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Andhra Government's Question To Centre Over Naming Law After Disha
The Andhra Pradesh government has asked the Centre on why the state cannot name a legislation after Disha, a victim of gang-rape and murder in Hyderabad.
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Maharashtra Assembly Extends Deadline For Joint Committee On Shakti Bill
The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday extended deadline for the Joint Committee on Shakti Bill till the last day of the next Assembly session.
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26-Year-Old Neighbour Arrested For Raping 6-Year-Old In Andhra Pradesh
A six-year-old child was sexually assaulted and left bleeding allegedly by her 26-year-old neighbour in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Sunday evening, the police said. The child was attacked when her mother had gone out to buy vegetables and she was alone at home.
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Maharashtra To Bring In Bill On Lines Of Andhra Pradesh's Disha Act
In order to control and reduce crime and atrocities against women, the Maharashtra government is expected to draft an act on the lines of the Andhra Pradesh government's 'Disha' Act, 2019, state home minister Anil Deshmukh told the Legislative Council on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Forms Panel To Study Andhra Pradesh 'Disha' Law On Rape Cases
The Maharashtra government has constituted a five-member committee to study the Andhra Pradesh Disha Act, which enables death penalty for rape and reduces the judgement period in such cases to 21 working days.
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5 Rape Accused Booked Under Disha Act In Andhra Pradesh's Nellore
Five men accused of raping a mentally challenged woman at a village in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam District have been booked under the Andhra Pradesh Disha Act, 2019.
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2 Women Officers In Charge of Andhra's Landmark Disha Law
Two women officers have been appointed in Andhra Pradesh to implement the Disha Act that cleared the state assembly last month for tougher punishment, including death sentence, within 21 days for those guilty of crimes against women.
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Andhra Clears 'Disha' Law To Punish Rape Convicts Within 21 Days
A proposed law for tougher punishment, including the death sentence, within 21 days for those guilty of crimes against women was cleared by the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Friday, weeks after a young woman's gang-rape and killing in neighbouring Telangana. The law has been dubbed the "Disha Act" after the name given to the woman in social media camp...
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Andhra Government's Question To Centre Over Naming Law After Disha
The Andhra Pradesh government has asked the Centre on why the state cannot name a legislation after Disha, a victim of gang-rape and murder in Hyderabad.
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Maharashtra Assembly Extends Deadline For Joint Committee On Shakti Bill
The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday extended deadline for the Joint Committee on Shakti Bill till the last day of the next Assembly session.
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26-Year-Old Neighbour Arrested For Raping 6-Year-Old In Andhra Pradesh
A six-year-old child was sexually assaulted and left bleeding allegedly by her 26-year-old neighbour in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Sunday evening, the police said. The child was attacked when her mother had gone out to buy vegetables and she was alone at home.
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Maharashtra To Bring In Bill On Lines Of Andhra Pradesh's Disha Act
In order to control and reduce crime and atrocities against women, the Maharashtra government is expected to draft an act on the lines of the Andhra Pradesh government's 'Disha' Act, 2019, state home minister Anil Deshmukh told the Legislative Council on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Forms Panel To Study Andhra Pradesh 'Disha' Law On Rape Cases
The Maharashtra government has constituted a five-member committee to study the Andhra Pradesh Disha Act, which enables death penalty for rape and reduces the judgement period in such cases to 21 working days.
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5 Rape Accused Booked Under Disha Act In Andhra Pradesh's Nellore
Five men accused of raping a mentally challenged woman at a village in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam District have been booked under the Andhra Pradesh Disha Act, 2019.
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2 Women Officers In Charge of Andhra's Landmark Disha Law
Two women officers have been appointed in Andhra Pradesh to implement the Disha Act that cleared the state assembly last month for tougher punishment, including death sentence, within 21 days for those guilty of crimes against women.
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Andhra Clears 'Disha' Law To Punish Rape Convicts Within 21 Days
A proposed law for tougher punishment, including the death sentence, within 21 days for those guilty of crimes against women was cleared by the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Friday, weeks after a young woman's gang-rape and killing in neighbouring Telangana. The law has been dubbed the "Disha Act" after the name given to the woman in social media camp...
