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39 women rescued from Delhi hotel

Posted by | Aug 2, 2018 | ,

New Delhi [India] – The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) rescued 39 girls, who were trafficked from Nepal, from a hotel in Paharganj area here late last night. As per DCW Chief Swati Maliwal, the girls were trafficked on the pretext of being offered jobs. “They were kept in the hotel on the pretext of job offers while they were being trafficked to the Gulf countries. Some girls have already been sent to Sri Lanka and we’re not able to contact them,” Maliwal told ANI. In the last one week, Maliwal said a total of 73 girls who were trafficked have been rescued from various areas in the national capital, following raids that were conducted by the DCW. The DCW chief also requested Home Minister Rajnath Singh to take cognisance of this and chair a meeting in the presence of Delhi Lieutenant Governor and the Commissioner of Police. “He should also give instructions to the Delhi police to stop all rackets of human trafficking” she added. The DCW had earlier rescued 16 Nepali girls from Munirka area on July 25. The girls had reportedly been trafficked to India on the pretext of employment and were being sent to Kuwait and...

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HoR members draw govt’s attention on various issues

Posted by | Aug 2, 2018 |

Kathmandu –  Lawmakers have drawn the government’s attention towards various issues including increasing tax imposed by the local levels and missing border pillars in Bardiya. Taking part in the ‘zero-hour’ of today’s meeting of House of Representatives, they also drew government’s attention over low-quality black topping of roads in the rainy season at the end of fiscal year to spend the budget as well as attempt of attack on lawmaker Niru Pal in the capital at a time when hearing was on in the name of proposed Chief Justice at the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee. They also suggested the government to upgrade the muddy and dusty roads of Kathmandu Valley as well as to bring a programme for the management of garbage of Kathmandu Valley. The lawmakers expressing their views are Rajmati Shahi, Bharat Kumar Shah, Mahesh Basnet, Bimal Nepali, Rajan KC, Mahendra Kumari Limbu, Mina Subba, Yagya Bahadur Bogati, Rambir Manandhar, Yagyaraj Sunuwar, Yasodha Kumari Subedi and Ram Bahadur...

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