Women's Day: MHA says Rs 200 cr given to states to set up women help desks in police stationsOn the occasion of International Women's Day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also said that women empowerment has always been the focal poin...
08 Mar, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
Centre sanctions Rs 4,000 cr for women safety projects under Nirbhaya FundA total of Rs 200 crore has been released for the Central Victim Compensation Fund.
26 Apr, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
20 states join pan-India single emergency helpline number '112'The single number for emergency services is similar to '911' in the United States.
19 Apr, 2019, 12.03 PM IST
Budget 2019: MHA gets Rs 1.03 lakh crore; emphasis on border infrastructure, police modernisationIn this budget, Rs 5,117 crore has been allocated for development of police infrastructure, including constructions of barracks, residentia...
01 Feb, 2019, 03.45 PM IST
Centre approves Rs 194.44 crore Safe City Project for LucknowThe city will soon have integrated smart control room, exclusive women outposts, pink toilets, night patrols of women police and women help...
01 Nov, 2018, 04.51 PM IST
LG launches smartphone with '112 panic button' featureThe device features a 5.3-inch display, 1.5 GHz octa-core processor, 2GB RAM, 13MP rear and 5MP front camera and 2,800 mAh battery.
22 Feb, 2017, 08.52 PM IST
Mobile phones without panic button import allowed till February: DoTThe government in April 2016 mandated that all mobile phones in the country from January 1, 2017, will be sold with panic button feature.
10 Jan, 2017, 10.27 PM IST
Mobile phone makers get two months more for panic buttonThere is minor aberration because of demonetisation which will be corrected in 1-2 months,” ICA president Pankaj Mohindroo said.
04 Jan, 2017, 01.38 AM IST
Mobile phone makers get 2-month extension for panic buttonThe government in April 2016 mandated that all mobile phones in the country from January 1, 2017, will be sold with panic button feature.
03 Jan, 2017, 07.03 PM IST
All existing phones to have panic button like feature: DoTThe latest direction from the DoT follows an earlier order requiring handset makers to install panic button in all new phones to be sold Ja...
09 Jun, 2016, 06.02 PM IST
Home ministry cancels bids to select service provider for Nirbhaya emergency helpline systemThe tender was floated in June under the ‘Nirbhaya’ scheme named after the victim of the December 16, 2012, gang-rape in the capital.
16 Jan, 2016, 04.34 AM IST
Boost for Nirbhaya scheme as Centre, States to ink pact on Emergency Response SystemEnvisaged on the lines of the 911 helpline in the US, the national emergency 112 aims to integrate services such as police, fire and ambula...
21 Aug, 2015, 05.30 AM IST
Independence Day speech: 112 Nirbhaya helpline to be better than US’ 911, says Home ministryMHA described the helpline,as having a capacity to handle 10 lakh calls daily, 3,500 agents to attend to calls and tablets to be fitted on ...
07 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Digital India: MHA notifies bids for nationwide emergency helpline, keen on number 112The ministry now wants the info tech service providers to use cloud services and "have experience in large-scale cloud solution deployment"...
06 Jul, 2015, 01.07 PM IST
MHA invites bids for 911-like national helplineWhile the home ministry has sought the number, the telecom department is yet to allocate it as a national emergency helpline.
15 May, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
Government keen to operationalise emergency helpline for women by 2017The government has kick-started the process to set up a single emergency response number across the country for women safety.
14 May, 2015, 04.10 AM IST
Crimes against women a national phenomenon: NaveenDescribing rise in crimes against women as a nationwide phenomenon, Odisha CM said law and order in the state remained by and large peacefu...
22 Mar, 2013, 10.37 PM IST