Tag: Safety Of Women

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has arrested two youths on charges of stalking and harassing an Odia actress in Bhubaneswar recently, a video of which had gone viral on social media. Bhubaneswar DCP Anup Sahoo informed that the city police swung into action and arrested the accused based on the written complaint filed by the actress […]

New Delhi: The Home Ministry in collaboration with the UN Women on Friday flagged off an awareness campaign to end violence against women from Sultanpur metro station here, officials said. The initiative is part of the #OrangeTheWorld global campaign. As part of the campaign, people would be made aware about India’s single emergency helpline 112, […]

Chandigarh: Amid growing concern over women’s safety, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced free police help to drop women safely home if they are stranded outside between 9 PM and 6 AM. The statewide facility will be available on dialling 100, 112 and 181, through which the woman caller will be connected immediately […]

Mumbai: Against the backdrop of horrific rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad, the police in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city have launched a new initiative: transport facility for women stranded in lonely places at night. Police commissioner Bhushan Kumar Upadhyay said the measure was necessary to boost women’s confidence in the aftermath of the Hyderabad […]

New Delhi: The Home Ministry has sanctioned Rs 100 crore from the Nirbhaya fund to set up women help desks in police stations across the country. A home ministry statement said the women help desks would focus on making police stations more women-friendly and approachable, as they would be the first and single point of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday asked all the district collectors to ensure the safety of women and girls in the shelter camps that are housing thousands of migrant workers stranded due to COVID-19 lockdown. In a letter to the district collectors, Labour Secretary Anu Garg said the safety of women and girls in those […]