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Times News Network Members of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) on Saturday hold a discussion on combating state repression on social activism in Rajasthan.

Social activists said the pressure from the accused policemen led to change in the girl's statement against these policemen who had allegedly molested her.

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties on Friday demanded disciplinary action against the DM, ADM and SDM of Karauli for irresponsibly granting permission to the bike rally.

People's Union for Civil Liberties national secretary kavita srivastava on Thursday demanded that UP government should make RD Nimesh Commission report public.

A mother-daughter duo from the city recently made their way into the Guinness World Records for the largest display of handmade paper dolls. Together they made 1,251 dolls, beating the previous record of 1,154 dolls.

A law punishing honour killing should be sufficiently broad-based to also tackle the various other forms of persecution of young couples and their families face from entities such as khaps, say lawyers and activists.

It's been two months since the Rajasthan Prevention of Witch-Hunting Act 2015 was enacted, however, it still has not seen light of the day.

The withdrawal of rank and facilities of Rajasthan State Women Commission (RSWC) is likely to have an affect on their ongoing investigations into the cases of atrocities on women.

The mother-daughter duo from the city set their third Guinness Record for the largest display of paper dolls.The duo made 2,111 paper dolls beating their previous record of 1,251 in Jan 2017.

A Mahajan Panchayat was held on Monday on the premises of the Town hall here which was attended by Sayeeda Hameed, Member, Planning Commission of India, kavita srivastava, national secretary, People's Union for Civil Liberties, Apoorvanand, Delhi University, Delhi, Balram, advisor to commissioner to Supreme Court on food security.

Drawing a parallel to the arrest of the human rights activists Binayak Sen, Roy has urged the PM to look into the policies in relation to human rights workers and institutions, and added that a failure to do so may damage the relationship between the people and the state.

"The government, by design, wants to fail the Anganwadi centres that are part of the integrated child development services (ICDS).

Two women in their 20s were murdered in the past 24 hours in areas under different police stations of the city .

Social activists Nikhil Dey, kavita srivastava, Dr Narendra Singh and others criticised private hospitals for opposing the Right to Heath (RTH) Bill that provides free treatment to patients against reimbursement from the state government in emergency wards.

Around 300 women from various parts of Rajasthan gathered at Shaheed Smarak on Tuesday to celebrate International Women’s Day.MKSS, PUCL and 23 organisations participated and talked about various issues women of this country are facing.

Women activists protested outside the office of Rajasthan State Commission for Women (RSCW) in Jaipur demanding resignation of its chairperson, Rehana Riyaz Chisti, for saying that fake cases were being registered by some women.

Blame game has begun over the procurement of 2,500 metric tonnes of rotten wheat which was brought from Punjab to Kanakpura railway station two days ago. Officials of Food Corporation of India passed the buck on the food supplies department.

In an unusual and collaborative move, organisations across Southasia have sent a joint letter on road safety to the United Nations. Additionally, activists in different countries of the region have sent similar letters to their respective ministries seeking action around this human issue under the banner of South Asia peace action network (SAPAN).

Gender rights activists and legal experts have taken umbrage to the fact that Mukesh Singh's interview has compromised the Nirbhaya case, which is still awaiting a final verdict.

Years of suppression and exploitation force the youngsters in the red corridor to become Maoists and though naxalism might not have improved the basic life parameters, it has given the tribals a sense of identify and empowerment. So believe the writers closely following the movement and writing about the issues.

The image of Rajasthan police has once again taken a beating following the rape of a tribal girl by two constables in Pratapgarh district on Monday.