THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on August 27, has welcomed the release of the Hema Committee report which has painstakingly conducted an inquiry into the shocking atrocities against women in the film industry. It is the first time that a state government has formed a committee to study the malpractices in the film industry and harassment that women have to undergo. It is a known fact that women working in the film industry are victimised everywhere.

THE recent Supreme Court’s judgement in Md. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana and Another extended the provisions of section 125 of the CrPC to divorced Muslim women. In this case a divorced Muslim wife had been awarded a sum of Rs 20,000 pm by the Family Court which was reduced by the High Court to Rs 10,000 pm under S125 of the CrPC.

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) is shocked and outraged by the devastating stampede that occurred on July 2 in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, during a Satsang conducted by self-styled godman Narayan Saakar Vishwa Hari, also known as Bhole Baba. Nearly 121 people, mostly women, lost their lives in this tragedy. The number of injured is still unknown.In a statement issued on July 4, AIDWA said this incident starkly highlights the negligence of the Yogi government, which failed to ensure the safety and well-being of the people.

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on June 3, has condemned the increase in the prices of all variants of milk by Rs 2 per litre by Amul and Mother Dairy.Also, the increase by 5 per cent of road toll tax will have a cascading impact on prices of all essential commodities leading to an increase in costs adversely affecting the family budgets.    This is a betrayal of the people as it has been done immediately after the elections are over.

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceTHE All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on April 29, has  expressed its anger and disgust against the revelations made about a sitting MP and a candidate in the Lok Sabha poll from Hassan, Karnataka, Prajwal Revanna who is the grandson of H D Deve Gowda and leader of the JD(S) which is an ally of the BJP.  The Karnataka government has filed an FIR against him and constituted an SIT to enquire into the