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41% of Indian women face harassment before attaining age of 19

November 26, 2016

New Delhi, Nov 26: More than four in every 10 women in India experience harassment or violence before they attain the age of 19, a survey has found.

harassmentThe survey conducted by NGO ActionAid in four countries showed that 41 per cent of Indian women experienced harassment before they attained the age of 19.

Six per cent of them experienced harassment before the age of 10 years in India, followed by Brazil (16 per cent), the UK (12 per cent) and Thailand (8 per cent).

"41 per cent of women in India have experienced some form of violence or harassment in the past month. The figure is even higher in other countries as 67 per cent of women polled in Thailand and 87 per cent in Brazil having been subjected to harassment or violence in the past month. In UK, 57 per cent women experienced the same.

"More than one in four (26 per cent) women in India said they have been groped in the past month, while 20 per cent women in Brazil, 26 per cent in Thailand and 16 per cent in the UK were groped," according to the survey report released today.

The survey was commissioned to mark International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women.

The survey found that 82 per cent of women in India said they have taken step to protect themselves against harassment.

This figure rises to 91 per cent for women between 25 and 34 years old. Steps range from avoiding parks and poorly lit areas (35 per cent) and changing a travel route (36 per cent) to using an everyday object like keys as a weapon (23 per cent) or carrying a protective device such as a rape alarm or pepper spray (18 per cent).

"Cross country findings suggest immediate actions are needed on part of societies and governments to curb harassment and violence against women. While awareness on rights of women, women's abilities and potential has seen incremental advances over the last decades, we are still a long way off to realize a promise of a just and equal world.

"Threats to safety of women is directly related to the patriarchal mindsets that manifests itself in streets, workplace and at homes. On International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, ActionAid India urges all nations to take effective steps to challenge these patriarchal mindsets and sexist attitudes which are the root causes of this culture of harassment and violence against women," said Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director at ActionAid India.

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March 5,2020

Mar 5: The Kerala government has given its nod to a proposal aimed at encouraging students aged between 18 and 25 years to take up part-time jobs while pursuing education so as to help them gain work experience and hone their skills.

The government has decided to accept the proposal as a policy decision at the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, an official press release said.

The aim is to ensure that in a fiscal, 90 days of work is assured for students in government departments, local body organisations, PSUs and private companies.

This will help in developing a work culture among students.

Honorariums will be given to students by the organisations employing them part-time, the release said.

Students aged between 18 and 25 years will be permitted to become part of the scheme which will help them to gain work experience and hone their skills, the release added.

In another decision, the government decided to release Rs 26 crore from the Chief Minister's disaster relief fund for providing compensation to farmers who suffered crop loss during the 2018 floods.

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February 14,2020

Feb 14: India will never forget the martyrdom of the security personnel killed in last year's Pulwama attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

He termed the slain security personnel were "exceptional individuals" who devoted their lives to serving and protecting the nation.

On February 14 last year, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the attack.

"Tributes to the brave martyrs who lost their lives in the gruesome Pulwama Attack last year. They were exceptional individuals who devoted their lives to serving and protecting our nation. India will never forget their martyrdom," tweets PM Modi one year since the Pulwama attack.

"I pay homage to the martyrs of Pulwama Attack. India will forever be grateful of our bravehearts and their families who made supreme sacrifice for the sovereignty and integrity of our motherland," tweets Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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June 22,2020

New Delhi, Jun 22: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday left for a three-day visit to Russia. Singh is likely to discuss the India-Russia defence and strategic partnership during the visit and also attend a military parade in Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

The visit comes days after the violent face-off with China in which 20 Indian Armymen were killed in Galwan valley in Ladakh.

"Leaving for Moscow on a three day visit. The visit to Russia will give me an opportunity to hold talks on ways to further deepen the India-Russia defence and strategic partnership. I shall also be attending the 75th Victory Day Parade in Moscow," the Defence Minister tweeted.

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar is also accompanying the minister.

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