Parties fail to reach a consensus on controversial anti-rape bill

March 18, 2013

New Delhi, Mar 18: An all-party meet to discuss the controversial anti-rape bill failed to reach a consensus Monday following differences over lowering the age of consent to 16 years, and making stalking and voyeurism punishable under the law.

Political parties will meet again at 12.30 p.m. to evolve a consensus on the issue.

rape “We had an all-party meeting in the morning on the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The ordinance was brought by the government and has to be replaced by a bill,” said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.

“Largely there is consensus on contents of the bill, except that there are concerns about misuse and abuse of some of the provisions and parties have suggested there should be adequate measures for safeguard. And what those measures should be, we will discuss in the next few hours,” he said.

The minister said there were also differences over lowering age of consent to 16 years, from the present 18.

“There are also differences of opinion over the age of consent being (lowered to) 16 years. We will again be meeting at 12.30 p.m. and all issues will be discussed. And if required, the government will bring amendments along with the bill so that it can be put up for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha and then Rajya Sabha,” he said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) have expressed reservations on the clause for lowering the age for consensual sex to 16 years.

Last week, the government managed to resolve the differences over the bill within the cabinet with a group of ministers debating controversial clauses threadbare.

The ministers differed on the use of word "rape" in place of "sexual assault", lowering of age of consent from 18 to 16 years and the definition of voyeurism and stalking, punishable under the bill.

The bill also proposes the death penalty in the rarest of rare cases for rape and for repeat offenders.

It also incorporated suggestions of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee, which was formed to offer suggestions on making anti-rape laws stronger.

The issue has been in sharp focus after the brutal assault and gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi Dec 16 last year. She succumbed to her injuries Dec 29 in a Singapore hospital, where she had been airlifted for treatment.

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013, will replace the ordinance promulgated by President Pranab Mukherjee Feb 3.

It has to be passed by April 4, within six weeks from Feb 21, when parliament's budget session started.

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Amid coronavirus outbreak, Indian bans export of protective masks, clothing

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February 1,2020

New Delhi, Feb 1: India on Friday banned the export of personal protection equipment such as masks and clothing amid a global coronavirus outbreak.

It did not give a reason for the ban but it reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Thursday, a woman in Kerala who was a student of Wuhan University in China.

The central Chinese city of Wuhan is the epicentre of the outbreak, and the virus has since spread to more than 9,800 people globally and killed 213 people in China.

Several Indian citizens living in Wuhan will arrive in India by plane on Saturday and be taken to a quarantine centre on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi.

India, the world’s second most heavily populated country after China, has taken measures to ensure that all people arriving from China report to health authorities.

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Kerala special court sends 2 students to NIA custody in UAPA case

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January 21,2020

Kochi, Jan 21: A special court here on Tuesday sent two students, who were arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case in Kozhikode last November, to the custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a day.

The NIA court ordered that the duo, who were in judicial custody till now, to be produced before it tomorrow.

In its application, the NIA had said that the accused must be interrogated on the basis of digital records and sought custody of the duo for a week.

However, the defendant argued that no new evidence had been found against the accused and therefore no custody should be granted.

During an earlier hearing, the two had told the court, "We are not Maoists. We are CPI (M) activists. The Chief Minister, who says we are Maoists, should bring proof of whom we killed and where we bombed. In the last election, we have served as CPI (M), booth agents. We are the ones who went out to vote and pasted posters for the party."

The two were charged under Sections 20 (punishment for being a member of terrorist gang or organisation), 38 (offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation) and 39 (offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation) of the UAPA.

Allen and Thaha, students of law and journalism respectively of Kannur University, were taken into custody by the police from Pantheerankavu in Kozhikode on November 1 last year.

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Walking from Delhi to MP, man dies in Agra amid lockdown

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March 29,2020

Agra, Mar 29: A 39-year-old man, who had walked almost 200 kilometers from Delhi to reach his home in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, collapsed and died in Agra on Saturday.

The man, identified as Ranveer Singh, worked as home delivery boy for a private restaurant in the national capital.

According to police, the victim collapsed near Kailash turning of the national highway-2, after which a local hardware store owner Sanjay Gupta rushed to the victim.

Sikandra station house officer (SHO) Arvind Kumar, said, 'Gupta made the victim lie on a carpet and offered tea and biscuit. The victim complained about chest pain and also called his brother-in-law Arvind Singh over phone to share his health condition. At around 6.30 P.m, the victim passed away and local police was informed. "

Ranveer had left for his native village on Friday morning on foot. It is likely that exhaustion of 200-km walk might have caused chest pain.

The SHO said,"On the entire NH-2 stretch, UP policemen are present with food packets and water for such persons but Ranveer's death is unfortunate. "

After the death, policemen took the victim's body for post-mortem. The autopsy report is yet to be re eased.

According to information available, Ranveer was working in Delhi's Tughlakabad for the past three- years. He is survived by three children including two daughters. He belongs to a family of farmers and was the main bread winner for his family.

His family has been brought to Agra to take the body back to their village for the last rites.

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very sad news....this is the condition of hindu people after they adopt hindutva idology.

Politician enjoying playing ludo and watching ramayan, after complete lockdown, not even bothered by government about their transport,

modi spend crore on statue, but no hospital

this is the hindu rastra you want right...enjoy marons