Crime Against Women

Bhubaneswar: As cases of domestic violence are on the rise during the lockdown period, the Odisha Police is planning to launch a ‘Phone-Up Programme’ for the safety of women across the…

Of the innumerable side-effects caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, one relates to the safety and security of women. And it should be dealt with as much seriousness as any other issue,…

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday stated that they have received nearly 69 cases of domestic violence during the nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of…

New Delhi: Pawan Jallad, the hangman who executed the four Nirbhaya convicts on Friday, is finally happy. “For the first time in my life, I’m happy to execute four convicts. I had been…

New Delhi: With the execution of the four Nirbhaya convicts on Friday, it was the first time that four prisoners were hanged at Tihar Jail here at one go. However, it was the second…

Cuttack: It is unbelievable but true that an Odisha man, who hails from Kankadajodi area of Cuttack district, has tied the knot thrice by claiming that he is a bachelor before each wedding.…

New Delhi: The execution of the 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts was deferred once again by a  Delhi court on Monday. This was done after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismissed a curative petition by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, on Monday, a day before their scheduled date of…

Rourkela: Bondamunda Police on Wednesday. arrested a schoolteacher for allegedly raping a young woman several times on the pretext of waiving off her brother’s school fee. The cops…

Baripada: In a shocking incident, a lady forest officer allegedly made a pregnant woman do sit-ups and later thrashed her on mere suspicion of stealing timber from a forest in Mayurbhanj…