Restaurant owner spends $750K on security to deal with customers’ COVID ‘rage’

A surge in unruly customers during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a national restaurant group to spend a small fortune on enhanced security, according to the company’s boss. Cameron Mitchell, the CEO of Cameron Mitchell...

Delhi Police to introduce ‘Smart Card Arms License’

The Delhi Police Licensing unit has decided to replace the existing arms license booklet with a ‘Smart Card Arms License’. JCP (licensing unit) Dr O P Mishra said, “We have decided to replace the bulky...

SIS gains on bagging Rs 225 crore contract from Mahanadi Coalfields

SIS rose 1.58% to Rs 488.40 after the company said that it has won a two-year contract worth approximately Rs 225 crore to provide security solutions at 18 sites of Mahanadi Coalfields in India. The...

Singapore amends hijacking, aviation security laws amid high terror threat

With the threat of terrorism on civil aviation still palpable more than 20 years after the 9/11 attacks, Singapore is amending its laws to bring them in line with two international treaties that were...

India appoints first national maritime security coordinator 14 years after 26/11 Mumbai attacks

Consistent with India's attemp to augment its maritime security following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack 14 years, the government has appointed Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar as India's first national maritime security coordinator...

Military veterans being trained as guards to beef up Cape Town railway security

Cape Town's rail network will be the first to benefit from the Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (Prasa)'s plan to train military veterans to be security guards. Prasa and the Department of Military...

24 accident-prone spots on NH-48 to have CCTV cameras for road safety

The police have identified 24 spots between Sirhaul and Kherki Daula toll plazas on the National Highway-48, where it plans to install CCTV cameras with an aim to improve overall road safety. Police said that...

US firm makes real rifles for children

A US gun manufacturer has unveiled a semi-automatic rifle for kids modeled on the AR-15, which has been used in a number of deadly mass shootings, sparking condemnation from gun safety groups. The gun...

CCTV cameras to double in Mumbai police stations

The total number of CCTV cameras installed by the Mumbai Police across the city is going to double from 5,350 to more than 10,000. According to senior police officers, 5,530 cameras are set to...

NRTC gets contract to install ‘security surveillance’ project

The Punjab Prisons Department in Pakistan has awarded a Rs369 million worth contract to the National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) for installing the mega ‘security surveillance solution’ project at the High-Security Prison, Mianwali....