Delhi High Court Slams Centre For Not Clearing Additional Police Force
Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 29, 2016
The Delhi High Court on Thursday slammed the central government for not clearing funds to create additional posts in the Delhi Police, wondering how an inadequate force would ensure safety of women, children and elderly.
Ten Highlights From Aam Aadmi Party's First Delhi Budget
Cheat Sheet | Edited by Sanjeev Singh | Thursday June 25, 2015
The Aam Aadmi Party government has announced a 41,129 crore budget with special focus on education, health, jobs and women's security. Here are 10 points from what AAP calls the country's first "Swaraj budget."
India Matters: Call When You Reach Home
Delhi News | Written by Sutapa Deb | Saturday December 20, 2014
It's no city for women, scream the headlines. So what are young women to do? Strong, independent and individualistic women, on the cusp of what promises to be a brilliant career. Should they circumscribe their lives and give in? Or fight the odds, possibly by choosing their battles and adopting survival strategies?
Two Years Later, Bus Ride to Mark December 16 Gang Rape
Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 13, 2014
A group of NGOs and professionals has organised a bus ride on December 16 to mark the second anniversary of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student.
Very Few Safety Promises Kept, Recounts This Cab Driver in Bengaluru
Bangalore News | Radhika Iyer | Tuesday December 9, 2014
After the rape of a woman allegedly by a cab driver in Delhi, safety concerns have once again surfaced among working women. And by the account of a former call centre driver in Bangalore, many promises are made in the companies but very few are kept.
Opinion: My Arrest Changed My Attitude About Life
Opinion | Devyani Khobragade | Tuesday November 25, 2014
Devyani Khobragade on why she ran the Delhi half-marathon.
Delhi: Working women look for jobs outside city, says study
Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 17, 2014
Citing lack of safety concerns, around 43 per cent of working in Delhi are willing to relocate outside the city even at the cost of a pay cut, according to a recent study.
$250,000 US grant for women's safety in Delhi
Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 30, 2013
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced a $250,000 grant for the "Delhi Safe City - Free of Violence against Women and Girls", to be implemented in partnership with Indian civil society organisations.
Delhi voted most unsafe metro city in survey
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 26, 2013
Delhi has been voted as the most unsafe metro city in the country by women travelling alone for leisure, business or both, a recent survey has found.
To assess Delhi safety, minister takes public bus
Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 22, 2012
Amid growing concerns over security on Delhi streets during night, Minister of State for Home R P N Singh on Friday night travelled in cognito in a bus to see for himself the actual scenario.
Delhi fights disaster in a massive earthquake drill
Delhi News | The Associated Press | Wednesday February 15, 2012
Ambulance sirens screamed, firefighters rescued pretend victims and children dove under school desks for cover during a citywide disaster drill on Wednesday in the congested, quake-vulnerable Delhi. It was the biggest-ever earthquake drill for the city where poorly constructed buildings, loosely hanging electrical wires and narrow alleys that encou...
From stethoscopes to pepper spray: Doctors fight for women's safety in Delhi
Delhi News | mid-day.com | Monday January 3, 2011
If the demonstrations are anything to go by, then Delhi's women are gearing up to take matters of their safety into their own hands. With several cases of crimes against women reported in the Capital in the final months of 2010, the city police's promises have fallen flat.On Sunday, as part of Mirchi Jhonk, a campaign for safety and empowerment of ...
Delhi BPO rape case: Three men arrested
Delhi News | NDTV Correspondent | Thursday December 2, 2010
Delhi Police have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the abduction and rape of a 30-year-old call centre employee here last week. The two identified as Shamshad and Usman have a criminal background and were allegedly involved in a gangrape case earlier also.DCP (south) H G S Dhaliwal said, "Two persons have been arrested. We have...
Delhi High Court Slams Centre For Not Clearing Additional Police Force
Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 29, 2016
The Delhi High Court on Thursday slammed the central government for not clearing funds to create additional posts in the Delhi Police, wondering how an inadequate force would ensure safety of women, children and elderly.
Ten Highlights From Aam Aadmi Party's First Delhi Budget
Cheat Sheet | Edited by Sanjeev Singh | Thursday June 25, 2015
The Aam Aadmi Party government has announced a 41,129 crore budget with special focus on education, health, jobs and women's security. Here are 10 points from what AAP calls the country's first "Swaraj budget."
India Matters: Call When You Reach Home
Delhi News | Written by Sutapa Deb | Saturday December 20, 2014
It's no city for women, scream the headlines. So what are young women to do? Strong, independent and individualistic women, on the cusp of what promises to be a brilliant career. Should they circumscribe their lives and give in? Or fight the odds, possibly by choosing their battles and adopting survival strategies?
Two Years Later, Bus Ride to Mark December 16 Gang Rape
Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 13, 2014
A group of NGOs and professionals has organised a bus ride on December 16 to mark the second anniversary of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student.
Very Few Safety Promises Kept, Recounts This Cab Driver in Bengaluru
Bangalore News | Radhika Iyer | Tuesday December 9, 2014
After the rape of a woman allegedly by a cab driver in Delhi, safety concerns have once again surfaced among working women. And by the account of a former call centre driver in Bangalore, many promises are made in the companies but very few are kept.
Opinion: My Arrest Changed My Attitude About Life
Opinion | Devyani Khobragade | Tuesday November 25, 2014
Devyani Khobragade on why she ran the Delhi half-marathon.
Delhi: Working women look for jobs outside city, says study
Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 17, 2014
Citing lack of safety concerns, around 43 per cent of working in Delhi are willing to relocate outside the city even at the cost of a pay cut, according to a recent study.
$250,000 US grant for women's safety in Delhi
Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 30, 2013
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced a $250,000 grant for the "Delhi Safe City - Free of Violence against Women and Girls", to be implemented in partnership with Indian civil society organisations.
Delhi voted most unsafe metro city in survey
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 26, 2013
Delhi has been voted as the most unsafe metro city in the country by women travelling alone for leisure, business or both, a recent survey has found.
To assess Delhi safety, minister takes public bus
Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 22, 2012
Amid growing concerns over security on Delhi streets during night, Minister of State for Home R P N Singh on Friday night travelled in cognito in a bus to see for himself the actual scenario.
Delhi fights disaster in a massive earthquake drill
Delhi News | The Associated Press | Wednesday February 15, 2012
Ambulance sirens screamed, firefighters rescued pretend victims and children dove under school desks for cover during a citywide disaster drill on Wednesday in the congested, quake-vulnerable Delhi. It was the biggest-ever earthquake drill for the city where poorly constructed buildings, loosely hanging electrical wires and narrow alleys that encou...
From stethoscopes to pepper spray: Doctors fight for women's safety in Delhi
Delhi News | mid-day.com | Monday January 3, 2011
If the demonstrations are anything to go by, then Delhi's women are gearing up to take matters of their safety into their own hands. With several cases of crimes against women reported in the Capital in the final months of 2010, the city police's promises have fallen flat.On Sunday, as part of Mirchi Jhonk, a campaign for safety and empowerment of ...
Delhi BPO rape case: Three men arrested
Delhi News | NDTV Correspondent | Thursday December 2, 2010
Delhi Police have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the abduction and rape of a 30-year-old call centre employee here last week. The two identified as Shamshad and Usman have a criminal background and were allegedly involved in a gangrape case earlier also.DCP (south) H G S Dhaliwal said, "Two persons have been arrested. We have...
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