New anti-rape laws will create fear among offenders: Tirath

Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 16:42

Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said that the ordinance will definitely create fear among the criminal elements of the society.

`Centre has asked states to rehabilitate manual scavengers`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013, 18:50

Centre has directed all the states to provide alternate employment to those involved in manual scavenging so that they can leave the "dirty job", Union Minister Krishna Tirath said on Thursday.

Delhi Police not a complete failure: Tirath

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 20:53

Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath on Wednesday acknowledged there were shortcomings in functioning of the police but refused to term their action as complete failure.

Krishna Tirath says no to lowering juvenile age

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 17:00

Union Minister Krishna Tirath suggested stringent punishment in the `rarest of rare crimes` like the Delhi gang-rape.

Rapists should be jailed till death: Tirath

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 16:08

Rapists should be jailed till their death, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said as another "very shameful" case came up in Punjab`s Bhatinda.

Bhatinda gang-rape incident shameful: Tirath

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 14:56

Terming the Jan 18 gang-rape incident in Bhatinda in Punjab as "shameful" in which a woman was pulled into a car and held hostage, a minister here Monday advocated life imprisonment to death for the perpetrators.

Age bar for juveniles will not be lowered: Krishna Tirath

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 21:02

Krishna Tirath said the age bar for juveniles would not be lowered and all persons aged below 18 would be treated as children.

Bureaucrats, cops favour denial of bail, lowering juvenile age

Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 21:17

Stricter punishment for gang-rape, denial of bail for crime against women and lowering juvenile age limit to 16 are among key recommendations made by top bureaucrats and police brass to government.

Krishna Tirath wants death sentence for rape

Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2013, 14:54

Laws should be amended to include death as a punishment for rape in cases where after the crime the victim "is no longer able to enjoy a normal state of existence and functioning", Krishna Tirath said today.

Junvenile in Delhi gang-rape case should not get away lightly: Krishna Tirath

Last Updated: Monday, December 31, 2012, 21:10

Women and Child Devt Minister Krishna Tirath said the juvenile involved in the gangrape and murder of the 23-year old girl here should be treated as an exception and not let off lightly considering the seriousness of the crime.

Sensitisation on women issues should begin from schools: Tirath

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 21:18

In the wake of Delhi gang-rape, Union Minister Krishna Tirath said education on proper behaviour towards women should be provided right from school.

Delhi gang-rape: Sushma Swaraj speaks to PM, demands special Parliament session

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 17:25

BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded special session of Parliament to award death sentence for crime against women.