Tag: Awareness
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Awareness drive against superstition, witchcraft
In the last couple of months there has been growing incidents of witchcraft related violence and in some cases a whole family is banished from the community.
August 3, 2020 -
President Ram Nath Kovind calls for increased awareness about Constitution
The President underlined the significance of the Constitution and stressed on the need to safeguard and strengthen it.
November 26, 2018 -
Miss World Manushi kicks off hygiene awareness tour
'Shakti' is educating the women and men in rural areas of the country about menstrual hygiene, says Miss World 2017.
February 2, 2018 -
B’ghat cops engage school kids in spreading awareness
As part of the ongoing Road Safety Week, the Balurghat traffic wing has decided to engage school students in the town to make their parents, relatives and the general people aware of the rules of the road. The Balurghat traffic police have taken a step ahead to make people in Balurghat aware of road safety. …
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January 17, 2018 -
Sanam band aims to raise awareness about child sexual abuse
Pop rock band Sanam wants to raise awareness about child sexual abuse, and has urged people to pledge with them to “rise up and curb this evil”. The band, known for songs like “Main hoon”, “Dhat teri ki” and “Ishq bulava”, is set to perform here on Saturday and in Ahmedabad on Sunday as part …
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December 19, 2017 -
Esha Gupta to own a football team
Esha Gupta is looking for "women football players who don't get an opportunity to showcase their talent"
December 18, 2017 -
NGO unveils world’s biggest toilet pot model
Sulabh International on Sunday launched the “world’s biggest” toilet pot model in Haryana’s Marora village — popularly known as ‘Trump village’ — on the occasion of World Toilet Day. As per a release by the non-profit, the mega Indian-style pot, made of iron, fibre, wood and plaster of Paris, measuring 20×10 feet, was unveiled to …
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November 20, 2017 -
Let’s talk depression and create awareness
In 2015, Aanchal (name changed) was told by her doctor that she was suffering from clinical depression. A severe mental illness (mind that illness is not same as disorder), that made her go through one of the toughest times of her life. Having friends around did not make things any easier for Aanchal. In fact, …
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April 7, 2017 -
World Autism Day: Separating myths from reality
Vaibhav (name changed) sits on the sofa, walks to the door and flops back to the couch. The drill continues as he mumbles to himself. The mannerisms of Vaibhav (35), who is autistic, are often identified as those of a mentally challenged person and the awareness about the disorder remains limited to (mis)representations in films, …
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April 2, 2017 -
Schools to spread awareness about govt schemes
In a new method to spread awareness among the people about development schemes, the state government has asked schools in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district to entrust a student with the task of telling the rest of the students about one development or welfare scheme each day during the prayer assembly. Development and welfare schemes being run …
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September 20, 2016 -
SMC to create awareness on dengue during Durga puja
With fifty-six persons affected with dengue in Darjeeling district, out of which 11 persons are from the Darjeeling Hills, Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) will go for an intensive awareness campaign on dengue during Durga Puja. “The number of dengue cases is higher in the district compared to last year. Around 56 persons have been affected …
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September 15, 2016 -
Wheelchair, bike rally to raise awareness on spinal injuries
Over 150 wheelchair users along with hundreds of able-bodied persons on Sunday took out a rally at the Rajpath to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries and their prevention. The rally, held to mark the World Spinal Injury Day on Monday was flagged off by Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan, who praised the …
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September 4, 2016