women safety
- Telangana
‘Police akka’ to safeguard, support girls in Telangana
Hyderabad: In a new initiative to ensure the safety of women and girls, Sircilla police announced the ‘Police Akka’ (Police Sister) programme, under which a police constable would be travelling to schools,…
- Delhi
Over 75% women feel unsafe on Delhi buses after dark: Report
New Delhi: Over 75 per cent of women feel unsafe commuting in Delhi buses after dark, even as the city government’s fare-free bus travel scheme has crossed the milestone of 100 crore…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 996 held for misbehaving with women during Ganesh Chaturthi
Hyderabad: Telangana Police SHE teams arrested 996 offenders for violating women’s modesty in Hyderabad during Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. Most arrests occurred near Bada Ganesh, Khairtatabad, and other crowded places. Khairtabad Bada Ganesh,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 285 held for misbehaving with women near Khairatabad Ganesh
Hyderabad: As many as 285 men were arrested in 7 days by the Hyderabad SHE teams for misbehaving with female devotees visiting the mega-idol of Ganesh at Khairatabad. The number of arrests…
- India
Headless, naked body of a woman found near UP’s Kanpur
Lucknow: A woman’s headless body was found naked on a highway near Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, causing a huge outcry regarding women’s safety in the state and demanding immediate arrests of the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police deny ‘free ride service’ for women travelling alone
Hyderabad: The city police have flagged recent posts on social media claiming that the police are offering pickup and drop service to women travelling alone during night hours as misleading. The posts…
- Telangana
Telangana govt to allocate separate budgets for women’s safety
Hyderabad: Amid growing concerns after the recent assault on a female doctor in Kolkata, Telangana’s Women and Child Welfare Minister, Danasari Anasuya, known as Seethakka, announced on Wednesday a series of new…
- India
Vivek questions Mamata’s ‘silence’ on taking responsibility for women’s safety
Kolkata: Film director Vivek Agnihotri on Wednesday questioned the ‘silence’ of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on taking responsibility for the safety of women in the state. ‘The Kashmir Files’ director…
- India
Govts, parties must ensure safe environment for women: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: In the wake of the Badlapur sexual assault incident, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said it “forces us to think where are we heading as…
- India
Karnataka to set up task force for safety of doctors, paramedical staff
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has convened a meeting with medical organisations here in the aftermath of the incident of the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata, and announced the…
- Featured News
Hyderabad: As man vs bear debate rages on, concern grows over women safety
Hyderabad: A one-off TikTok video has stirred a social media debate across the world, highlighting that most women fear an unrelated man more than a wild beast. Women around the world are…
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