Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The Tamil Nadu government is in the process of formulating a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for speeding up prosecution in sexual crimes against women and children, Advocate General Vijay Narayan told the Madras High Court on Monday (June 22, 2026). Appearing before the first Division Bench…
To cross via the skywalk, pedestrians must climb 30-40 steps, walk over 200 metres along the elevated corridor, then descend another 30-40 steps on the other side Gurgaon: Nearly a year after the elevated skywalk at Mahavir Chowk was made operational, the structure remains largely deserted. Hundreds of commuters continue to weave through moving traffic…
A disturbing case in Nagpur sparks outrage after a 24-year-old woman, reportedly the wife of a defence personnel, alleges that she was sexually assaulted after her drink was spiked.The incident, reportedly captured on video, leads to two arrests, while police are continuing a manhunt for a Maulana allegedly linked to the case. The VHP raises…
Ahmedabad: A 22-year-old woman approached the Abhayam 181 women helpline after her family refused to take her back. According to helpline officials, the woman had left home at the age of 20 to marry a youth of her choice.“After her elopement, her father allegedly died by suicide, fearing social stigma. The family not only lost…
A pothole-riddled and muddy stretch in Snehitha Hills Hyderabad: Thousands of residents in Snehitha Hills, Peeramcheru of Ranga Reddy district, despite its proximity to the Telangana State Police Academy, are struggling with a range of unresolved civic and infrastructure issues that have left them frustrated.The locality, which houses several apartments and independent houses, is facing…
Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna on Sunday said that the special investigation team was formed to probe into the allegations of irregularities in the Ram temple donation funds on the request of the Temple Trust.Talking to reporters after chairing a meeting of the standing committee on Kashi Vishwanath Gyanvapi in Varanasi, the DGP said,…
New Delhi: Streetlights in the city may soon become smart enough to report their own failures, alert maintenance teams in real time and even adjust brightness levels to save electricity.Public Works Department (PWD) has floated a Rs 473-crore tender to replace around 96,000 streetlights on its roads with smart LED fixtures connected to a centralised…
Itanagar: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for allegedly stalking, trespassing, and attempting to outrage the modesty of two women in separate incidents across the Capital Complex Region (ICR) over the weekend.The accused has been identified as John Loda, a resident of Seppa in East Kameng district. He was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation…
the Telangana police’s Women Safety Wing (WSW) on Saturday launched Sthree Ride Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand during the launch of Stree Ride a livelihood and women empowerment project by the Women Safety Wing of the state Police, at DGP office, in the city on Saturday. Pic: Suman reddy D Hyderabad: In…
Mumbai/Thane: Two men were arrested for allegedly molesting women train passengers in two separate incidents in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.A 32-year-old man was arrested by the Govt Railway Police (GRP) for molesting a 22-year-old woman at Andheri railway station on Thursday morning. The accused was identified as Ishaan Doshi. Police said he works at a…
