PMC-run Bharat Ratna Atalbihari Vajpayee Medical College (BAVMC) Pune: At least four women employees of PMC-run Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College (BAVMC) have come forward with complaints against a senior official of the institute, alleging harassment and sending unsolicited messages.Sunita Sawant, dean (additional charge) of the medical college, ordered the official to be…
Pune: The Hinjewadi police on Tuesday arrested a senior officer working with a private life insurance company on the charge of outraging the modesty of a woman employee.Frustrated by the harassment, the woman approached the Hinjewadi police and lodged a complaint.Senior police inspector Balaji Pandhare of the Hinjewadi police said that the complainant works with…
Remembered as a lively individual who loved cricket and kabaddi, Sonu’s death has devastated the household Faridabad: Allegations of foul play, corruption and an attempted cover-up — the death of a 32-year-old lineman, during a transformer repair, has touched off a row.A day after an FIR was registered against four people, Sonu’s family demanded a…
Nagalakshmi Choudhary, Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women chairing Mahila Spandana programme at Manipal on Tuesday. Udupi: Dr Nagalakshmi Choudhary, chairperson, Karnataka State Commission for Women (KSCW), directed officials to establish Internal Complaint Committees (ICC) in organisations and offices where women work, to facilitate the filing of complaints in cases of sexual harassment….
The National Women’s Commission flagged “systemic gaps” in workplace safety and PoSH compliance at the Nashik unit of TCS Delhi/Pune: The National Commission for Women has directed Tata Consultancy Services to constitute separate Internal Committees in all its 127 units with 10 or more employees within four weeks, after raising serious concerns over workplace safety…
Q. Within GHMC limits, have police identified harassment hotspots? What measures are being taken to make such locations safer for women? — Kiran KumarWe have identified vulnerable and high-footfall public places as potential harassment hotspots, including bus stops, metro stations, parks, marketplaces, isolated stretches, malls, and crowded public areas. To improve women’s safety in such…
