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Initially, the ministry had thought of issuing the guidelines itself, but now it wants states themselves to frame these SOPs, given the different topographies, say officials.

Why National Award for Aattam and Justice Hema committee report’s release are silver lining in our dark times

70th National Film Awards: Anand Ekarshi’s debut Malayalam indie 'Aattam: The Play' won three National Awards as the Justice Hema committee report, on women’s working conditions in Malayalam film industry, released to reveal dark, ugly truths of the Malayalam film industry.

New standard operating procedures In March for tunnel construction, rescue operations

As part of the new SOPs, the government has addressed issues like identifying the 'shear zone' of a project site before creating the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a tunnel project. It also mandates the presence of certain safety equipment at the construction site.

'Safest cities in India': This city has topped the list for the third time

Pune and Hyderabad ranked second and third as the safest cities in the country.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Govt working on new SOPs for tunnel construction and rescue operations

The government has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Konkan Rail Corporation DMRC, and international tunneling experts Chris Cooper and Arnold Dix to come out with the SOPs by January-end.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Mock drills to be conducted to avoid similar incidents, says NDMA

Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain says the Indian government has learned a lot from all the unfortunate accidents and disasters that have taken place in the country this year, and going forward, will be better prepared to avoid such incidents.

As India simmers, data on heatwave-linked mortality turns foggy

The number of heat wave days has been on the rise, but data maintained by government agencies differs from each other.

115 daily wage earners, 63 housewives committed suicide every day in 2021, government tells Lok Sabha

Sharing data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said a total of 42,004 daily wage earners and 23,179 housewives committed suicide last year.

In Bad Shape: Bridge collapses can be easily prevented in India

: The number of bridge collapses has come down over the years, but even one bridge that crumbles is one too many.

Economic offences at pre-pandemic levels, led by a spike in cases from Telangana 

Delhi and Mumbai led among the metros, but Jaipur, Lucknow and Hyderabad reported a disproportionately large number of cases compared to the size of their population. 

Assam registered 10% rise in crimes in 2021: NCRB report

Of these, 1,19,883 were Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes 8,325 more than the year-ago period. Crimes related to Special & Local Laws (SLL) also rose to 13,356 from 10,051 in 2020, the NCRB said in its report.

NCRB reports says Kolkata safest city in India; experts allege suppression of facts

The city scored 103.4 per 1-lakh people in terms of the number of cognisable offences, marching ahead of Pune, which stood second (256.8) and Hyderabad (259.9), the data showed.

Woman's near death experience while crossing train tracks caught on camera

Other passengers of the stationary train were heard shouting and urging the family to get to safety as a second train approached in full speed.

Six out of every 10 people who died by suicide in 2020 had an annual income of less than Rs 1 lakh: NCRB

Daily wage earners accounted for nearly one-fourth of all suicides reported in the pandemic hit year

CSC now authorised to provide NOC for sale of used vehicles

CSC has partnered with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to make this service available across India, and the service will be available across four lakh CSC franchisees in the country.

Seizure of counterfeit currency up in 2020: NCRB report

The seizure of fake currency notes increased 191% in 2020, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau. Rs 2,000 notes accounted for 53 percent of the total seizure by value, followed by Rs 1,000, at 35 percent.

1.20 lakh deaths due to negligence in road accidents in 2020, average 328 daily: NCRB data

As many as 3.92 lakh lives have been lost in three years in deaths due to negligence related to road accidents, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed in its annual 'Crime India' report for 2020.

Communal, religious rioting cases nearly doubled in 2020: NCRB

In its annual report, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) which functions under the Union Home Ministry, stated that 857 cases of communal or religious rioting were reported in the country in 2020.

Delhi reported maximum rape cases, murders among metros in 2020: NCRB data

Altogether, 1,849 murder cases and 2,533 rape cases were reported across the country in 2020, a year that witnessed COVID-19 outbreak and lockdowns, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data showed.

Crimes against women, children drop in 2020; disobedience cases go up drastically: NCRB

According to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on ''Crime in India 2020'', a total of 66,01,285 cognisable crimes comprising 42,54,356 Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and 23,46,929 Special and Local Laws (SLL) crimes were registered in 2020.

Crimes against women rose by 10% in Odisha last year: NCRB

The rate of crime against women per 1 lakh of female population in the state is 112.9, the second highest in the country after Assam, the ‘Crime in India 2020’ report published by the NCRB on Tuesday said.

Delhi sees almost 25% less crime against women in 2020 as compared to previous year: NCRB

In 2020, 10,093 cases were reported in the city against 13,395 cases in 2019 which is 24.65 percent less than the previous year. Delhi reported 997 cases of rape in 2020, the highest in the UTs.

Over 8 lakh cases registered for stealing of property worth Rs 4,719 crore in 2019: NCRB data

Theft was the most common means reported for stealing of property, accounting for 83 percent of all cases in 2019 and 61 percent by value

Crimes against India women | Face cruelty by husbands/in-laws every 4 minutes

According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, 32,033 rape cases were reported in 2019. Here are some of the crimes listed against women in India and how frequently they are committed

Delhi Violence | Why it is more than a law and order issue

The helplessness being felt by Delhi’s large majority of peace-loving people is likely to turn into complete disillusionment with the system if immediate steps are not taken to restore peace in the national capital.