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Chandigarh: Rights panel takes suo motu notice of Industrial Area building collapse

The commission has directed the Chandigarh deputy commissioner (DC) to submit a detailed report a week before the next hearing, which has been fixed for August 5, 2026. (HT File)

Updated 10 days ago

Amritsar: Human rights panel takes notice of patient’s ‘suicide’ at CHC

The Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance of a complaint pertaining to alleged suicide by a patient at the Community Health Centre (CHC), Lopoke, in the district and the alleged failure of authorities to conduct an independent and impartial inquiry into the matter. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Published 20 days ago

HC fines Punjab DSP ₹50,000 for not making rights panel party in plea

A Punjab Police deputy superintendent of police (DSP) who failed to make the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) party in a petition while challenging its order has been fined <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 by the Punjab and Haryana high court.

Published 68 days ago

BSF jawan’s death in NCB custody: Autopsy reveals 34 injuries on body

The report, accessed by HT, detailed that 25 injuries occurred in two to four days before death, while the remaining nine in 18 to 24 hours, when the deceased was in NCB custody. (iStock)

Published 84 days ago

8-year-old's death: Rajasthan rights panel orders safety review in schools

8-year-old's death: Rajasthan rights panel orders safety review in schools

Published 87 days ago

Lalbagcha Raja Ganesh Mandal seeks dismissal of complaint filed with Human Rights Commission

Lalbagcha Raja Ganesh Mandal seeks dismissal of complaint filed with Human Rights Commission

Published 99 days ago

Ludhiana: Rights panel takes cognisance of hospital withholding body over dues

The DMCH authorities refused to comment on the issue saying that they haven’t received the notice yet. (HT Photo)

Published 108 days ago

Child’s death case: NHRC summons Noida police commissioner

The incident came to the NHRC’s notice after Ghaziabad-based human rights activist Rajeev Kumar Sharma filed a petition seeking intervention in the minor’s death. The child died after a wall collapsed on him in Greater Noida’s Saini village on May 19, 2025. (HT Archive)

Published 141 days ago

Haryana human rights panel summons SIT in-charge in doctor death case after complaint

Haryana human rights panel summons SIT in-charge in doctor death case after complaint

Published 153 days ago

100 foreign medical graduates not paid stipend by govt for 5 months

100 foreign medical graduates not paid stipend by govt for 5 months

Published 165 days ago

Two Punjab Police DGPs retire from service

Varinder Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer, served as head of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. (HT)

Published 350 days ago

Rights body issues notice to Goa varsity after students ‘paraded’ in underwear

The incident occurred during an inter-department festival called "Frolic" in February.

Published 371 days ago

NHRC issues notice to West Bengal DGP to ensure Sharmistha Panoli's safety

Social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli is in judicial custody till June 13.

Updated 409 days ago

Transgender who runs own school seeks to break through shackles of societal biases

Aditi Sharma with her daughter in one of the classrooms of her school. (HT Photo)

Published 526 days ago

‘Study’ on school kids by IIT-M team triggers row, principal shunted

The institute said that an assembled smart insole was placed ‘inside the insole of students’ shoes to study the ease of walking (the study lasted for less than 10 minutes for each student), which had no contact with the human body.’ (PTI)

Updated 588 days ago

Bengaluru top cop to probe CCB officers’ conduct in rave party case

The authorities had seized drugs including 17 MDMA tablets and cocaine, and arrested five people, including Vasu and three drug peddlers. (File photo)

Updated 611 days ago

Ludhiana: Assailants pelt gang rape victim, her mother with stones outside CP office

The Division number 5 police reached outside the office of the commissioner of police in Ludhiana and nabbed some of the suspects with the help of locals. (HT Photo)

Updated 678 days ago

Woman mauled by stray dogs: Human rights panel seeks report from Kapurthala DC by March 12

Pari Devi, 32, was found near a ground in Kapurthala’s Passan Kadim village. (HT File)

Updated 889 days ago

Gujarat: 2 sanitation workers die while cleaning sewage line, contractors booked

The incident took place in line in Dholka town on Saturday evening (Representative Photo)

Updated 1181 days ago

NHRC notice to environment ministry on air pollution impacting life expectancy

The rights panel has observed that the contents of the media reports, if true, raise a serious issue of the right to life.

Published 1484 days ago

Human Rights Day 2021: President Kovind to address NHRC event

President Ram Nath Kovind

Published 1680 days ago

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