Shanti Dhariwal also said that “parental pressure” is another reason behind suicide Kota: Rajasthan minister Shanti Dhariwal has said love affair was a reason behind many suicide cases among students, including a 16-year-old girl who died at her hostel recently, provoking her father to ask him for evidence. The minister claimed at a press conference […]
The availability of paracetamol will be limited in the UK. (Representational Pic) UK government is planning to limit the availability of over-the-counter drugs containing paracetamol to reduce deaths by suicide. According to Sky News, this is part of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy unveiled recently. The document highlights how reductions in deaths by suicide have […]
A spate of suicides has been reported in Rajasthan over the past few years. (Representational) Kota (Rajasthan): A high-level empowered committee Monday recommended coaching institutes here to reduce study hours and create a friendly environment for students by adding fun activities to their routine, officials said. This recommendation came after a marathon meeting of the […]
Kota: Rocked by a spate of student suicides, the coaching hub of Kota is roping in wardens, mess workers and tiffin service providers to look for any signs of depression or stress among the students staying in hostels and PG accommodation. While the wardens are being encouraged to participate actively in the ‘Darwaze pe dastak’ […]
Anand Kumar, a mathematics teacher, started Super 30 in 2002. Anand Kumar, mathematician and founder of Super 30 coaching centre, has said he is “shaken” by two suicides on Sunday in Rajasthan’s Kota, India’s coaching district for aspiring engineers and doctors. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mr Kumar made an appeal to coaching […]
Centre should make a policy regarding coaching institutes, Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi said Kota: Expressing concern over the increase in student suicides in Kota, a Rajasthan minister on Monday said the burden of education loans on parents is one of the causes of stress among aspirants and that the Centre must formulate a policy so […]
The psychological test is meant to ascertain psychological status of the student. (Representational) Kota: In a bid to check the rising cases of suicide by coaching students in Kota, the district administration here will conduct psychological tests of coaching students every fortnight, officials said. The tests will help identify suicidal tendencies among students so that […]
Sushil Modi urged the government to set up a comprehensive suicide prevention mechanism. New Delhi: Over 10,000 students under the age of 18 died by suicide in 2021 and 75 students from premier institutes like the IITs, IIMs and AIIMS ended their lives in the past five years, a BJP MP informed the Rajya Sabha […]
A total of 476 individuals killed themselves in 2022, the highest recorded suicide deaths since 2000. Suicides in Singapore rose nearly 26 percent last year to their highest level in more than two decades, reflecting the “unseen mental distress” in the city-state, according to a local NGO. The suicide rates among young people aged 10-29 […]
The confidential suicide prevention order was delivered in an emergency meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has issued a secret order to ban suicide in the country, after data showed numbers skyrocketing, according to government officials who spoke to Radio Free Asia (RFA). The dictator described the act as “treason against socialism” and has ordered local governments to […]
