Most rape in MP, UP; Delhi tops in Crime against kids

Delhi tops a list of states where highest number of crime against children were committed in 2011 while Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of rape and murder cases of kids respectively.  A total of 33,098 cases of crime against children were reported in the country in 2011 as compared to 26,694  [ Read More ]

‘suicide capital’: Gujarat’s Rajkot among top 5 in India

Rajkot is the official suicide capital of Gujarat. With suicide rate of 28 (number of suicides per lakh inhabitants as per mid-year population estimates), it shares third spot jointly with Chennai. Only two newly-introduced cities this year by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) — Kollam in Kerala and Durg Bhilai in Chhattisgarh — are ahead  [ Read More ]

Kerala is country’s most crime-prone state: NCRB

Kerala is country’s most crime-prone state!!!!!!!!???  This would be the reaction of most of us while hearing this statement but you have to believe this because it is the finding of NCRB. The recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics show comparing incidents of crime with the population of a state, notes Kerala is most affected by  [ Read More ]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA

In India where almost half of the population are women, they have always been ill-treated and deprived of their right to life and personal liberty as provided under the constitution of India. Women are always considered as a physically and emotionally weaker than the males, whereas at present women have proved themselves in almost every  [ Read More ]

Himachal makes law tougher on drunken driving

The deadly cocktail of drinking and driving may soon invite a more stringent punishment even for private vehicle owners in Himachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday tabled a bill – the Criminal Law (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2011 – in the state assembly that now makes drunken driving of all vehicles a criminal  [ Read More ]