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Highlighting the importance of sustainable healthcare solutions, Union Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav said that menstrual health is central to women's overall well-being and dignity. "As we move towards preventive and holistic healthcare, homoeopathy offers a safe, cost-effective and sustainable approach, especially for conditions that require long-term management," he told PTI. Menstrual health has gained policy attention in recent years, with continued efforts to improve awareness and acces ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Nearly 80 per cent of adolescent girls in India experienced disruptions in daily activities due to menstrual problems, with around 30 per cent skipping school, show findings from programmes led by the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, underscoring a significant public health concern. Ahead of the World Homoeopathy Day on April 10 -- themed "Homoeopathy for Sustainable Health" -- the focus is increasingly shifting towards integrative and long-term approaches for managing me ...Read More >
New Delhi: Nearly 80 per cent of adolescent girls in India experienced disruptions in daily activities due to menstrual problems, with around 30 per cent skipping school, show findings from programmes led by the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, underscoring a significant public health concern. Ahead of the World Homoeopathy Day on April 10 -- themed "Homoeopathy for Sustainable Health" -- the focus is increasingly shifting towards integrative and long-term approaches for managing me ...Read More >
The Haryana Police have booked three officials of the Rohtak-based Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) after two woman sanitation workers claimed that they were forced to take photographs of their private parts and sanitary pads to prove that they were menstruating, a police officer Thursday said. The University, on its part, suspended two sanitation supervisors and has ordered an internal probe into the incident. The FIR was registered Wednesday against sanitation supervisors Vitender and Vinod ...Read More >
In a viral stand-up set Ghosts and Periods, comic Urooj Ashfaq teases out a hypothesis: "Agar mardon ko 150 bar period hua hota, toh ab hum period jayanti mana rahe hote. There would be a period minister and a PMS Relief Fund." The line draws laughter, but the satire lands hard. If men menstruated, periods would likely be a symbol of masculine pride, wrapped in government-backed policies, social empathy, and institutional support. Ashfaq's joke finds its roots in Gloria Steinem's 1978 essay, 'I ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to bring in a legislation to provide one day paid leave every month for women employees across the sectors, during their menstrual periods. Karnataka Labour Minister Santhosh Lad, who made the proposal in the Cabinet meeting on Thursday said that the bill will be applicable to all the women working both in private and public sectors. Stating that this was the first of its kind in the country, the government, in 2024, had proposed six menstrual le ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 10 (PTI) Police arrested the principal of a private school and four others in Thane where girl students were allegedly made to strip to check if they were menstruating, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred at the school in Shahapur area of Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday after bloodstains were found in its toilet, they said. It sparked outrage among the girls' parents, who protested on the school premises and sought action against its management and teachers inv ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 10 (PTI) Police arrested the principal and a staffer of a private school in Thane where girl students were allegedly made to strip to check if they were menstruating, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred at the school in Shahapur area of Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday after bloodstains were found in its toilet, they said. It sparked outrage among the girls' parents, who protested on the school premises and sought action against its management and teachers invol ...Read More >
Thane: Police have arrested the principal and another staffer of a private school in Thane where girl students were allegedly made to strip to check if they were menstruating, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred at the R S Damani school in Shahapur area of Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday after bloodstains were found in its toilet, they said. It sparked an outrage among the girls' parents, who protested on the school premises on Wednesday and sought action against its mana ...Read More >
THANE, July 9: Police have registered a case against eight persons, including the principal and four teachers of a private school at Shahapur in Maharashtra's Thane district, after girls studying in Classes 5 to 10 were made to strip to check if they were menstruating, officials said. The incident occurred at the R S Damani school in the town on Tuesday after bloodstains were found in its toilet, they said. It sparked outrage among the parents of the girl students, who protested on the school ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 9 (PTI) Police have registered a case against eight persons, including the principal and four teachers of a private school at Shahapur in Maharashtra's Thane district, after girls studying in Classes 5 to 10 were made to strip to check if they were menstruating, officials said. The incident occurred at the R S Damani school in the town on Tuesday after bloodstains were found in its toilet, they said. It sparked outrage among the parents of the girl students, who protested on the sch ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the quality of police investigation has decreased and it needs to be improved. "Although it is a matter of relief that the crime rate in the state has decreased, the quality of police investigation has decreased, and this needs to be improved," Karnataka CM said. He gave these instructions after holding a meeting of senior police officers and a progress review meeting of the police department at the office of the State Director Ge ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 28 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma paid obeisance to goddess Kamakhya at the temple premise atop Nilachal hills in Guwahati on Saturday, visiting the 'shaktipeeth' at the end of the annual Ambubachi Mela. Accompanied by his wife and their two children, he prayed for the well-being and peace of all. "Jai Ma Kamakhya. Let the blessings of Ma be endowed on everyone's families forever," Sarma posted on X after the 'darshan'. In another post on social media, he said, " ...Read More >
Guwahati: The sacred doors of Kamakhya temple's sanctum sanctorum reopened for devotees at 5.00am on Thursday, marking the conclusion of the annual Ambubachi Mahayog. Approximately 20,000 devotees had gathered in the early hours to offer prayers to Maa Kamakhya after the four-day long religious congregation.The Ambubachi Mahayog, which celebrates the annual menstruation cycle of goddess Kamakhya, traditionally draws lakhs of pilgrims from across India and beyond. However, this year witnessed a n ...Read More >
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