Mission Shakti

Over 2,500 FIRs, 3,900 arrests under UP's Mission Shakti 5.0 campaign

More than 2,500 FIRs were registered and nearly 3,900 people arrested across Uttar Pradesh under the Mission Shakti 5.0 campaign, launched on the first day of Navratra by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said on Saturday. The campaign aims to empower women by promoting self-reliance, social inclusion and security. Under the statewide drive, police intensified efforts to enhance women's safety and strengthen public trust, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement. Additional Director General (ADG) (Women and Child Security Wing) Padmaja Chauhan, the nodal officer of Mission Shakti, said Anti-Romeo Squads increased surveillance across public spaces, including temples, markets, malls and parks. During the campaign, police inspected 1,08,292 temples and other public locations, checked 9.77 lakh persons, and registered 2,542 FIRs. As many as 3,972 people were arrested for anti-social behaviour, while 3.13 lakh were issued warnings and counselled on public ...

UP CM launches fourth phase of Mission Shakti aimed at empowering women

He also said that Mission Shakti has become a popular scheme in the state as it has led to reduction in crimes against women

UP CM writes to female legislators ahead of women-only session on Sept 22

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday sent a letter to the female legislators of the state Legislature ahead of the women-only occasion on the session of September 22

Adityanath orders drive for women safety, activate anti-Romeo squads in UP

Anti-Romeo squads were formed soon after Yogi Adityanath assumed the office of the chief minister in Uttar Pradesh in 2017

Patnaik announces Rs 453 cr Covid aid to women SHGs under Mission Shakti

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Covid assistance package of Rs 453.50 crore for self-help groups under Mission Shakti

'Beti Bachao', 'Mission Shakti' hollow slogans for UP govt: Priyanka Gandhi

The Yogi Adityanath government in UP spends crores of rupees on propaganda about women's security while having a negligent attitude towards the issue at the ground level, Priyanka Gandhi said

Adityanath govt's Mission Shakti a false propaganda: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday described the Mission Shakti launched by the Yogi Adityanath government as a false propaganda. The UP chief minister had started the programme from Balrampur district on Saturday with an aim to protect and empower women. Akhilesh Yadav said in a statement that the BJP government launched the programme as rape incidents in the state started bringing disrepute to it. The Chief Minister has presented another advertisement of misleading propaganda in the name of Mission Shakti, Akhilesh said. "Every daughter of the state is waiting for the answer to the question that where is the anti-Romeo squad. The Samajwadi government had made the 1090 helpline a shield for the protection of women but the BJP made it ineffective," he claimed. The SP chief alleged that even in its fourth year, the state government has not been able to start anything new and only inaugurating the works done during the SP regim

A poor country of very rich people

Nowhere amidst the efflorescence of the Republic Day parade was there any hint that India was not really that rich country of poor people

Mission Shakti 'terrible thing', threat to ISS, astronauts, says Nasa

Risk of debris colliding with the International Space Station has risen by 44% since the weapon test

Mission Shakti: Going beyond Pokhran

The operation code-named "Mission Shakti" which saw India joining the club of declared nuclear powers in the late 1990s

India in elite club

Govt, DRDO deserve praise for Mission Shakti