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India set to install panic buttons on buses to combat sexual assault

Friday, May 27, 2016

The Indian Government announced on Wednesday they will issue a notification to ensure all buses are fitted with panic buttons to prevent sex-related violence occurring on buses in India. The motion was introduced by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. Installation of the buttons is set to become mandatory on June 2.

Tests are under way on 20 buses running from Rajasthan to New Delhi. Buses are to have panic buttons, a GPS-enabled vehicle tracking device, and CCTV cameras. The new buttons are located at the front doors and when pressed, a police control room has the ability to view live footage recorded inside the bus.

Last month, the government announced that as of 2017, mobile phones can’t be sold in India without a panic button. With the press of a single key, the panic button alerts emergency services that assistance is required.

Since a fatal sexual assault three and a half years ago on a bus in New Delhi, accompanied by increased rates of sexual assault, the government has been pressured to help women avoid the dangers of sexual assault. The bus sexual assault three and a half years ago resulted in India-wide protests, and laws regarding sexual assault were overhauled.

According to India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in 2014 New Delhi reported 1,813 rapes, more than any other Indian city. In more than 80% of rapes across India, the victim knew the rapist. In data from 2013, the rapists in 539 cases were parents, in 2,315 cases other relatives.

In 2012 the NCRB said the country had 24,923 reported rapes. However, this number grew over the following year, with 2013 seeing 33,707 reported.

In 2013, NCRB said New Delhi saw 1,636 rapes reported, with an Indian average of 92 women per day. The New Delhi cases alone account for more than four per day.

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Luxury Motorhomes And Static Vans For The Best Of British Holidays

Luxury Motorhomes and Static Vans For the Best of British Holidays

by

Amber Leisure

There is nothing like a holiday in the open air. For a certain kind of person, the lure of luxury motorhomes wins over the idea of a luxury hotel every time; and the opportunity to walk away from a static caravans sale with a serviceable holiday home trumps the concept of owning a time share. This kind of person is defined by his or her requirement of freedom being a major part of his or her holidays and as the whole of the UK starts to get the craze for caravan living, there are more and more of them taking to the open road every year.

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The beauty of motorhomes and static caravans is their simplicity. All you need is cleverly packed into those overhanging cupboards, the storage spaces under the sofas and the beds. Luxury motorhomes or static caravans offer their users the chance to concentrate just as much on the surroundings outside their plastic windows as on the interior which is designed to have all the comfort of a hotel room but with none of the impositions that staying in a hotel can place on the family. Compare and contrast a luxury motorhome or the product of a static caravans sale, with a typical hotel stay and youll understand exactly. In a static you get up when you want; you eat what you want, when you want; you can invite the neighbours around for dinner; and you and the other families around you can watch while the kids play in the open spaces of the caravan park. Everyone is safe and everyone is happy. In a hotel, things are regimented by meal times and cleaning times and even, sometimes, times when you must vacate the premises. Luxury motorhomes give you the same freedom as static caravans but with the added attraction that you can drive your holiday home to any location you fancy. A luxury motorhome is ideal for travelling to the more remote and glorious parts of Britain, where holiday parks with hard standing pitches and excellent facilities ensure that your vacation is as comfortable and varied as it is free and easy. Modern caravan parks, which will often accept the holiday home you bought at a static caravans sale, are usually set up to provide so much comfort and convenience for families that it can be hard to leave them. With evening shows, daytime kids clubs and on site water parks just some of the features you can expect, when you drive your luxury motorhomes to the more established holiday park locations, you can guarantee there will be something to do for everyone even when it starts to rain. Whatever the weather and wherever you go, there is something truly special about motor homes and static caravans. Your only real choice lies between wheels or a foundation. So, static caravans for sale or luxury motorhomes? Choose a static if there is an area you want to holiday in every year; and motorhomes if you want to travel.

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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview.

Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life and pro-environmentalist platform. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, and has published public policy papers exploring solutions to American issues.

Wikinews reporter William Saturn? talks with Schriner and discusses his campaign.

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