Defence ministry rejects proposal to cede Coast Guard to MHA

Against the backdrop of a committee of top police officials suggesting that the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) be brought under the home ministry, senior government officials said the proposal from the North Block has...

New safety measures aim to halve EU road deaths

The European Transport Safety Council, the independent transport safety advocates, have warmly welcomed a package of measures announced by the European Commission to help reduce the 25,000 deaths that occur on EU roads annually. ...

J&K Police to procure modern equipment for security operations

The Jammu and Kashmir Police will procure various modern equipment such as under vehicle surveillance systems, deep search metal detectors and explosive detectors for security-related operations in the state. The police department earlier floated...

Dahua Technology achieves a unique first in Global Video Surveillance Industry

Dahua Technology, a leading solution provider in the global video surveillance industry has announced that just a day before General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect from May 25, 2018, it has...

Securitas named a 2018 Business Superbrand

Securitas has announced that it has been awarded Business Superbrands status for 2018. Tracking and celebrating the UK’s leading brands since 2001, the Business Superbrands are identified by surveying 2,500 business professionals from across...

‘Trinetra’: Gujarat CM Rupani launches Drone-based Surveillance to check illegal sand mining

Drones will now keep an eye over rivers in Gujarat in a bid to contain illegal mining in riverbeds by unscrupulous elements. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched “Trinetra”, a new drone-based surveillance system to...

Have access to 2 lakh CCTV cams: Police

The Delhi Police has access to footage from over two lakh CCTV cameras installed under the Nigahen scheme. In a report submitted to the Lieutenant Governor, police said it has 1,054 cameras from which...

Railway police stations asked to ensure distress calls attended

Days after a woman was molested outside the New Delhi railway station and claimed not to have received any aid when she dragged the accused to the nearest police post, Delhi Police has issued...

Grenfell Tower insulation ‘never passed fire-safety test’

Insulation that burned out of control on the Grenfell Tower never passed a fire-safety test and should not have been used, a BBC investigation has claimed. It is alleged by Panorama that the product...

MHA forms new division to deal with women’s safety, calls it top priority

Months after the Kathua and Unnao rapes that triggered countrywide public ire, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has created a new division to deal with all issues of women’s safety in coordination with...