-The Times of India Four out of every 10 suicides in Mumbai from 2007 to 2011 were due to family problems, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Similarly, 36% of suicides across the state during the same period were due to family problems. The trend was nationwide, with domestic issues being the main cause of suicides in high-incidence cities like Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi, and states like...
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Aam Aadmi Party declares list of shortlisted candidates for 12 seats-Mohammad Ali
-The Hindu Final list to be decided after consultation with the grass-root workers of the respective areas Taking a lead over all the mainstream political parties, the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday announced its list of 44 shortlisted candidates for 12 constituencies for the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled later this year . The party had invited applications from Delhiites for candidature over a month ago. While releasing the list, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal...
More »Let’s declare war on TB-Dr. P Durai
-The Hindu Every day, more than 5,000 people develop tuberculosis; nearly three lakh children drop out of school owing to the disease and more than one lakh women are rejected by families in India. A middle-aged patient with a history of cough with blood-tinged sputum for three weeks duration consults a doctor. The physician puts forth a routine query whether anyone in his family suffers/suffered from tuberculosis? Annoyed, the patient responds: no...
More »For the people, by the people-Neha Khator
-The Hindu Neha Khator narrates the story of an NGO that transformed a backward village into a bustling city, with funds, of course, but also by fostering a sense of duty in its residents. Vimla Kanwar, a 70-year-old widow, had a problem. After her husBand, a handloom yarn spinner, died of cancer, the officials at the Khadi Gram Udyog took away his charkha. Concerned about finding a means of survival at her...
More »Order to stop coal mining in S. Garo Hills -Andrew W Lyngdoh
-The Telegraph Shillong: Perhaps for the first time, the South Garo Hills district administration has ordered all coal mining activities in the district to be stopped following deaths in mining areas caused by negligence. South Garo Hills deputy commissioner Chinmay Gotmare issued the order on Monday under Section 133 CrPC, which pertains to removal of nuisance. While issuing the order, Gotmare observed that it has been made to appear to him that coal...
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