Railway Protection Force equips women cops with chilli spray for safety

Women personnel of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) will now be equipped with chilli spray cans alongside their firearms to…

Drones, cameras, other surveillance tools monitoring women at Corbett Tiger Reserve: Study

Sound recorders, camera traps and drones are being used to keep watch on women without their consent at Uttarakhands Corbett…

Central Railway introduces enhanced safety, security, and hygiene measures for women commuters

The Central Railway, Mumbai Division, has taken significant strides to enhance the safety, security, and hygiene of women…

More than 370,000 cases of crimes against women reported in 2020, says govt

A total of 371,503 cases of crimes against women were registered across the country last year, the government has told the…

Karnataka Cabinet approves Rs 667 Crore Nirbhaya Fund Plan for safety of women in Bengaluru

Over 16,000 surveillance cameras and GIS-based crime mapping for predictive policing are among the measures to be put in place in…

DRDO develops first of its kind riot gear for women officers

Riot gear for women police personnel and paramilitary officers, taking into account their different bodily measurements has been…

In a first, women cops to patrol streets in Hyderabad

For the first time in Hyderabad, women police officers will be patrolling the city streets to prevent crime against women. The…

Global poll finds India most dangerous country for women

India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour…

Just 7.28% women in police forces

Amid a rising graph of crime against women in the country, they constitute just 7.28 per cent of the police force in India and at…

Lifting gender barriers, Army plans to induct women into military police

The Indian Army has finalised a plan to induct women into the army military police, a senior officer said. The move come just two…

Now, WhatsApp group for security of Patiala girls

Amid a hue and cry over the security of girls, the Punjab Police have launched a WhatsApp group, Friends Cop, for Patiala…

Women commandos who can fight terror suspects to guard new Metro stations

Women commandos will be deployed on 90 new Delhi Metro stations set to be opened in stages over the next year as part of its…