News Alert! SC over incidents of rape in India, says women are being raped left, right and centre

— By FPJ Web Desk | Aug 07, 2018 01:22 pm

1: 21 pm SC expresses concern over incidents of rape in India, says women are being raped “left, right and centre”. SC refers to National Crime Records Bureau data, says every six hours a woman is raped in India. SC pulls up Bihar government for funding the NGO running Muzaffarpur shelter home where girls were allegedly raped and sexually abused, reported by PTI.

 

12: 15 pm PM has decided we’ll celebrate’Smajaik nyay pakhwada’from 15-31 Aug, we’ll go to every part of India&make people aware of decisions we made for social justice&safety.From next yr BJP will celebrate Social Justice week from 1-9 Aug every yr: A Kumar after BJP Parliamentary meeting

11: 35 am Siddharthnagar: At least 20 children injured after their school bus fell into a pond in Khaira village. The injured have been admitted to hospital. The bus was carrying 45 children. More details awaited.

11: 30 am There is nothing like this, we are not standing apart from NDA. Neither we requested our candidate nor BJP had any disagreement with us, these are all rumours: Prem Singh Chandumajra (SAD) on reports of Akali Dal unhappy with NDA candidate for Rajya Sabha Vice chairman polls

10: 45 am The govt has given the message that if a judge doesn’t make a judgement in their favour, he may be treated the same. I believe that this day will be seen as a ‘black day’ in the history of Indian judiciary. This is the arrogance of the govt: Kapil Sibal on Justice KM Joseph

10: 41 am Our party gives credit of implementation of this Bill to ST/SC people of the country which includes BSP supporters too, who successfully conducted Bharat Bandh on April 2 and pressurised the Centre & BJP govt to retain the earlier provisions of the Bill: Mayawati, BSP Chief

10: 40 am We expect that the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018, that has been passed in Lok Sabha, will also be passed in Rajya Sabha. Although the Bill was implemented late our party welcomes it: Mayawati, BSP Chief

10: 24 am A decision regarding this will be taken at central level. After that we’ll act, as & when the states are directed. A registration of such kind should also be done at the national level: Haryana CM when asked if a registration will be done in the state regarding illegal immigrants

9: 33 am Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah and Union Ministers Ananth Kumar & Arjun Ram Meghwal arrive for BJP Parliamentary party meeting at Parliament library building.

9: 02 am Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will not participate in the Asian Games. She had written a letter to Indian Weightlifting Federation requesting them to give her rest as she is not currently fit, owing to a backache, and wants to prepare for Olympics qualifier. (file pic)

9: 01 am Kerala: People face trouble in commuting as Kerala State Road Transport Corporation joint trade union committee is on a 24-hour token strike today against the proposed Road Safety and Transport Bill. Visuals from Thiruvananthapuram.

6: 45 am 4 brothers from Haryana’s Palwal carried their parents on ‘kanwar’ from Hardiwar’s Neelkanth to Panchkula’s Mansa Devi.They’re on their way back. Parents say,’we don’t have any problem like Shravan Kumar’s parents,but wanted them to send a message to those who disrespect parents’

6: 40 am Hi-tech computer lab established at Govt Girls Higher Sec. School in Udhampur under ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme. Students say, ‘these labs have hugely benefited us as computer wasn’t taught in govt schools before & poor students couldn’t afford to buy one’. Jammu And Kashmir

6: 30 am Latest visuals from outside Chennai’s Kauvery hospital where former Tamil Nadu CM M Karunanidhi is undergoing treatment. The hospital stated a decline in his medical condition yesterday