Global standards for fire safety in buildings launched

More than 30 organisations from around the world have united in a single group – The International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) Coalition – to develop landmark industry standards to globally address fire safety in...

Delhi Police set to get forensic boost soon

After the establishment of a new crime scene management division’s control room, the Delhi government has been forwarded a proposal by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to set up District Mobile Crime Scene (DMCS)...

Smiths Detection technology deployed at NATO summit

Smiths Detection technology supported the security operations surrounding the NATO Summit in Brussels on 11th/12th July. A range of solutions were deployed by the European Commission Counter-Terrorism Unit and Belgian Federal Police at Brussels...

Delhi’s L-G Anil Baijal flags low conviction rate, seeks police report

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has directed Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to discuss the issue of low conviction rate with Joint Commissioners of Police (JCPs) of all ranges, and prepare a report highlighting corrective...

Indian Para Special Forces, Marcos, Garud commandos to get more lethal weapons

India shares border with two nuclear-armed adversaries while several terror groups operate in Jammu and Kashmir and some Northeastern states resulting in its defence forces perpetually being on a state of high alert. The...

Private Security Agencies demand ‘Reverse Charge Mechanism’ for GST payment

Around 100 owners and employees of Private Security Industry on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, staged a silent protest at India Gate, Delhi and demanded streamlining of GST rules for the industry which is forcing...

Hikvision providing nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras for surveillance system in Xinjiang

Hikvision is supplying nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras to the Chinese government to be installed at the entrances of mosques in a county in the south of the Xinjiang region, say reports. According...

Haryana police makes training of private security guards mandatory

Haryana Police has made it mandatory for guards and supervisors employed by private security agencies to undergo training in recognised training institutes under Haryana Private Security Agencies Rules, 2009. While stating this the Additional...

DRDO to engage firms for making border surveillance system

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is looking towards the industry for the commercial production and marketing of a border surveillance system (BOSS) developed by it. Two prototypes of the system, developed by...

HC questions Delhi govt on non-functional CCTVs in capital

Non-functional CCTV cameras in the national capital came under the scanner of the Delhi High Court recently, which sought to know the area-wise location of such cameras in the city, along with information as...