Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said teams have been deployed to investigate the case.

According to media reports, girls are auctioned on stamp papers to settle disputes over loan repayments in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.

The National Commission for Women has constituted a two-member fact-finding team to investigate the matter.

Srinagar Apr 18 PTI The government is committed to the empowerment of minorities and in extending identical opportunities to all groups chairperson National Minorities Commission Syed Shahezadi said here on Monday She also stressed on strengthening communal harmony and brotherhood for inclusive growth and development of Jammu and Kashmir Shahezadi Member Officiating Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities met with prominent spiritual leaders of minority communities at a function here She urged all to work for the betterment of the humanity The meeting was held with the religious heads to discuss the problems and issues faced by the minority communities We all must strive together to work for humanity The spiritual leaders have a prominent role to play in this regard she said Shahezadi said the government is committed to the empowerment of minorities and in extending identical opportunities to all groups She also mentioned the government has introduced many welfare schemes for the upliftment of minority communities and urged them to take advantage of such welfare schemes meant for them The chairperson said all the issues projected by the spiritual heads will be brought to the notice of the relevant authorities and appropriate action will be taken accordingly Earlier Gurdwara Prabandhak Committees from various districts raised their various issues and said that their issues should be addressed on immediate basis A delegation of Holy Catholic Church also raised their several issues and thanked the government for various schemes for the minorities Imams of various mosques also raised their several issues regarding the functioning of Muslim Waqf Board including the hike in their salaries and said that they will extend their full cooperation to the government Director General Social Welfare Department Shabnam Kamilli briefed the NCM member about the various schemes for the upliftment of the minority communities and said that government of J-K is working actively for creating an enabling environment for their collective progress to maximise the development potential PTI SSB RCJ

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): On the eve of International Women's Day, Delhi Police organised an All India Women's Karate Championship at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The National Commission for Women on Monday said that it has written to Twitter to block the handle of actor Siddharth for a tweet on shuttler and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Saina Nehwal calling it "misogynist and outrageous" and the Commission has also asked the DGP to investigate the matter and register an FIR.