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Another distressing fact is that police departments across the country havent utilised the Nirbhaya funds allocated by the Government of India. As per reports, Karnataka has spent a mere Rs 13.6 crore out of the Rs 191 crores allotted for womens safety a paltry seven percent. Such an abysmal record becomes hard to defence in the face of serious crimes against women, as inadequate budget and resources are the stock explanations for poor performance.

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Women and children are extremely vulnerable as a group and face violence both at home as well as in public spaces.

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Seven bullets were fired at senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh around 8 pm Tuesday, when she was about to enter her house. Three of those bullets hit her, killing her instantly. (Photo:

Cracking the case not easy

A case of this nature has its inherent constraints. The absence of streetlights poses the problem of identification of...

11 Sept 2017 12:26 AM IST

The attempted suicide by a woman sub inspector, close on the heels of the suicides of two serving Dy SPs has shifted the focus to women police in a male dominated force.

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It is a myth that women cannot perform some of the duties in the police force as many of them have proved to the...

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