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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)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 07, 2026 08:18 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Jun 27, 2026 03:08 am IST

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 ₹50,000 by the Punjab and Haryana high court.
chandigarh news
Published on May 10, 2026 06:26 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Apr 24, 2026 07:03 pm IST

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
jaipur news
Published on Apr 21, 2026 06:41 pm IST

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
mumbai news
Published on Apr 09, 2026 07:25 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 31, 2026 05:36 am IST

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)
noida news
Published on Feb 26, 2026 05:50 am IST

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
gurugram news
Published on Feb 14, 2026 10:30 pm IST

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

100 foreign medical graduates not paid stipend by govt for 5 months
mumbai news
Published on Feb 02, 2026 05:44 am IST

Two Punjab Police DGPs retire from service

Varinder Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer, served as head of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. (HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Aug 01, 2025 08:54 am IST

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

The incident occurred during an inter-department festival called "Frolic" in February.
india news
Published on Jul 11, 2025 04:05 pm IST

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.
india news
Updated on Jun 03, 2025 04:41 am IST

Pune dowry death: Social activist writes to MSHRC demanding steps to curb regressive practices

Pune dowry death: Social activist writes to MSHRC demanding steps to curb regressive practices
pune news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 09:10 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 06, 2025 05:52 am IST

‘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)
india news
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 07:26 am IST

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)
india news
Updated on Nov 13, 2024 08:12 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Updated on Sept 07, 2024 06:28 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Updated on Feb 09, 2024 07:48 am IST

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)
others
Updated on Apr 23, 2023 08:52 pm IST

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.
environment
Published on Jun 24, 2022 10:48 pm IST

Human Rights Day 2021: President Kovind to address NHRC event

President Ram Nath Kovind 
india news
Published on Dec 10, 2021 07:22 am IST

More than 100 killed in latest ethnic massacre in Ethiopia

Men who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region run to receive cooked rice from charity organization Muslim Aid, at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan.
world news
Published on Dec 24, 2020 12:25 am IST

Sikh couple not allowed to adopt white kids due to race wins UK court battle

cities
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 07:19 am IST

Over 60 dead as Iraq protests take new violent turn

Anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir square during a demonstration in Baghdad.
world news
Updated on Oct 27, 2019 08:00 am IST

Renewed anti-government protests in Iraq leave 42 dead: Report

Eleven protesters died on Friday while setting fire to the headquarters of a powerful armed faction in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniyah
world news
Updated on Oct 26, 2019 01:52 am IST

India must preserve the values it’s known for

Pakistan seeks to play up the restrictions placed in the state that have received greater focus than the scrapping of the special status in otherwise a muted international reaction hitherto. Given its extremely poor human rights record, Pakistani propaganda is not likely to add significantly to the criticism that may come our way on the human rights aspect
analysis
Updated on Sept 10, 2019 05:24 pm IST

Gurugram’s Sai Kunj residents yet to get civic amenities as July 31 deadline looms

Sai Kunj residents lack basic amenities such as road, water and sewer connections.
gurugram news
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 09:55 pm IST

Sai Kunj to get water and sewer connections in next 3 months

Ever since the colony was developed about 15 years ago, the residents have been using borewells to extract groundwater.
gurugram news
Published on May 01, 2019 04:28 am IST

Chopped palms of five tribals killed found scattered in Odisha club

Preserved palms of five of the 13 tribals killed in police firing in Odisha’s Kalinga Nagar in January 2006 were found scattered near a memorial pillar on Sunday.
india news
Updated on Nov 19, 2018 07:46 am IST
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