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Time of India
04-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
CNLU workshop formulates foolproof action plan on POSH
1 2 Patna: A five-day capacity building workshop on 'Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013', organised by Gender Resource Centre (GRC) of Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and state women and child development corporation, concluded here on Friday with the formulation of a foolproof action plan. This workshop had three-fold objectives — creating competent trainers, enhancing awareness and compliance, and driving sustainable impact via post-training support. The programme equipped the participants with the knowledge, skills and resources, enabling them to become effective trainers for leading similar capacity-building programmes at the district and block levels. A key feature of the workshop was the orientation on the "SHe-Box'(Sexual Harassment electronic Box), an online portal launched by the ministry of women and child development. More than 100 nodal officers and district-level administrators for POSH attended the workshop, aimed at equipping them with the knowledge and skills required for the effective implementation of the Act. A panel of experts, including Smita Jha of IIT-Roorkee, legal activist Anchal Gupta, advocate Apoorv Yadav from Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court, and legal consultants Gandhali Bhide and Vinda Mahajan, monitored the technical sessions of the workshop and trained the officials. At the outset, CNLU-GRC's director Ayushi Dubey welcomed the participants.
Time of India
17-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
CNLU prof ranked among world's top 10 legal scholars
Patna: Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) adjunct professor Nehaluddin Ahmad, who also serves as a senior professor at Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA) in Brunei, has secured a prestigious position in the 2025 edition of the AD Scientific Index. He has been ranked 10th globally in the field of law and legal studies. CNLU registrar S P Singh said Ahmad has also been ranked number one in all of Asia. In recognition of his outstanding academic contributions, he received the prestigious Teacher Excellence Award (Anugerah Guru Cemerlang) in 2024 from His Majesty the King of Brunei. Ahmad has authored over 300 research articles and more than two dozen books. His work on property law was cited in a 2016 ruling by the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory in Canberra. On the global policy front, his article "Restrictions on Cryptography in India – A Case Study of Encryption and Privacy" was referenced in a European Commission study titled "New Challenges to Data Protection." His 2018 article "Bitcoin: Is it Really Legal? An Overview" (published in the Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, Vol. 24, Issue 3, pp. 59-65) was cited by the European Parliament's Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3), underscoring his impact in the field of financial regulation and digital currency law. Ahmad's scholarly work has been cited by academics from some of the world's leading institutions, including the University of Oxford, Yale University, University of Cambridge, Cornell University, SOAS University of London, University of Massachusetts, New York University, and the National University of Singapore. His contributions have also been referenced by universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and India, said Singh.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Need action to create safer, healthier environment for adolescent girls in state: Experts
Patna: Policy makers, development planners and academics of the state reviewed and validated the critical evidence supporting investments, reducing child marriage and adolescent pregnancy in Bihar, at a workshop jointly organised by the Gender Resource Centre of Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) here on collaborative dialogue and evidence-based discussions, the workshop on "The Case for Investment in Interventions to Child Marriage and Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy in Bihar" underscored the need for coordinated action to create a safer, healthier, and more equitable environment for adolescent girls across the observed that despite the state's rich cultural heritage and vibrant demographics, alarming statistics from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) depict a sorry state of affairs so far as the growth and development of girl child is concerned. The statistics reveal that Bihar has the second-highest incidences of child marriage in the country, with 40.8% of women married before reaching the legal age of 18. Additionally, the prevalence of adolescent pregnancies continues to be a significant concern, with 11% of girls aged between 15 and 19 are either already mothers or pregnant with their first among those who attended the workshop and shared their experiences included development commissioner, Pratyaya Amrit; social welfare department's secretary, Bandana Preyashi; CNLU's vice-chancellor Faizan Mustafa and others.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Time of India
Man gets 7-yr jail for suicide abetment
Lucknow: A Lucknow court on Saturday convicted and sentenced Rishabh Singh (34) to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for abetment of suicide and criminal intimidation 13 years after a 20-year-old law student committed suicide. Special Judge (Ayurveda Scam Case/CBI), Rohit Singh, pronounced judgment against Rishabh under IPC Sections 306 (abetment to suicide) and 507 (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication). The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict. In default of payment, he will undergo an additional six months of simple imprisonment. An additional one-year sentence under Section 507 IPC will run concurrently. The case was registered on Dec 26, 2012, at Krishnanagar police station on complaint of Dharam Narayan Pandey of Pratapnagar. Pandey alleged his daughter, Jyoti Pandey—first-year LLB student at Chanakya National Law University, Patna— had returned home after her semester exams on Dec 3, 2012.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Traffic restrictions to be in place for 9 hours
Patna: The district administration has issued a traffic plan for Sunday in view of the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 inauguration at Patliputra Sports Complex in Kankarbagh. Traffic restrictions will be enforced near the venue from 12 noon to 9pm. Ambulances, fire services, vehicles carrying patients, pedestrians and NEET (UG) candidates are exempt. Vehicle movement will be restricted on P C Colony Road, Raghunandan Marg, J P Senani Path, Gayatri Mandir Path, Ganga Devi Road and the northern stretch of Kankarbagh road – from Kankarbagh Tempo Stand to Malahi Pakri Mor. The southern lane of Kankarbagh road will remain open for two-way traffic. A complete ban will be enforced on commercial vehicles between P C Colony Road (B 82) and Rajendra Nagar Golambar. All types of vehicles may use Malahi Pakri Road, Kankarbagh Colony Road and the southern end of Kankarbagh road without restriction. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Highest Earning College Majors—2025 Edition Best Paying Degrees | Search Ads Learn More Undo Parking arrangements have been finalised for attendees. Vehicles arriving from the Parsa Bazar side will park on the Chanakya National Law University campus at Mithapur. Athletes, artists and small event-related vehicles will park at Medanta Hospital's basement. Two-wheelers from Kanti Factory Road and Lohia Nagar will use the College of Commerce campus. Vehicles from Anisabad Golambar will park at Aryabhatta Knowledge University, those from Patna GPO and Mithapur at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, attendees from Beur at Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University and those from Karbigahia at Chandragupt Institute of Management.
