Nirbhaya case: SC to hear on March 5 Centre's appeal against HC verdict on hanging of 4 convictsThe appeal filed by the Centre and the Delhi government came up for hearing before a bench of Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and Navin...
25 Feb, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Delhi HC reserves judgement on Centre's plea against stay of executionSolicitor General Tushar Mehta told the high court that there is a "deliberate, calculated and well thought of design" by the Nirbhaya gang...
02 Feb, 2020, 06.33 PM IST
Deliberate, calculated design to frustrate mandate of law by Nirbhaya convicts: Tushar Mehta Delhi HCMehta told Justice Suresh Kait that convict Pawan Gupta's move of not filing curative or mercy petition is deliberate, calculated inaction.
02 Feb, 2020, 05.48 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
SC nod for compensation scheme for sexual assault, acid attack victimsThe scheme says that victim of acid attacks, in case of disfigurement of face, would get a minimum compensation of Rs 7 lakh, while the upp...
11 May, 2018, 07.59 PM IST
Give details of money under Nirbhaya Fund: Supreme Court to states, Union TerritoriesA bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, while asking all the states and UTs to file their responses within four weeks on re...
10 Jan, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
20 out of 183 One Stop Centres set up under Nirbhaya Fund: GovtA statement placed before the Parliament during the Monsoon session in July had claimed that a total of 689 women had approached such centr...
25 Nov, 2016, 08.23 PM IST
Make policy for providing relief for rape victims: Supreme CourtThe bench sought to know what steps were taken on a host of issues to ensure safety of women and hasten conviction in cases involving crime...
27 May, 2016, 01.06 AM IST
National Emergency Response System: Only Gujarat shows interest in Modi government's Nirbhaya schemeThe Centre’s efforts to have a national emergency response system (NERS) nationwide under the ‘Nirbhaya’ scheme have found only one taker.
20 Oct, 2015, 04.44 AM IST
Use Railway budget, not Nirbhaya Fund, for CCTVs on trains: DCWAccording to reports, about Rs 700 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund was used to set up CCTV cameras in train coaches for the safety and securit...
25 Sep, 2015, 02.58 AM IST
Nirbhaya Fund will be utilised for one-stop crisis centres for women: Maneka GandhiThe government today said it would utilise Rs 3,000 crore accumulated under the Nirbhaya Fund for setting up one-stop crisis centres for wo...
08 Mar, 2015, 09.44 PM IST
Women still unsafe in Delhi 2 years after December 16 gangrape: AAPNothing has changed even two years after the horrific December 16 gangrape case in Delhi, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said.
16 Dec, 2014, 11.32 PM IST
No concrete plan to use Nirbhya fund: CPI-M MP T N SeemaCondemning the recent rape of a woman executive in Delhi, CPI-M Rajya Sabha member T N Seema today alleged the Centre has no definite plan ...
10 Dec, 2014, 05.54 PM IST
Nirbhaya centres in Uttar Pradesh districts to help womenWith a view to providing prompt help to victims of crime against women, Nirbhaya centres will be opened in all the districts of Uttar Prade...
19 Sep, 2014, 04.52 PM IST
660 Nirbhaya Centres for women violence victimsThe centres will be set up in all the 640 districts and 20 additional locations in the country and the project will cost 477 crores approxi...
03 Jul, 2014, 07.01 PM IST
Rs 1,000 crore Nirbhaya fund remains untouchedThe government is yet to shake off its lethargy and has not spent a rupee from the much-touted Rs 1,000-crore Nirbhaya fund.
15 Dec, 2013, 09.41 AM IST
Delhi gang rape: High drama at 30,000ft as girl's blood pressure dips alarminglyThere was nerve-wracking drama at 30,000 feet when Delhi gang rape survivor went into a near collapse in the air ambulance.
28 Dec, 2012, 02.21 AM IST