Bengaluru, April 7 – The Karnataka government issued an order on Tuesday mandating a statewide audit of all cases of adolescent pregnancy, aimed at strengthening monitoring, prevention, and support systems for girls aged 10 to 18 years.The order, issued by Under Secretary, Health and Family...
adolescent pregnancy
child protection laws
contraception
counsellingservices
health audits
health monitoring
integrated child development services
karnataka
national health mission
rashtriya kishor swasthya karyakram
rch platform
reproductive health
school health
taluk health officer
teen pregnancy
vulnerable adolescents
Shimla, March 24 A total of 66 people died due to drug overdose in Himachal Pradesh from 2023 to January 31, 2026, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed the Assembly in a written reply on Tuesday.Responding to the questions of BJP MLAs Jeet Ram Katwal and Prakash Rana, the chief...
asset confiscation
awareness drives
bail
chief minister sukhvinder singh sukhu
chitta (adulterated heroin)
counsellingservices
court proceedings
disha centres
drug abuse
drug overdose
drug trafficking
himachal pradesh
integrated drug prevention and rehabilitation centres
law enforcement
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (ndps) act
prevention of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (pitndps) act
New Delhi, March 13 – A first-year undergraduate student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi was found dead in his hostel room at the New Vindhyachal Apartments on campus, officials said on Friday.The incident has raised concerns among students and the institute's administration...
academic institution
counsellingservices
higher education
iit delhi
india
investigation
mental health awareness
mental health support
new delhi
police investigation
post-mortem
student concerns
student death
student support
student wellbeing
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 In view of the prevailing tensions across the West Asian region, NORKA Roots has constituted special coordination groups in various Gulf countries to ensure assistance to expatriate Keralites and Malayali travelers abroad.An assessment meeting chaired by NORKA Roots...
bahrain
counsellingservices
egypt
emergency assistance
expatriate keralites
gulf countries
helpdesk
israel
jordan
kerala
kuwait
non-resident keralites
norka roots
oman
qatar
saudi arabia
travel assistance
united arab emirates
Chandigarh, February 19 Haryana screened approximately 12.40 lakh people for HIV in the current financial year, of which 5,877 were found to be positive, officials said on Thursday.Out of the 12,40,205 samples screened for HIV between April 2025 and January 2026, 5,877 returned positive...
antiretroviral therapy (art)
counsellingservices
disease prevention
financial assistance
haryana
health and family welfare
hiv testing
hiv/aids
integrated counselling and testing centres
ngos
opioid substitution therapy
people living with hiv (plhiv)
pregnant women screening
red cross societies
sexual transmitted infections
Jaipur, February 18 – The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed heated exchanges and uproar on Wednesday over the alleged collection of a “consultation fee” of Rs 1,000 from students in state universities and colleges. Opposition members accused the government of irregularities and a lack of...
counsellingservices
examination fees
fee collection
financial irregularities
government accountability
mohanlal sukhadia university
opposition politics
political debate
rajasthan assembly
rajasthan university
rajrishi bhartrihari matsya university
student fees
student grievances
transparency
university finances
Jaipur, February 18 The Rajasthan government faced sharp criticism in the Assembly on Wednesday over a consultation fee of Rs 1,000 collected from university students. The opposition alleged that around Rs 223 crore was collected from nearly 22.5 lakh students without justification.Raising the...
assembly debate
consultation fee
counsellingservices
examination fees
financial accountability
mohanlal sukhadia university
opposition criticism
question hour
raj rishi bhartrihari matsya university
rajasthan government
student fees
university acts
university of rajasthan
university students
vimarsh shulk
DC Baramulla Minga Sherpa inaugurates a long-awaited Drug De-Addiction, Rehabilitation Centre in Sopore townIn a major step to combat drug abuse, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Minga Sherpa (IAS), on Monday inaugurated a long-awaited Drug De-Addiction and Rehabilitation Centre in Sopore town...
baramulla district
counsellingservices
deputy commissioner
drug abuse
drug addiction
drug de-addiction centres
government healthcare
ipd services
mental health services
minga sherpa
rehabilitation
rehabilitation centres
sopore
srinagar
substance abuse treatment
Uttarakhand, February 15 – In a significant step towards improving student well-being in higher education, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) announced on Sunday that it has begun drafting a comprehensive mental health policy for its campus community.This initiative is...
counsellingservices
crisis intervention
faculty members
higher education
iits (indian institutes of technology)
indian institute of technology roorkee
mental health governance
mental health policy
mental health services
sahyog 2.0
student welfare
student well-being
supreme court of india
university grants commission (ugc)
wellness centre