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The National Commission for Women celebrated its 22nd Foundation Day on 31 Jan
Smt. Mamta Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission for Women has taken up the matter of Shri Somnath Bharti, Minister of Law, Govt. of Delhi for his derogatory remarks and outrage of modesty of ladies of other nation
Shrimathi Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Chairperson, NCW issued a clarification regarding media report titled NCW cheif wants legalization of sex work published in The Hindu on 28th Oct, 2014
Shrimathi Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Chairperson, NCW welcomed the Supreme Court judgment allowing women to work as registered make-up artists in the film industry
The NCW has taken cognizance of the unfortunate incident (of 6th December 2014), wherein a lady was raped by a cab driver of UBER cab service
NCW celebrates International Women’s Day to honour outstanding Women
Honourable Chairperson organized a two-day National Consultation on 27th and 28th of February, 2014 at Jaipur, Rajasthan on Prohibition of Atrocities against Women by Dehumanizing and Stigmatizing them in public
National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo-moto cognizance of media report and the complaint received from verious organization and individuals on the reprehensible comments made by Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, President Samajwadi Party
The Honourable Chairperson, NCW Smt Mamta Sharma has expressed serious concern over the complaint received from complainat working with X-Ray department of R B Seth Jassaram Hospital, WEA, Karol Bagh, New Delhi
Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, National President, Samajwadi Party has replied to the notice of the National Commission for Women (NCW) on the media report titled, Mulayam questions death penalty for rape, triggers controversy
A delegation from National Commission for Women comprising Smt. Mamta Sharma, Hon’ble Chairperson, Smt. Laldingliani Sailo, Member, and other officials of National Commission for Women are visiting Arunachal Pradesh on 5th – 6th June, 2014 for meeting the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Minister of Social Welfare and concerned officials of the State Government on need for codification of Customary Law – Inheritane, marriage/divorce, customary system of dispensing justice in crimes against women
National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance and constituted an Inquiry Committee under Sections 8 (1), read with Sections 10 (1) and 10 (4) of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 to inquire into the following incidents which took place in Delhi- 1. The first report titled Woman kills rapist father-a case in which the woman has eliminated the abuser who was her father in order to escape continuous sexual abuse. 2. The second report relates to a woman, who was compelled to marry a man much older than her and later falling in love with a juvenile. 3. The third case reported in the newspaper titled stalked by neighbours young woman ends life, wherein it has been reported as that the girl was stalked by her neighbours who used to ogle and pass obscene comments and even beaten up her family, when they objected to misbehaviour
NCW and NTPC sign an MoU on gender sensitization of staff of NTPC
National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance of the media reports wherein rpertedly a middle-aged women was attacked by unidentified assailant at a village in Jehanabad, Bihar
A complaint was registered by the Commission in Press Council of India (PCI) on 26/07/2013 against the newspaper Danik Bhaskar for publication of allegedly offensive and defamatory news item under the caption “Badle ke liye karna chahta the murder: sex tak kar chuki thi girlfriend, par baad mein udaane lagi mazak” in its internet edition dated 2/8/2013