NHRC seeks report on witch-hunting from Odisha CS, DGP

Dec 20, 2020

New Delhi [India], December 20 : Expressing serious displeasure over the lackadaisical attitude of the Chief Secretary and DGP of Odisha, in prevention of...

Witch-hunting, criminalisation of dissent taking country back, says Mehbooba Mufti

Jul 12, 2021

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 12 : Two days after eleven employees of the Jammu and Kashmir government were sacked for terror links,...

Assam: Local court sentences 10 people to life imprisonment in 21-year-old witch-hunting case

May 24, 2022

Chirang (Assam), May 24 : A local court in Assam's Chirang district on Tuesday has awarded life imprisonment to 10 persons in connection with...

Two killed in Assam over suspected witch-hunting, nine arrested so far

Oct 03, 2020

Karbi Anglong (Assam) [India], October 3 : Nine people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a case where a mob killed two...

Assam: Padma Shri Birubala Rabha, anti-witch hunting activist passes away battling cancer

May 13, 2024

In 2021, her significant contributions to social work were recognised by the government of India, which conferred upon her the prestigious Padma Shri award.

"Govt mulls declaring May 13 as Day against Superstitions": Himanta Sarma

Jun 06, 2024

Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday visited the family members of the late Birubala Rabha, the Padma Shri awardee who had...