Alarming rise in rape cases in UP, MP, Maharashtra

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December 1, 2017

Cities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have never been safe place for women but it is now becoming exceedingly dangerous as beastly men prowl the streets and attack women not only to rob but also to rape them.

According to the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday, there was an increase of 2.6% in crimes in 2016 across India compared to the previous year.

Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of heinous crimes such as murder and those against women in 2016.

Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of cases of murder at 4,889, accounting for 16.1 % of the total such cases in the country, followed by Bihar at 2,581 (8.4 %).

Also, U.P. registered 14.5 % (49,262) of the total cases of crime against women, followed by West Bengal 9.6% (32,513 cases) in 2016.

Rape cases recorded an increase of 12.4% from 34,651 cases in the country in 2015 to 38,947 in 2016.

Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh reported the maximum cases of rape at 4,882 (12.5 %) and 4,816 (12.4 %), followed by Maharashtra 4,189 cases (10.7 %) last year, according to the NCRB data.

Cases of crime against women have reported an increase of 2.9 % in 2016 over 2015.

Majority of these cases were reported under the heads of cruelty by husband or his relatives (32%), assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty (25%), kidnapping and abduction of women (19%), and rape (11.5 %).

U.P. recorded 9.5 % of the total cases of crimes registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), followed by Madhya Pradesh (8.9 %), Maharashtra (8.8 %) and Kerala (8.7 %).

Joint Director in the NCRB Surendra Panwar said a total of 48,31,515 cognisable crimes comprising 29,75,711 Indian Penal Code crimes and 18,55,804 special and local laws crimes were reported in 2016, showing an increase of 2.6% over 2015 (47,10,676 cases).

IPC crimes have increased by 0.9% from 29,49,400 in 2015 to 29,75,711 in 2016. The total number of crime against children in 2016 was 1,06,958, which is 13.6 % more than 2015 (94,172 cases).

Atrocities against Scheduled Tribes have increased by 4.7 % in 2016 (6,568 cases) over 2015 (6,276 cases). Madhya Pradesh (1,823 cases) reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against Scheduled Tribes accounting for 27.8 % of total such cases.

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No health screening of passengers at inter-district check-posts in Karnataka

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May 22,2020

Bengaluru, May 22: Karnataka government on Thursday said that there will be no inter-district check-posts for health screening in the State.

"There will be no inter-district check-posts for health screening in the State. Any health screening for passengers travelling by public transport -- buses and trains -- will be done at the origin of the journey and all those passengers found asymptomatic will be allowed to travel," reads the statement issued by the Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare Services.

It further reads: "The agencies running public transport (KSRTC and others, Indian Railways, private bus operators) should ensure health screening of passengers before the start of the journey. There will be no health screening of passengers travelling by private vehicles across districts in Karnataka."

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Women’s satyagrah, human chain mark Martyrs’ Day in Mangaluru

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January 30,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 30: A day-long ‘satyagrah’ by women followed by formation of human chain marked the Martyrs’ Day, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in Mangaluru.

The organisers were ‘We, the People of India’, whose sole intention was to safeguard constitution of India and raise voice against those to attack the constitution.

Amidst nationwide agitation by ‘We, the People of India’ against contentious CAA, NRC, the women of Manglauru have decided to hold satyagrah and form a human chain in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner in the heart of the city on January 30.

The Satyagrah commenced at 10 a.m. At 4:30 p.m. a human chain will be formed. At 5.17p.m. when the father of the nation was gunned down 72 years ago during his evening prayer at Birla House by Godse, the demonstrators raised the slogan of unity to defeat the ideology of Godse.

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A Salute to all these Magalorean courageous women's unity and patriotism.

Long Live India Jai Hind!

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'If you come to road, I'll come to your home': Traffic Police

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April 2,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 2: In a bid to discourage people from coming out on roads during the lockdown, Bengaluru Traffic Police have inscribed a message that reads, "If you come to road, I'll come to your home."

It was written on the road at Nagenahalli check-post. The message was written by the cops in the regional language.

Meanwhile, nine fresh cases were reported in Karnataka with the count rising to 110 in the state on Wednesday.

Out of the total cases, three persons died due to the virus while nine others have been discharged after recovery.

"COVID-19 cases climb to 110 in Karnataka, with nine fresh cases being reported between 5 pm yesterday and 2 pm today. Out of the total cases, three have died while nine others have been discharged," a bulletin issued by the state health department said.

"Out of 110 cases detected and confirmed in Karnataka so far, seven cases are transit
passengers of Kerala who have landed in our airports and being treated in
Karnataka," it added.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that there are 1,834 coronavirus positive cases in India, including 1,649 active cases, 144 cured/discharged/migrated people and 41 deaths.

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