FRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

Need for swifter, sterner laws against rapists

The rape and murder of the  Kolkata  doctor has roused the collective consciousness  of the entire nation. Every lurid detail  of the  rape and murder has been  sensationalized and made viral   on social media . The  'Kolkata rape and murder video' has become the 'most  trending search ' on Google!  There is something seriously  wrong in the DNA of the  Indian male, which is not only very disturbing  but also causing alarm to the Indian diaspora . Indians abroad are being looked at with suspicion, bordering on disgust. Alarmed at the deviant  attitude, the Supreme Court has directed the removal of all pictures and videos disclosing the identity and body of the doctor who was raped and murdered in RG Kar Hospital.  In  Muslim countries,  rapists are executed summarily. We need to fast track  all rape cases so that justice is awarded within 6 months of the crime, while the case is still  fresh. Justice delayed is justice denied. I also suggest that there should be a 3-digit emergency number to report  rapes. The complaint should be escalated to the local police station, which should immediately dispatch a police official  along with  a female cop to the residence of the complainant. The FIR must be lodged  at the complainant's residence and not at the police station.



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Increase in number of salaried working women commendable

DATTAPRASAD SHIRODKAR, Mumbai
Published Aug 25, 2024, 8:19 PM IST
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The status of working women has improved compared to men, and according to the statistics released by the Labour Force, working women are ahead of men. This is evident from the overall statistics.  Now this number has reached 49 per cent. Likewise, the number of salaried men has decreased. Especially, the number of salaried women in the service sector has increased significantly to 64.2 per cent. However, the unemployment rate of women has increased from 8.5 to 9 per…

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