Kerala govt considering setting up separate courts for women: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram, June 26: The Kerala government on Saturday said that it planned to set up separate courts to try crimes against women, to enable them get speedier justice.
"The state government will consider setting up separate courts to try crimes against women, which will also help in delivering speedy justice. We will also consider ward-level awareness schemes to counter domestic violence cases against women.
When an issue crops up, the ward-level mechanism can swiftly interfere. The local self government bodies play a major role in this regard," Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
He was speaking at an online function to mark the inauguration of various projects under the Home department including new police stations constructed in the state.
Recently, the state has seen a rise in news reports with regard to crimes against women, including domestic violence.
In the online function, Vijayan inaugurated newly constructed buildings for police stations at Ramankary, Edathua in Alappuzha district, Thrithala in Palakkad district and Chokli in Kannur district.
"The Ramankary and Edathua police stations, which were completely destroyed in the 2018 floods, were reconstructed seven feet above ground level in order to brave the floods," a state government release said.
The police stations have a reading room, child-friendly area, feeding room and a room for transgenders, among others.
The CM also inaugurated the Kannur Rural district police office, upper subordinate quarters in Kozhikode, new barracks at Agali in Palakkad district, district-level training centres at Kollam and Thrissur and the Malabar special police museum, conserving rare police documents and district level forensic labs, at Ernakulam and Malappuram.
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Nora Fatehi apologises before NCW over 'Sarke Chunar' row, vows support for orphan girls
New Delhi (PTI): Actor Nora Fatehi on Thursday appeared before the National Commission for Women in connection with a controversy surrounding the song 'Sarke Chunar' and apologised, saying there was "no intention to offend anybody."
Speaking to reporters after the hearing, Fatehi said she had been put in a situation unintentionally but acknowledged her responsibility as an artist.
"It was just a situation that I was put in, and there was no intention to offend anybody. But of course, I have to be responsible as an artiste. I definitely apologise, we have done everything in writing. They have been so kind and helpful," she said.
The actor also said she has decided to sponsor the education of a few orphan girls.
"It's really important for us to give back to society. So, I decided that we should sponsor a few orphan girls, their education, so that is the goal after this matter," she said.
Earlier, Fatehi distanced herself from the Hindi version of the song, saying she had shot the Kannada version and that her permission was not taken for its use in Hindi.
The Hindi version of the song, released on March 15 on YouTube, triggered outrage among a section of the public over its allegedly explicit lyrics.
Following the backlash, the makers removed the Hindi version from YouTube, though it continued to circulate across platforms. The lyricist, singer and director have also issued apologies.
'KD The Devil' is a Kannada film, dubbed in four languages, including Hindi.
