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Women Help Desks at Police Stations
The government has announced a sanction of 100 crore INR to set up and strengthen Women’s Help Desks at police stations. The amount is sanctioned from the Nirbhaya Funds. The project is to be implemented by the governments of the state and union territories. The desks are to be the first and single point of ..
Topics: Delhi gang rape • Government of India • India • Nirbhaya • Nirbhaya Fund • Violence against women in India • Women's rights in India
Uttar Pradesh registers highest number of crimes against women, as per Crime in India Report 2017
The annual Crime in India Report 2017 has recently published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The statistics highlight the poor law and order situation in the country with 3.59 lakh cases of crime reported against women in 2017. Uttar Pradesh recorded the maximum number of crimes against women with 56,011 cases in 2017, ..
Topics: Crime in India • Dowry death • India • National Crime Records Bureau • Uttar Pradesh • Violence against women in India
Chhaya Sharma chosen for 2019 Asia Society Game Changer award
IPS officer Chhaya Sharma, who led the investigation into the brutal 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape, has been chosen for the 2019 Asia Society Game Changers award along with six others for redefining the role of female police officers. The award identifies and honours true leaders who are making a positive contribution to the future of Asia. ..
Topics: Delhi gang rape • Gang rape in India • Violence against women in India
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Karnataka launchs Pink Sarathi vehicles for women’s safety
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has recently launched the ‘Pink Sarathi’ vehicles to attend to the complaints of women passengers travelling in city buses. The vehicles are procured by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) under the ‘Nirbhaya’ scheme. The corporation had received Rs 56.07 crore from the Union government under the scheme and had ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bangalore • Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation • BMTC • Companies based in Bangalore • Delhi gang rape • H. D. Kumaraswamy • Karnataka • Namma Metro • State governments of India • Violence against women in India
Chhaya Sharma wins 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership
IPS officer Chhaya Sharma, who led the investigation team of the infamous Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, has been awarded the 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership. During her career, Chhaya has led teams in detection and investigation of sensitive criminal cases and protection of human rights. However, solving Nirbhaya’s case is considered ..
Topics: Delhi gang rape • Dikembe Mutombo • Gang rape in India • Malala Yousafzai • Mutombo • Violence against women • Violence against women in India • women • Writers