Search For "suicides"
A Seven Boats initiative towards spreading true awareness about this extre
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 12 (ANI/ATK): Each suicide is a personal tragedy that prematurely takes the life of an individual and has a continuing ripple effect, affecting the lives of families, friends and communities. Every year, more than 1,00,000 people commit suicide in our
Read More
Fire Safety experts discuss ways of 'Building a Fire Safe India'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) reports maintained by National Crime Records Bureau shows that fire accidents in India have, on average, killed 35 people a day in the five years between 2016 and 2020. Even though accidental fires
Read More
Pained at incidents of suicide by students: TN CM M K Stalin
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] July 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that he was pained by the recent incidents of suicides by students and added that he believes educational institutes should also provide youth life skills to tackle "obstacles bravely".
Read More
Fewer suicide attempts in women using hormonal contraceptives: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 7 (ANI): Hormonal contraceptives, such as the birth control pill, are amongst the most widely used pharmaceutical products. Recent research has linked hormonal contraceptives to an increased incidence of attempted suicide, raising questions about their safety. Now, a
Read More
Chennai man commits suicide after using power saw to kill wife, 2 minor ch
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 28 (ANI): In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly killed his wife and two children by slashing their necks with a power saw and then took his own life using the same tool, police said here on Saturday.
Read More
Telangana Cong accuses KCR of double standards on addressing farmers' issu
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Telangana Congress on Friday criticised Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for turning a blind eye to about 8,400 farmers' suicides in Telangana and instead planning a Punjab visit to give compensation to the farmers who lost lives during
Read More
Karnataka: Congress President Shivakumar expresses concern over unemployme
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 16 (ANI): After a 23-year-old girl in Udupi, Karnataka took her life, Congress President DK Shivakumar has expressed his concern over the rising rate of unemployment-related suicides in the state.
Read More
Telangana: BJP to launch state-wide protests against 'TRS oppression'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 20 (ANI): The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to launch state-wide protests today against the "atrocities, murders, and abetment of suicides by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders" in various parts of the district, said th
Read More
Parliamentary panel on Home expresses concern over cases of attrition, sui
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in its report on demand for grants (2022-2023), which was submitted to both houses of Parliament on Monday, has expressed concern over an increase in cases of suicides and attrition in Ce
Read More
Congress takes dig at TRS over CM KCR's birthday celebrations, says Telang
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 18 (ANI): Congress took a dig at Telangana Rashtra Samithi over Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's birthday celebrations and said the TRS government should attempt to resolve the pending issues such as unemployment and to stop suicides by unemployed
Read More
Number of suicides between 2018-2020 due to unemployment stand at 9,140, U
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Number of suicides due to unemployment during 2018-2020 stand at 9,140 as per records of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), replied Union Home Ministry in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Read More
Study finds hip hop song linked to reduction in suicide rates
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): According to a recent study, wide-scale public attention to the song '1-800-273-8255' by American hip hop artist Logic was associated with an increase in calls to the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and a reduction in suicides.
Read More