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Top Court Seeks Report On Suicide Prevention Measures At School, Colleges
The Supreme Court asked all states and Union Territories to apprise it within eight weeks about the implementation of the guidelines it prescribed to deal with mental health issues and suicide among students.
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To Prevent Suicide, India Must Broaden Focus Beyond Mental Health: Lancet
With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day.
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India Sees Highest Suicides In The World - 12.4 Per 1,00,000: National Data
Even as the latest suicide case of a father-son duo in Mumbai shocked us, experts on Thursday said that suicide is the largest public health crisis facing people, both young and old in India.
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122 Suicides At IITs, IIMs, Central Institutes During 2014-21: Government
A total of 122 students of IITs, IIMs, central universities and other centrally funded higher educational institutions committed suicide during 2014-21, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Average 381 Suicides Daily In India In 2019: Data
India reported an average 381 deaths by suicide daily in 2019, totalling 1,39,123 fatalities over the year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.
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India Leads In Suicides; Over 5 Crore People Suffer From Depression: WHO
Over five crore Indians suffered from depression, a major contributor to global suicides which occurred mainly in low-and middle-income countries like India in 2015, a WHO study has said. The World Health Organisation in its new global health estimates on depression for 2015 said while over five crore Indians suffered from depression, over three cr...
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India Leads In Suicides; Over 5 Crore People Suffer From Depression: WHO
Over five crore Indians suffered from depression, a major contributor to global suicides which occurred mainly in low-and middle-income countries like India in 2015, a WHO study has said. The World Health Organisation in its new global health estimates on depression for 2015 said while over five crore Indians suffered from depression, over three cr...
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Telangana Cop Shoots Self, Family Alleges Seniors 'Harassed' Him
Alleged suicide of a Telangana sub-inspector has caused a stir in the state after his family alleged that he was forced to take the final step because of relentless harassment by his seniors.
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India Witnessed 903 Career-Related Suicides In 2014
Career problems drove nearly three persons to suicide every day on an average during the year 2014, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Over One Lakh Suicides in India Every Year, Says Report
Over 100,000 people commit suicides in India every year on an average. The number of suicides in the past decade has recorded an increase of 21.6 percent, said a government report.
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One in every five suicides committed by a housewife: Report
Every four minutes, one person takes his own life in this country and one in every five suicides is that of a housewife.
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Students' Federation wants probes into college suicides
The Students' Federation of India (SFI) Puducherry unit staged a demonstration asking the territorial administration to hold a judicial probe immediately into "continued occurrence of incidents of suicides" by the students in a section of privately managed professional colleges.
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15 commit suicide every hour in India, majority victims married: Report
Fifteen suicides take place every hour in India and a majority (69.2 per cent) of the suicide victims are married while 30.8 per cent un-married, according to latest government statistics. One suicide out of every 5 is committed by a housewife, said the statistics released today in the form of a report.
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Branded as tantrik, man tries to kill self
A 60-year-old man attempted to commit suicide by setting himself on fire late on Saturday evening after his neighbours termed him tantrik (a man who is involved in occult practices).The man identified as Ramprasad Bairwa, is a native of Bandikui village of Dausa district. He was spiritual person and spent lots of time worshipping Gods and Go...
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Top Court Seeks Report On Suicide Prevention Measures At School, Colleges
The Supreme Court asked all states and Union Territories to apprise it within eight weeks about the implementation of the guidelines it prescribed to deal with mental health issues and suicide among students.
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To Prevent Suicide, India Must Broaden Focus Beyond Mental Health: Lancet
With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day.
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India Sees Highest Suicides In The World - 12.4 Per 1,00,000: National Data
Even as the latest suicide case of a father-son duo in Mumbai shocked us, experts on Thursday said that suicide is the largest public health crisis facing people, both young and old in India.
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122 Suicides At IITs, IIMs, Central Institutes During 2014-21: Government
A total of 122 students of IITs, IIMs, central universities and other centrally funded higher educational institutions committed suicide during 2014-21, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Average 381 Suicides Daily In India In 2019: Data
India reported an average 381 deaths by suicide daily in 2019, totalling 1,39,123 fatalities over the year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.
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India Leads In Suicides; Over 5 Crore People Suffer From Depression: WHO
Over five crore Indians suffered from depression, a major contributor to global suicides which occurred mainly in low-and middle-income countries like India in 2015, a WHO study has said. The World Health Organisation in its new global health estimates on depression for 2015 said while over five crore Indians suffered from depression, over three cr...
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India Leads In Suicides; Over 5 Crore People Suffer From Depression: WHO
Over five crore Indians suffered from depression, a major contributor to global suicides which occurred mainly in low-and middle-income countries like India in 2015, a WHO study has said. The World Health Organisation in its new global health estimates on depression for 2015 said while over five crore Indians suffered from depression, over three cr...
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Telangana Cop Shoots Self, Family Alleges Seniors 'Harassed' Him
Alleged suicide of a Telangana sub-inspector has caused a stir in the state after his family alleged that he was forced to take the final step because of relentless harassment by his seniors.
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India Witnessed 903 Career-Related Suicides In 2014
Career problems drove nearly three persons to suicide every day on an average during the year 2014, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Over One Lakh Suicides in India Every Year, Says Report
Over 100,000 people commit suicides in India every year on an average. The number of suicides in the past decade has recorded an increase of 21.6 percent, said a government report.
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One in every five suicides committed by a housewife: Report
Every four minutes, one person takes his own life in this country and one in every five suicides is that of a housewife.
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Students' Federation wants probes into college suicides
The Students' Federation of India (SFI) Puducherry unit staged a demonstration asking the territorial administration to hold a judicial probe immediately into "continued occurrence of incidents of suicides" by the students in a section of privately managed professional colleges.
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15 commit suicide every hour in India, majority victims married: Report
Fifteen suicides take place every hour in India and a majority (69.2 per cent) of the suicide victims are married while 30.8 per cent un-married, according to latest government statistics. One suicide out of every 5 is committed by a housewife, said the statistics released today in the form of a report.
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Branded as tantrik, man tries to kill self
A 60-year-old man attempted to commit suicide by setting himself on fire late on Saturday evening after his neighbours termed him tantrik (a man who is involved in occult practices).The man identified as Ramprasad Bairwa, is a native of Bandikui village of Dausa district. He was spiritual person and spent lots of time worshipping Gods and Go...
