Vaishno Devi Shrine Board approves installation of CCTV surveillance system along track

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has approved installation of CCTV surveillance system on the entire track leading to the famous cave shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Once in...

Australia pledges $39m to improve security at religious sites

Australia will spend millions of dollars on improving security at places of worship after the mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the $39 million (Dh143m) fund...

Electronic surveillance of Indo-Bangladesh border begins

A "highly porous" riverine section of the Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam will be put under electronic surveillance in a bid to check illegal immigration and smuggling of arms, ammunition, drugs and cattle. According to...

UK’s Deptt. For Education (DfE) launches review of fire safety in schools

The Department for Education has issued a call for evidence on how guidance around fire safety design in schools should be updated. The DfE wants to hear the views of architects, fire safety experts...

Hikvision showcases its latest technology innovations at FSIE 2019

Hikvision, the world’s leading provider of innovative video surveillance products and solutions has participated in the third edition of the Fire & Security India Expo (FSIE) 2019 held at Mumbai. The event also hosted...

Government funded crowd safety app to start in London

A new app to keep people safe in crowded places will be used at a major London location, after an award of almost £250,000 from the Home Office. The app, called the Krowd, is...

Air travellers will have to pay higher security fee soon

Soon, air travellers have to pay higher security fee to cover security deployment at airports. Security fees for domestic passengers may go up by Rs 20 to Rs 150, while for international passengers, the...

NEXT Biometrics partners with M-Tech on biometric cards for India

NEXT Biometrics has announced it is partnering with M-Tech Innovations to develop and deploy biometric card solutions for India. M-Tech is an accredited and certified RuPay, MasterCard and VISA card manufacturer and one of...

Haryana CM lays foundation stone for Rs 54-crore CCTV project

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone for eight projects and inaugurated six more in Gurgaon via tele-conferencing recently. The total cost of all 14 projects is touted to be over...

Car alarms with security flaws put 3 million vehicles at risk of hijack

Two popular car alarm systems have fixed security vulnerabilities that allowed researchers to remotely track, hijack and take control of vehicles with the alarms installed. The systems, built by Russian alarm maker Pandora and...