‘Ahmedabad’s municipal commissioner lacks power to enforce fire norms’

In a candid admission before the high court, Ahmedabad's municipal commissioner, Mukesh Kumar, has expressed his inability to enforce fire safety norms in the city and demanded "more teeth" in the law to round...

Dahua signs deal with Mayflex in UK

Dahua Technology has signed a partnership agreement with Mayflex, a specialist distributor of converged IP solutions including networking, infrastructure and electronic security products. With its head office located in Birmingham, UK, Mayflex has built...

Police get new weapon to help keep Australian rail network safe

Queensland Rail has partnered with the Queensland Police Service to boost security on the rail network and enabled remote access to 7000 rail station based CCTV cameras at Police Headquarters. Minister for Transport, Stirling...

Barcode scanners installed at Delhi Airport to check entry with fake tickets

Barcode scanners will stand in the way of trespassers at Delhi airport’s entry gates following the security scare over frequent incidents of people sneaking in with bogus e-tickets.  Authorities are introducing the pilot project...

Expertise needed to beef up India’s border management: Union Home Secretary

India’s vast land and maritime borders with six countries dictates the use of technology, infrastructure development, setting up of additional border outposts and use of interceptor boats for effectively guarding India’s border, said Mr....

Tyco sells off security business in South Africa

Tyco has signed a definitive agreement to sell its security business in South Africa, which operates locally under the ADT brand, to Fidelity Security Group for approximately ZAR 1.9 billion (USD 140 million). This...

Hire private security guards to protect doctors, if needed: Bombay HC

Citing the death of a traffic constable after being assaulted by an erring bike rider, the Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra government and BMC on Friday to hire private security guards to protect...

Germany to expand rail surveillance

At the interim results press conference of the Deutsche Bahn rail company, Dr. Rüdiger Grube, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board began by saying that the company was horrified by the terrible incidents...

Police workshop on financial fraud, cyber crimes

Sharing case studies, observations and views, experts attending a police workshop in Jaipur said that financial fraud and cyber crimes can be tackled by better inter-disciplinary coordination among agencies and through mass awareness. The...

Surveillance to dominate thermal imaging market

The new report from Marketsandmarkets on the thermal imaging market, estimates a growth from USD 7.71 billion in 2016 to USD 10.27 billion by 2021, at a compound annual growth rate of 5.9%, and...