Racial remarks against N-E people to be made punishable January 3, 2015 .

Violence, racial remarks and gestures against people from the northeast are likely to be made punishable offences. The government move is in accordance with the M.P. Bezbaruah Committee report on discrimination against the people of the northeast. Read more…

Racial slurs on North-East people may invite jail term Jan 3 2015 .

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said recommendations made by the MP Bezbaruah Committee have been accepted and two new sections will be added to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to ensure people targeting those from the North-East over their facial features or the race will face punishment. Read more…

Racial slurs may put you in jail for 5 years Jan 03, 2015 .

Any kind of gestures, words or acts of “discrimination” or “derogatory” remarks on the basis of race, culture or physical appearance can land you in prison for as long as five years, as the Centre is moving to add new sections to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to punish such actions. The move comes after […]

नस्लभेदी कमेंट किया तो 5 साल जेल : राजनाथ Jan 3, 2015 .

केंद्र सरकार ने कहा कि नॉर्थ-ईस्ट के लोगों को सुरक्षा मुहैया कराने और उनके साथ भेदभाव को रोकने के लिए हर जरूरी कदम उठाए जाएंगे। होम मिनिस्टर राजनाथ सिंह ने एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में कहा कि सरकार ने एमपी बेजबरुआ कमिटी की सभी सिफारिशों को मान लिया है। इसके तहत नस्लभेदी कमेंट करने पर 5 […]

उत्तर-पूर्व के लोगों पर फब्ती कसी तो जाना पड़ेगा जेल 02 Jan 2015 .

जागरण ब्यूरो, नई दिल्ली। उत्तर-पूर्व के लोगों का मजाक बनाने वाले शब्दों का प्रयोग अब भारी पड़ सकता है। गृह मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा है कि सरकार भारतीय दंड संहिता (आइपीसी) में संशोधन कर ऐसे मामलों में पांच साल तक की जेल का प्रावधान कर रही है। उत्तर-पूर्व के लोगों को भेदभाव से बचाने […]

Centre accepts Bezbaruah panel report on safety of northeastern people January 2, 2015 .

New Delhi: The government has accepted the recommendations of a committee that has suggested immediate measures to ensure the safety of people from India’s northeast in Delhi and other major cities. Read more…

Bezbaruah Committee report: Home Ministry acts on slew of measures Jan. 2,2015.

New Delhi, Jan. 2 (ANI): The Home Ministry on Friday announced that it was working to implement the recommendations of the Bezbaruah Committee, which was constituted to look into the concerns of people from the north-east. Read more…

Union Home Minister briefs media on the implementation of Bezbaruah Committee Report 02-January, 2015 .

Union Home Minister briefs media on the implementation of Bezbaruah Committee Shri Rajnath Singh says amendments to IPC under consideration Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh briefed media on the implementation of M.P. Bezbaruah Committee Report here today. He said that the recommendations made by the Committee with regard to immediate measures have been accepted. […]

Mobile App ‘Himmat’ For Women’s Safety Launched in Delhi january 02, 2015

NEW DELHI: ‘Himmat’, a mobile application of Delhi Police that will allow women to send a distress call to Police Control Room and their relatives in case of any emergency, was launched in New Delhi on Thursday by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Read more…

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh briefing media on the implementation of Bezbaruah Committee Report in New Delhi on January 2, 2015.

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh briefing media on the implementation of Bezbaruah Committee Report in New Delhi on January 2, 2015. Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju and Union Home Secretary Shri Anil Goswami are also seen.