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How Chandigarh administration ignored 800 disabled, widows and elderly seeking pension

August 28, 2024 8:57 am

An audit report of Chandigarh social welfare department said, the director had not issued guidelines containing the scheduled period to Sampark Centres to collect the documents from beneficiaries to remove the objections raised.

Centralised database of govt-run homes, dedicated cells: NHRC advisory on welfare of widows

June 12, 2024 7:38 pm

The NHRC said it felt the need to issue the advisory as it observed that widows face numerous challenges like emotional distress due to loss of spouse, social exclusion, loss of income and even loss of residence, it said.

Widow assaulted and expelled by in-laws after local poll defeat in UP: police

May 22, 2023 5:09 pm

An FIR was registered against five women and two others from her in-laws’ family but no arrest has been made.

Child adopted by widow after death of govt servant husband not entitled for family pension: SC

January 17, 2023 9:58 pm

The top court noted that Sections 8 and 12 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA), 1956 permits a female Hindu who is not a minor or of unsound mind, to adopt a son or daughter in her own right.

Hervad village effect: All 29 gram panchayats in Khadakvasla ban widowhood customs

June 11, 2022 1:05 am

In Khadakvasla assembly constituency alone, all 29 gram panchayats passed the resolution banning widow practices, Zilla Parishad CEO Ayush Prasad told The Indian Express on Friday evening.

HC breather for widow, stay on sessions court order to act against her for filing ‘false complaint’

March 13, 2014 3:47 am

It was Pandya’s contention that the elderly in the locality had advised her not to pursue the matter further as Qureshi was ready to apologise.

Widow's remarriage cannot deprive her of compensation: Bombay HC

January 10, 2014 12:47 pm

A tribunal had refused compensation to the woman on the ground that she had remarried.

Four get death,10 life,for murdering woman and her sons

April 09, 2014 11:55 am

A Bhiwani court on Tuesday awarded the death penalty to four people and sentenced 10 to life in prison for the alleged murder of a widow and her two sons

Man held for raping widow

August 05, 2013 1:18 am

The police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of getting her a job

Neighbours wife,mother equally responsible: Widow of Santosh Kumar

July 07, 2013 5:00 am

Amroti Kumar,the widow of Santosh Kumar who was allegedly murdered with a screw driver by his neighbours,father and son Ravinder and Amit Gandhi,on June 30,said that she wants justice from the court with the conviction of Amits mother Shakuntala and wife Leena.