Women Safety
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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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No 'honeymoon period' for new AAP govt; reducing pollution, women's safety top priorities: Bhardwaj
India | February 18, 2020 0:00 ISTAsserting that there will be no "honeymoon period" for the new AAP government, the party on Monday said a significant reduction in pollution, cleaning of the Yamuna and ensuring deployment of 'mohalla marshalls' to boost women's security would be among the top priorities of the new Arvind Kejriwal-led dispensation.
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Now, first all women cab service at Delhi airport
India | January 16, 2020 15:37 ISTDelhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has got its first all-women cab service. The service, opened by Sakha, aims at ensuring the safety and security of women. Sakha is a social enterprise providing safe transport solutions for women by women in four cities in India.
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Kerala: Women of all ages participate in Night Walk to mark Nirbhaya Day
India | December 30, 2019 15:05 ISTHundreds of women from different walks of life participated in the Night walk organised by the Kerala government across the state on Sunday night.
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29 per cent of Indians feel women's safety should be focus of 2020: Survey
India | December 26, 2019 21:54 ISTAround a third of urban Indians (29 per cent) feel safety for women should be the country's focus in 2020, a survey has revealed. Less than half of this number feel the economic condition (12 per cent) and job market (11 per cent) should receive attention in the new year, according to the survey by the UK-headquartered online market research and data analytics firm YouGov.
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A slew of measures for women safety in Delhi after Nirbhaya case
India | December 15, 2019 16:19 ISTAccording to the official, 1,3000 marshals are currently deployed every day in all DTC and cluster buses, a move also directed at ensuring women safety.
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On 12th day of hunger strike, Swati Maliwal demands PM to implement of Disha Bill in entire country
India | December 15, 2019 6:58 ISTDCW chief Swati Maliwal, who is on hunger strike for the last 12 days, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and demanded immediate implementation of the new Disha Bill in the entire country.
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Andhra Assembly passes 'Disha' Bill: Death penalty for rapists within 21 days | 6 things to know
India | December 13, 2019 18:43 ISTThe Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday passed the Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill 2019 also known as the Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2019 to award death sentence for offences of rape and gang rape and expediting verdict in trials of such cases within 21 days.
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PM Modi stresses on role of effective policing in ensuring that women feel safe, secure
India | December 08, 2019 20:21 ISTA statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said that PM Modi was of the view that technology provides an effective weapon to ensure proactive policing that factors in the feedback of the common man.
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Will launch projects for women safety in Gurgaon: CM Manohar Lal Khattar
India | December 07, 2019 20:52 IST"Soon, women police stations and Durga Shakti squads will come to combat the crime against women. As many as 450 vehicles will be given to the Gurgaon police under the Dial 112 project," the CM said.
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Fact Check: Ladies, don't send your travel details on this number
India | December 06, 2019 23:50 ISTAmid an outrage over rising rape cases in the country, there are widespread messages being circulated supposedly for women safety. But ladies, not all of them are true.
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Haryana to start special buses for women
India | December 06, 2019 17:01 ISTWomen police constables would also be deputed in each such bus so as to keep a vigil on anti-social elements. Initially, educational institutions of higher education would be included for to and fro facility for the students.
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MHA grants Rs 100 crore for women help desks in police stations
India | December 06, 2019 8:12 ISTIn 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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Is India the most unsafe country for women? Here's what survey says
World | December 02, 2019 19:37 ISTIndia is ranked the most dangerous country for women, according to a survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Even though the survey was published in 2018, not much has changed.
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