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PSARA At A Crossroads: Why India?s Private Security Industry Is Pushing for ?PSARA 2.0?

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Convenes Workshop on PSARA Compliance and EnforcementIndia's private…

70:30 partnership offered by Gujarat to societies for CCTV camera installation

Gujarat government will provide 30% of total expenditure to society members of any society of…

Yogesh B Dutta passes away due to Covid 19 complications

The private security industry in India has lost a shining star who had the promise to revolutionize…

Vehicles made on or after Jan. 1, 2019 to have High Security Registration Plates

From January 1, 2019, all classes of motor vehicles will come fitted with tamper-proof High Security Registration Plates (HSRP)…

Pak Chief Justice directs IGPs to withdraw security for influential men

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has directed police chiefs of all provinces to withdraw within 24 hours the…

First Smart Fence along Bangladesh border in Assam is now operational

The first 'smart fence' pilot project to plug vulnerable gaps along India's borders has been rolled out in Assam on a riverine…

CCTV cameras deployed to help Cape Towns ShotSpotter programme identify shooters

The City of Cape Town has announced it would now use CCTV cameras in conjunction with ShotSpotter technology in a bid to identify…

Centre, DIAL differ over security at IGI

Indira Gandhi International Airport is withinhyper-sensitive category and is subjected to rigorous security audits, the Centre…

Delhi police get CAG rap as CCTV project delayed

Delhi Police had launched a Rs 73 crore project in 2013 to put the entire national capital under Closed Circuit Television…

Coastal security scheme, CCTNS running behind schedule

The scheme for augmenting infrastructure for coastal security was lagging behind its original targets and the CCTNS (Crime and…

Mexico private security boom adds to corruption, use of force

Rapid growth in private, unregulated security companies in Mexico has contributed to corruption, human rights abuses and…

Dedicated cells be set up in HCs for viewing CCTV footage, says SC

The Supreme Court has said that dedicated cells should be constituted in high courts where footage of CCTV cameras installed in…

Rape, murder, kidnapping cases rise in Delhi in first quarter of year

The capital, it appears, has become less safe than it was last year. More rape and murder cases have been reported in the first…

Private Security Companies go unchecked in Latin America

Increases in private military and security companies have contributed to corruption and human rights violations in Latin America…

CAG slams govt. for failure to relocate slum-dwellers from airport land in Mumbai

The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and the Housing Department of Maharashtra failed to shift slum-dwellers from the airport…