In view of environmental hazards posed by the sanitary pads, and making these more pocket-friendly, organisations working in the women-health areas are promoting homemade sanitary pads.
May 28, 2022The students were informed about the importance of maintaining hygiene as ignorance could lead to reproductive tract infection.
March 16, 2022In 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, 2020The President underlined the significance of the Constitution and stressed on the need to safeguard and strengthen it.
November 26, 2018'Shakti' is educating the women and men in rural areas of the country about menstrual hygiene, says Miss World 2017.
February 2, 2018As 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, 2018Pop 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, 2017Esha Gupta is looking for "women football players who don't get an opportunity to showcase their talent"
December 18, 2017Sulabh 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, 2017In 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, 2017Vaibhav (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