Witnessing violence in high school as bad as being bullied

Students who witness violence in school at age 13 are at later risk of psycho-social and academic impairment at age 15, according to a new longitudinal study by researchers at Université de Montréal with colleagues in Belgium and France. In the study, published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Michel Janosz of … Read more

Hindustan Zinc Organized Workshop On “Menstrual Hygiene & Sexual Violence” For Deaf Girl Students

These Workshops were held under Jeevan Tarang Project at Ajmer, Bhilwara and Udaipur… Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc under Jeevan Tarang program organized three workshops on ‘Menstrual Hygiene & Sexual Violence’ for deaf girl students from 5th to 12th class at Viklang Kalyan Samiti – Udaipur, Badhir Baal Kalyan Vikas Samiti – Bhilwara and Badhit Baal … Read more

Violence erupts in Managua as anti-government protests intensify

Before Wednesday’s violence, Amnesty International had said on Tuesday (May 29) that at least 81 people had been killed and 868 wounded since April 18. Wednesday also saw a massive march led by the Mothers of April Movement, a group of mostly mothers who said they had come out to demand justice for their children … Read more

Violence mars West Bengal Panchayat polls

Polling, that began at 7 am will continue till five in the evening.  Elections is being held in 621 zilla parishads and 6,157 panchayat samitis, besides 31,827 gram panchayats. The counting for the the single-phase polls will take place on May 17. The polls will be the last major elections in the state before the … Read more