Delhi’s IGI airport may soon introduce full body scanners to upgrade security

People catching flights from the capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) may soon have to pass through a full body scanner, which is part of pending efforts to upgrade security at the airport that...

New Zealand police train public to watch CCTV for crime

Authorities in a New Zealand city have recruited dozens of volunteers to monitor CCTV cameras as part of the fight against crime. “I am a detail person. I notice things that are suspicious,” said...

NMDC, Hyderabad Police tie up for installation of CCTV cameras

NMDC Ltd has joined hands with Hyderabad City Police for installation of CCTV cameras under community CCTV Project in the city. At an event here, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) officials entered into a...

GCC fire safety market projected to expand to over $3bn by 2020

The size of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) fire safety market is projected to expand from $1.4bn in 2016 to more than $3bn by 2020 to keep up with the growing infrastructure and manufacturing...

After SIMI encounter, M.P. government mulls electric fencing in jails

The Madhya Pradesh government is “seriously” considering installing electric fencing around its 122 jails to enhance prison security in view of the daring Bhopal jailbreak by eight Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists....

National Rail Security campaign launches at major UK railway stations

UK Rail Minister Paul Maynard has launched a nationwide campaign, designed by government, police and the rail industry, at London Waterloo station which aims to help build a more vigilant network on railways across...

CISF to increase airport checks, seal abandoned structures

Security deployment in the country's civil airports will be tightened and abandoned installations around these facilities will be sanitised as part of some new counter-terror measures being undertaken to enhance security measures at these...

IISSM to hold special event on November 24-26, 2016

The two day 26th IISSM 2016 event on Security & Safety Challenges will be held at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on November 24-26 with Union Home Minister, Mr Rajnath Singh, scheduled to...

SEEQUESTOR, A CUTTING-EDGE PLATFORM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS, IS LAUNCHED IN LONDON

SeeQuestor, the fully integrated system designed to radically improve the speed and capacity of handling video footage by law enforcement agencies, has been launched in London. The system can deliver results up to 100...

Delhi Police has shortage of barricades

Police all over the world use barricades as an effective tool to thwart crimes, block protesters or reconfigure traffic on streets. As part of counter-terrorism measures, Delhi Police personnel check buses and other vehicles...