still most unsafe for women, kids

Delhi remained the most unsafe city for women and children in 2015 but nationwide, serious crime dipped by a significant 5%.

Soon, farmer suicide data to come with cause details

The National Crime Records Bureau has decided to expand the scope of its report on suicides to go into the details of the reasons that lead farmers to commit suicide.

Government staff who joined after 2004 to get gratuity

Govt extends gratuity benefits to employees recruited post-Jan 2004

Government employees recruited after January 2004 will be eligible for retirement gratuity and death gratuity on same terms.

Red carpet, red flag for migrants

Refugees can work but can’t be in ‘sensitive businesses’, Centre asks states

The Centre may have opened India to persecuted religious minorities from neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh but it does not intend lowering its guard.

Government wants to jail bribe-givers as well, activists say it is cruel

The bill doesn’t differentiate between people who collude with officials and those who are forced to pay up, say activists

Don’t probe babus without govt nod: Panel

Don’t probe ‘corrupt’ officials without govt nod, says parliamentary panel

A parliamentary panel has backed a move to bar anti-graft agencies from probing bribery allegations against public servants without the government’s approval.

Essar Shipping MD is the new Shipping Corp boss, may take 80% pay cut

The National Democratic Alliance government on Saturday appointed Essar Shipping managing director Anoop Kumar Sharma to head the state-run Shipping Corporation of India.

Tough divorce law forces estranged couples to opt for separation instead

A law that makes it difficult to get a divorce may not have kept unhappy married couples together. Census data released this week suggests these couples were splitting up anyway, without a divorce.

Govt reverses decision, cancels 1-year extension of NIA IG Sanjeev Kumar

The government on Friday cancelled the one year extension of IPS officer Sanjeev Kumar Singh, inspector general in the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Najma heads to Manipur as 4 states get new governors

Jains have highest number of unmarried women in their 20s

Merger of govt banks will not be just on the basis of merit: Rai

SBI merger was to test the waters: bank board chief Vinod Rai

The proposed consolidation of public sector banks will not take place purely on merit but will be influenced by extraneous factors including the political environment, Banks Board Bureau chairman Vinod Rai said.

4 governors appointed, former minister Najma Heptulla heads to Manipur

Najma Heptulla, who resigned as a Union minister last month, was appointed the governor of Manipur on Wednesday.