public safety

Lucknow/Agra (UP), February 24 Two courts in Uttar Pradesh received bomb threats via email on Tuesday afternoon, prompting authorities to conduct a search operation after evacuating staff and others, officials said.Police said the district judge in Lucknow received the threat around 1 pm...

Mumbai, February 24 – The second day of the Maharashtra State Legislature's budget session saw a heated debate over the increasing burden of non-academic duties imposed on school teachers.NCP legislator Vikram Kale raised a "Calling Attention" motion in the state Legislative Council on...

Chennai, February 24 – In a major effort to promote responsible pet ownership and enhance public safety, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has issued 73,754 pet licenses so far, requiring mandatory microchips to be implanted in registered dogs to ensure traceability and compliance with...

Hyderabad, February 23 To encourage the use of helmets among two-wheeler riders, the Malkajgiri Police Commissionerate launched a "Helmet Bank" initiative at the field level here on Monday.As part of the initiative, riders found traveling without a helmet are given the option to borrow a...

New Delhi, February 21 The Delhi Police has recovered 1,850 stolen and lost mobile phones worth approximately Rs 4 crore in the past 40 days under "Mission Reconnect," an initiative aimed at returning phones to their rightful owners in northern Delhi, an official said on Saturday.The recovered...

Bagalkot, February 20 – Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the Bagalkot city of Karnataka on Friday following tension triggered by a stone-pelting incident during the Shivaji Jayanti procession.The incident occurred in the Killa Oni area when the procession was passing in front of a...

Chandigarh, February 19 In response to the deadly swing collapse incident and "systemic deficiencies" observed at the recently concluded Surajkund International Crafts Mela, the Haryana Human Rights Commission has recommended that the state government and all relevant authorities adopt a...

Chandigarh, February 19 – The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding an incident at the Surajkund fair in Faridabad, in which police Inspector Jagdish Prasad lost his life during rescue operations, and several visitors were injured.Besides...

New Delhi, February 17 A 22-year-old man in northeast Delhi has been arrested for allegedly performing dangerous stunts on a motorcycle and harassing bus passengers to shoot reels for social media, police said on Tuesday.The motorcycle did not even have a registration plate, they said, adding...

Shillong, February 17 Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma on Tuesday refused to allow a discussion in the House on the illegal coal mine blast that claimed 33 lives earlier this month, citing sub judice provisions under assembly rules.The decision triggered sharp objections from...

Hyderabad, February 17 – Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar has dismissed a circulating message about a woman attempting to lure children for kidnapping as completely false.“No such incidents or gangs have been reported. Citizens are advised not to believe or forward unverified...

February 16, New Delhi – In the central Serbian city of Kragujevac, thousands of anti-government protesters, led by students, gathered on Sunday, vowing to continue protests that began after last year's deadly collapse of the Novi Sad railway station canopy.The rally, held on Serbia's...

In China, eight people were killed and two others sustained minor burns following an explosion and fire at a fireworks shop, in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year. According to the statement, the blast, which occurred last afternoon in a village in Jiangsu province, was caused by a resident...

Jammu, February 15 The Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday dedicated six Dial-112 emergency response support system (ERSS) vehicles in the hilly Doda district to enhance public safety and strengthen emergency response mechanisms.Doda Senior Superintendent of Police Sandeep Mehta flagged off the...

Mathura (UP), February 15 Ahead of the acclaimed 'Lathmar Holi', which is celebrated here a week before Holi, the fair area in Barsana has been divided into seven zones and 18 sectors for effective management, Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry Minister Laxmi Narayan...

Beed, February 14 A man from the Beed district of Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly repeatedly calling the '112' emergency number and making false claims about his wife's "death" and "disappearance", police said on Saturday.Govind Gajendra Bharti, a resident of Helamb in Parli Vaijnath...

New Delhi, February 14 The Delhi Police has issued a public advisory regarding traffic in advance of the upcoming AI Impact Summit and the commencement of CBSE examinations, stating that elaborate traffic and facilitation arrangements have been put in place in coordination with the education...

Jammu, February 14 The National Security Guard (NSG) successfully conducted a two-week advanced training program on Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (CIED) for personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Udhampur district, officials said on Saturday.A total of 53 officers, including...

Varanasi (UP), February 14 In a veiled attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati said on Saturday that someone who talks about Sanatan Dharma is being told that they are not a Shankaracharya at all.His remarks came a day after Adityanath said in...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 14 A 73-year-old woman was honored by the Kerala MVD on Saturday for confronting a traffic violation near Erangipalam bypass here recently.Prabhavathi Amma stood her ground against a scooter rider who was riding on the sidewalk and forced him to return to the road...