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Covid Lockdowns Accelerated Brain Ageing In Teen Girls More Than Boys: Study
Recent research reveals that Covid-19 lockdowns have led to premature brain ageing in adolescents, with girls showing more significant changes than boys.
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Supreme Court Dismisses High Court Verdict Advising Young Girls To "Control Sexual Urges"
The Supreme Court today set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court in which it acquitted an accused in a sexual assault case and made "objectionable" observations advising adolescent girls to "control sexual urges".
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Policy On Menstrual Hygiene Products At Advanced Stage: Centre To Supreme Court
The national policy on distribution of menstrual hygiene products to adolescent school-going girls is at an advanced stage of formulation, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday.
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Teens' "True Love" Can't Be Controlled Through Rigour Of Law: High Court
"True love" between adolescents cannot be controlled through the rigor of the law or state action, the Delhi High Court has observed while quashing a kidnapping and rape case against a man who had eloped with a girl nine years ago.
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Supreme Court Pulls Up Calcutta High Court For "Control Sexual Urge" Advice
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Calcutta High Court for its observation, asking young girls to "control sexual urge" and not give in to two "minutes of pleasure".
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"If Girl Gives In To Pleasure Of 2 Minutes, She Is...": Calcutta High Court
Hearing a teenager's request against his conviction in a rape case, Calcutta High Court issued guidelines for adolescent boys and girls asking them to control their sexual urges and also respect the dignity and bodily autonomy of other gender.
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Theme, Significance, and History
Annually observed on October 11, International Day of the Girl Child serves as a platform to advocate for girl empowerment.
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2 Teens Die By Suicide In Telangana, One Moved Into Hostel 4 Days Back
Two teenaged girls died in separate incidents of suicide in Telangana yesterday, adding to the disturbing trend of adolescents taking the extreme step and putting the spotlight back on mental health.
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Delhi High Court Cites "Adolescent Love" In Granting Bail To Teen
Granting bail for two months to a young man in a POCSO case arising from his consensual relationship with a minor girl, the Delhi High Court has said teenage psychology and adolescent love cannot be controlled by courts.
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Made In India HPV Vaccine May Be Considered For Immunisation: Centre
The indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine may be considered for introduction in the Universal Immunisation programme (UIP) as a two-dose regimen for adolescent girls aged 9-14 years, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Man Kidnapped, Killed Minor, Body Recovered Weeks Later: Delhi Cops
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and murdering an adolescent girl, whose decomposed body was recovered recently by police, an official said on Wednesday.
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Over 60 Girls Walk 17 Km At Night To Complain About Warden In Jharkhand
More than 60 adolescent girl students sneaked out of their residential school and walked for 17 km through deserted roads at night to reach the collectorate of Jhakhand's West Singhbhum district.
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Target To Facilitate Education Of 9 Lakh Adolescent Girls: Jharkhand Government
The objective of the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana (SPKSY) of Jharkhand government is not only providing financial assistance to adolescent girls for education, but also ensuring that the girls don’t drop out from school, and preventing child marriage.
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Three Killed In Twin School Shootings In Brazil
At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a man opened fire on two schools in southeastern Brazil, officials said.
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Financial, Digital Literacy Empowering Adolescent Girls Of West Bengal
The financial and digital literacy training by the West Bengal state government and UNICEF is giving confidence to the adolescent girls of West Bengal.
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Covid Lockdowns Accelerated Brain Ageing In Teen Girls More Than Boys: Study
Recent research reveals that Covid-19 lockdowns have led to premature brain ageing in adolescents, with girls showing more significant changes than boys.
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Supreme Court Dismisses High Court Verdict Advising Young Girls To "Control Sexual Urges"
The Supreme Court today set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court in which it acquitted an accused in a sexual assault case and made "objectionable" observations advising adolescent girls to "control sexual urges".
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Policy On Menstrual Hygiene Products At Advanced Stage: Centre To Supreme Court
The national policy on distribution of menstrual hygiene products to adolescent school-going girls is at an advanced stage of formulation, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday.
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Teens' "True Love" Can't Be Controlled Through Rigour Of Law: High Court
"True love" between adolescents cannot be controlled through the rigor of the law or state action, the Delhi High Court has observed while quashing a kidnapping and rape case against a man who had eloped with a girl nine years ago.
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Supreme Court Pulls Up Calcutta High Court For "Control Sexual Urge" Advice
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Calcutta High Court for its observation, asking young girls to "control sexual urge" and not give in to two "minutes of pleasure".
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"If Girl Gives In To Pleasure Of 2 Minutes, She Is...": Calcutta High Court
Hearing a teenager's request against his conviction in a rape case, Calcutta High Court issued guidelines for adolescent boys and girls asking them to control their sexual urges and also respect the dignity and bodily autonomy of other gender.
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Theme, Significance, and History
Annually observed on October 11, International Day of the Girl Child serves as a platform to advocate for girl empowerment.
-
2 Teens Die By Suicide In Telangana, One Moved Into Hostel 4 Days Back
Two teenaged girls died in separate incidents of suicide in Telangana yesterday, adding to the disturbing trend of adolescents taking the extreme step and putting the spotlight back on mental health.
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Delhi High Court Cites "Adolescent Love" In Granting Bail To Teen
Granting bail for two months to a young man in a POCSO case arising from his consensual relationship with a minor girl, the Delhi High Court has said teenage psychology and adolescent love cannot be controlled by courts.
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Made In India HPV Vaccine May Be Considered For Immunisation: Centre
The indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine may be considered for introduction in the Universal Immunisation programme (UIP) as a two-dose regimen for adolescent girls aged 9-14 years, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Man Kidnapped, Killed Minor, Body Recovered Weeks Later: Delhi Cops
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and murdering an adolescent girl, whose decomposed body was recovered recently by police, an official said on Wednesday.
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Over 60 Girls Walk 17 Km At Night To Complain About Warden In Jharkhand
More than 60 adolescent girl students sneaked out of their residential school and walked for 17 km through deserted roads at night to reach the collectorate of Jhakhand's West Singhbhum district.
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Target To Facilitate Education Of 9 Lakh Adolescent Girls: Jharkhand Government
The objective of the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana (SPKSY) of Jharkhand government is not only providing financial assistance to adolescent girls for education, but also ensuring that the girls don’t drop out from school, and preventing child marriage.
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Three Killed In Twin School Shootings In Brazil
At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a man opened fire on two schools in southeastern Brazil, officials said.
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Financial, Digital Literacy Empowering Adolescent Girls Of West Bengal
The financial and digital literacy training by the West Bengal state government and UNICEF is giving confidence to the adolescent girls of West Bengal.
