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  Kerala govt's helpline for women 'Mitra 181' crosses 2 lakh call mark

  India | August 07, 2021 14:28 IST

  Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the number of calls received at the helpline facility for women called 'Mitra 181', has crossed two lakh mark.

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  COVID: MHA issues advisory to States, UTs to ensure protection for vulnerable groups

  India | May 21, 2021 10:35 IST

  The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday issued an advisory to all states and union territories, directing them to take cognizance of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups of society.

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  MHA grants Rs 100 crore for women help desks in police stations

  India | December 06, 2019 8:12 IST

  In the statement, the ministry said, "Women help desks would focus on making the police stations more women friendly and approachable, as they would be the first and single point of contact for any woman walking into a police station."

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  Dalit youth killed, state women helpline team attacked in Gujarat

  July 09, 2019 14:51 IST

  In a shocking incident, a Dalit youth was on Monday night allegedly hacked to death by higher caste members in a town near Ahmedabad when he went to pick up his newlywed wife from her parents' home along with a team of the Gujarat Government's Abhyam Helpline.

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  For a change, Yogi govt may strengthen THIS Samajwadi Party project

  Politics | April 05, 2017 16:01 IST

  In a presentation the police department is to soon make to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, 1090 has been included as a successful project that needs to be followed up with more manpower and financial muscle

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  Police to launch women helpline in Ghaziabad

  India | July 06, 2014 17:14 IST

  Ghaziabad: In order to curb crime against women and provide them immediate help in case of emergency, Ghaziabad police has decided to launch a 24-hour women helpline -- 1090 -- in the district.At present, there

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  Assam to have women helpline

  India | August 27, 2013 9:12 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi yesterday directed state Chief Secretary P P Varma to operationalise 181 helpline exclusively for women in distress. The Chief Minister in an order to the Chief Secretary asked him

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  UP's 1090 women's helpline heading for closure?

  India | April 11, 2013 12:42 IST

  Lucknow, Apr 11: Is the much-hyped 1090 women's helpline, meant to check obscene calls, SMSes and MMSes, set for closure a year after being launched by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav? It would seem

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  Gujarat govt to launch cellphone helpline for women

  India | February 03, 2013 6:33 IST

  Gandhinagar, Feb 3: Gujarat government will be launching `Help Emergency Assistance Rescue Terminal' (HEART), a helpline which would enable women seek police help instantaneously through mobile phones.Additional Chief Secretary, Home, S K Nanda told PTI