Women Safety
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Women's security our priority: PM Modi in Gujarat’s Navsari
India | March 08, 2025 18:47 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with beneficiaries of ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme in Gujarat’s Navsari district, on the International Women’s Day. PM Modi also disbursed Rs 450 crore to more than 2.5 lakh women from over 25,000 SHGs.
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International Women's Day 2025: Top 5 apps for women's personal safety
March 06, 2025 15:02 ISTWith the increasing participation of women in the workforce and in higher education, violence against women is also rising. Here are the top 5 apps that can help women in times of distress.
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Pune bus rape case: Accused Dattatray Ramdas Gade detained from Shirur Tehsil, say police | WATCH
Maharashtra | February 28, 2025 7:52 ISTThe Pune Crime Branch has arrested Dattatray Ramdas Gade, the prime accused in the Swargate bus station rape case, after an extensive manhunt. Gade, a history-sheeter with multiple criminal cases, was caught in Shirur Tehsil, Pune district.
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UP government women welfare schemes that go an extra mile: CM Kanya Sumangala Yojana to 181 Helpline
Uttar Pradesh | December 27, 2024 15:14 ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government's Department of Women and Child Development have introduced schemes such as Chief Minister Kanya Sumangala Yojana, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Uttar Pradesh Rani Laxmi Bai Women and Children Samman Kosh and 181 Women Helpline to empower women in the society.
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Fact Check: Are police providing free travel services to women at night? Know truth of viral claim
Fact Check | August 28, 2024 23:38 ISTIndia TV Fact Check: It is being claimed on social media that the police have started to provide free travel services to women at night across the country. However, this claim has proved to be misleading in the fact check.
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Hyderabad Police deny news of free ride service for women travelling alone during night
August 22, 2024 16:13 ISTThe clarification came after messages were circulated on social media that the city police had launched a free travel scheme. It was claimed that a woman, who is alone and cannot find a vehicle to go home between 10 pm-6 am, can contact police helpline no (1091 and 78370185555) and request vehicle.
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Assam hospital cancels its advisory asking women staff to 'avoid being alone' after uproar
Assam | August 14, 2024 14:16 ISTAn advisory issued by Silchar Medical College & Hospital - a state-run medical college in Assam - created an uproar on the campus as students expressed their objection to it, demanding enhanced security measures in the hospital.
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Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma says women's safety, welfare of poor priorities of his government
Rajasthan | December 16, 2023 17:44 ISTRajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Saturday that the safety of women, zero corruption and the welfare of the poor will be the priorities of his government.
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NCW chairperson expresses concern over 'growing' sale of drugs in Chhattisgarh
India | September 14, 2022 18:23 ISTRekha Sharma, who met Director General of Police Ashok Juneja on Tuesday to discuss pending complaints on which Chhattisgarh cops were yet to give replies to the commission, also slammed the police in the Congress-ruled state for their alleged laxity in handling offenses against women.
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UP's new women-safety rules: No duty from 7pm to 6am without consent, supervision must if working
India | May 28, 2022 23:45 ISTThe new rules come within days of the UP government's budget for 2022-23 that stressed on better jobs, infrastructure, and health and safety for women in the state.
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APEC vows to improve women's economic empowerment
World | September 25, 2021 13:11 ISTMinisters also pledged to promote work-life balance and equal sharing of unpaid domestic work and care by exploring measures that expand affordable and accessible child and elder care.
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Yogi Adityanath's Mission Shakti 3.0 to commence in UP today
India | August 21, 2021 8:05 ISTUttar Pradesh will commence the third phase of 'Mission Shakti' today.
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Twitter, Google, Facebook pledge to protect women online
India | July 02, 2021 10:00 ISTTech firms like Twitter, Google, Facebook and TikTok have committed to tackle online abuse and enhance security for women on their respective platforms.
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BJP Mahila Morcha protests against TMC over women safety
News | March 31, 2021 15:45 ISTBJP's women wing staged protest in Siliguri against the atrocities of women on March 30.
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Women's Day 2021: Noida Police launches powerful women safety campaign
Lifestyle | March 04, 2021 12:30 ISTThe Women's Safety Unit of all the Noida police stations is organizing awareness programs at various places ahead of International Women's Day 2021. They believe that awareness is the biggest empowerment and it is time to say NO rather than bearing the wrong.
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Railways launches 'Meri Saheli' trains for women passengers' safety
India | November 05, 2020 21:08 ISTThe South Central Railway (SCR) has launched 'Meri Saheli', an initiative for the safety of women travellers, especially those travelling alone.
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India stresses Security Council to list terror entities involved in violence against women
India | October 30, 2020 7:48 IST"Violence against women and girls perpetrated by terrorists deserve our strong condemnation. Such women-targeted violence distorts the very basis on which civilised societies rest," India said in a statement to the Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security Thursday.
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Women 10 per cent more likely than men to feel unsafe in metro trains: Study
World | March 26, 2020 17:32 ISTWomen are ten per cent more likely than men to feel unsafe on metro trains, and six per cent more likely to feel so on buses, according to a study which may lead to better interventions to bridge the safety gender gap in public transport.
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Gadkari advocates pink buses for women in cities above population of 1 cr
India | March 12, 2020 15:03 ISTUnion Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday advocated introduction of pink buses for women in cities with a population of over 1 crore.
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BJP stages protest over farm loan waiver, women's safety
India | February 24, 2020 12:21 ISTAhead of the commencement of Maharashtra Legislature's budget session, BJP legislators staged a protest on the steps of the Vidhan Bhawan on Monday, alleging that the government "failed" to address farmers' woes and curb crimes against women.
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