-The Times of India NEW DELHI: After a gap of fourteen years since it last checked the trend of drug abuse in the country, the Centre is now all set to conduct an "advanced survey" on the extent, pattern and trend of drug abuse among the citizens. In order to assess the extent and nature of addiction in the country at present, the government will conduct an advanced pilot survey in two...
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Over 1,000 rapes reported in Karnataka in 2013
-The Times of India BANGALORE: The state reported 1,061 cases of rapes in 2013 - the maximum in the last three years. This includes 563 cases of rape on minors. However, only 26 persons were convicted of rape last year. And the number of rape accused convicted in the first half of this year is zero. The information was provided by home minister KJ George while replying to C Motamma (Congress) in...
More »UP sees a big jump in crime against women
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh may be blaming it on political conspiracy for the "selective focus" on crimes in Uttar Pradesh but here are cold statistics - the latest data from National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) reveals that total number of crime incidents have risen to 21 lakh in 2013 from 18 lakh in 2012, when the party came to power. Crime against women escalated...
More »93 women are being raped in India every day, NCRB data show -Christin Mathew Philip
-The Times of India CHENNAI: If one goes by the latest statistics of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every day 93 women are being raped in the country. According to NCRB data, there is a gradual increase in the number of rapes reported in India - from 24,923 in 2012 to 33,707 in 2013. Despite of several protests after Nirbhaya incident in New Delhi, the national capital continuous to be the unsafe city...
More »Building collapses kill seven people in India daily, NCRB data show -Christin Mathew Philip
-The Times of India CHENNAI: An average of seven people die in building collapses in the country every day, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics. More than 20 people were killed in two different building collapses in New Delhi and Chennai on Saturday. In 2012, a total of 2,682 people died and 850 people were injured in 2,764 accident cases across the country, according to the NCRB data. Uttar Pradesh recorded the...
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