Women Safety
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Odisha issues guidelines for safety of women at workplace
India | Jan 16, 2015, 06:07 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education department of the Odisha government Friday issued guidelines for the safety of women employees at their workplace with immediate effect.The government took this step after reports of some women
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Will do utmost for women's safety, Modi assures Nirbhaya parents
National | Jan 01, 2015, 08:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: The parents of the December 16, 2012 gangrape victim on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured them that his government "would do its utmost for the safety and security of
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31st December 2014: The safest night for women in Mumbai?
Life | Dec 31, 2014, 01:28 PM ISTWith 'new year' eve approaching, most of us are already done with plans for our evenings/night out to celebrate & welcome 2015 on a happy note.For males – 31st Dec night is an excuse to
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Post Uber rape, police to deploy drones to patrol city streets
India | Dec 12, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a first of its kind project in the country, mini drones fitted with night vision cameras will be used to patrol the streets of the national capital by the Delhi Police in
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Married women safer on streets than in matrimonial homes: Delhi HC
India | Sep 30, 2014, 07:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that married women in India are ‘safer on the street than in their matrimonial homes' as it upheld life imprisonment for a man convicted of killing
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Narendra Modi says dignity of women is our collective responsibility
India | Sep 22, 2014, 07:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Criticising frequent remarks made by political pundits on the ‘root cause' of violence against women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there should be no compromise on the issue of dignity of women."Look,
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JNUSU polls: Women's safety, better hostel facilities among top agendas
India | Sep 07, 2014, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Women's safety, action against those accused in sexual assault and better hostel facilities are among the key issues for candidates of various students' organisations contesting the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union elections slated
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Akhilesh says women safety top priority of government
India | Aug 15, 2014, 07:18 PM ISTLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said his government accords topmost priority to women security and good law and order situation was essential for the progress of the state.The chief minister hoisted the
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Tamil Nadu very democratic and safe for women: Jayalalithaa
India | Aug 06, 2014, 06:57 PM ISTChennai: Asserting that her state police force was on duty round the clock and was hard on complaints of crime, especially against women, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today contended that the state was
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Centre to bear 50 pc of police deployment cost on Railways
India | Jul 31, 2014, 08:51 AM ISTMumbai: The Central government told the Bombay High Court that it was ready to bear 50 per cent of expenses for hiring and deploying an additional 100 Government Railway Police (GRP) officials on Railways in
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Delhi to promote women's safety at IITF
India | Jul 06, 2014, 05:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi government will promote the issue of women's safety during this year's India International Trade Fair (IITF) to be held Nov 14-27 in the national capital, an official said on Sunday."This year's
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Women safety: Govt approves CCTVs, GPS in public transport
India | Jan 03, 2014, 11:07 AM ISTNew Delhi : Stepping up measures for women's safety across the nation, the government yesterday approved a Rs 1,405-crore project to track and monitor public transport and provide alarm buttons for alerting authorities. The project
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Govt constitutes task force to look into women's safety issues
India | Jan 01, 2013, 06:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 1: A special task force, headed by the Union Home Secretary, has been set up to look into the safety issues of women in the national capital on a fortnightly basis. The