UP govt steps up efforts to check liquor smuggling

IANS | December 5, 2023 12:49 PM

Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Excise Minister Nitin Agarwal has ordered that check- posts be put up in Agra, Mathura, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Baghpat, Saharanpur and Shamli regions to stop inter-state liquor smuggling.

Delhi records alarming surge in crimes against women, cyber cases in 2022

IANS | December 4, 2023 9:18 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2022 revealed the highest rate of First Information Reports (FIRs) related to crimes against women, with 14,247 cases at a rate of 144.4 per lakh in Delhi, starkly surpassing the national average of 66.4.

4% rise in crimes against women; 31,982 raped in 2022: NCRB

IANS | December 4, 2023 5:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has reported a significant increase in crimes against women, with a total of 4,45,256 cases registered in 2022, a four per cent rise compared to the previous year, which recorded 4,28,278 cases.