Khunti’s silent emergency: Jharkhand district confronts surge in tribal teen parenthood
In Jharkhand’s tribal heartland, an unspoken crisis is quietly taking root—teenagers, many of them still in school and unmarried, are becoming parents.
In Jharkhand’s tribal heartland, an unspoken crisis is quietly taking root—teenagers, many of them still in school and unmarried, are becoming parents.
In just over a week, five Baloch civilians were unlawfully killed in separate incidents across Kech and Awaran districts, continuing what rights activists describe as a pattern of impunity and systemic violence.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for the month of March surged by 9.9% YoY to Rs 1.96 lakh crore, data from the government said.
The Uttar Pradesh government’s consistent efforts to strengthen regular immunisation in urban areas have yielded remarkable results.
Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) were the gainers, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Infosys faced erosion from their market valuation.
The hike in the price of fruits and vegetables comes as the country is witnessing a surge in fuel prices, including Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). In Gujarat's Surat, the price of lemon has gone up to Rs 300 per kilogram due to increased demand and shortage in supply.
With four more fresh fatalities, the death toll rose 8,488 as one death each was reported from Cuttack, Kendrapara, Koraput and Sundargarh in the last 24 hours while the State clocked over 10,000 daily cases for the sixth day in a row.
The growth rate is no doubt disconcerting as this was not the case during the peak of the second wave last year, Director, Health Services, Bijay Mohapatra said on Sunday.
The trade balance marked red ink for the fourth month in a row with imports rising for the 10th consecutive month on growing prices of crude oil from producers such as the United Arab Emirates.
"Be brave, my people of Ghulja, who have been trapped in their homes since October 3rd. ... Especially the people who depend on daily income. Be patient, there is wisdom in everything," wrote a person from the Uyghur community on social media.
