We need to break taboo around death, end-of-life carer says
Abi Jenkins, who cared for a friend with terminal cancer, said “normalising” death might help people. Source link
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IAS officer’s son enjoys summer break, plays on desk while mother works. Watch
An IAS officer shared a video on X showing her son enjoying his summer vacation and fully engrossed in playing on her mother’s work desk while she is working. In her post, Pamela Satpathy humorously said that summer vacations become the most “dreaded time of the year” when you are a mother of a boy. … Read more
Study aims to break link between brain injury and depression
Half of those admitted to hospital with a brain injury report depression in the following year, research suggests. Source link
‘January 22 will mark the break of new dawn in Ayodhya’
Following the Pran Pratistha ceremony at the Ram Temple, Ayodhyadham stands poised to extend a warm welcome to devotees, tourists, researchers, and inquisitive minds from across the globe. Source link
Ambasamudram custodial torture | T.N. appoints IAS officer P. Amudha as inquiry officer in probe
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday appointed senior IAS officer P. Amudha, as a high-level inquiry officer to undertake a detailed investigation into the complaints received against suspended IPS officer Balveer Singh and other police personnel that said they subjected detenus to cruelty in the Ambasamudram Sub Division in Tirunelveli district. The panel will submit … Read more
Women break new ground in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Women work at a Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme project site at Umachagi village in Hubballi taluk, Karnataka. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The proportion of women workers participating in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has touched a ten-year high in the ongoing financial year. According to the … Read more
Kashmiri women break the harissa glass ceiling
Sheikh Hirra is among the first few women who took to Harissa selling, an otherwise maledominated sector in Kashmir. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For centuries, it was men who monopolised the culinary skills required to make harissa, a mutton dish which is a sought-after winter breakfast delicacy in Kashmir, copied from a popular Armenian dish. Prepared overnight using the slow heat of firewood … Read more
Chris Hemsworth: Alzheimer’s risk prompts actor to take acting break
He explained that he had not been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, but had been warned of the heightened risk. “It’s not a pre-deterministic gene, but it is a strong indication,” he said. “Ten years ago, I think it was more thought of as determinant.” Source link
Two arrested for house break theft
The High grounds police on Tuesday arrested two people and recovered stolen valuables worth ₹5 lakh from them. Maqsood Khan and his associate Faraaz Ahmed burgled a milk booth and a house in High grounds station limits and escaped with gold valuables and mobile phones. Based on the complaint, the police tracked down the accused … Read more
Wales’ unpaid carers to get a break through £9m fund
The cash aims to help relieve the pressure on carers after the “added stress” of the Covid pandemic. Source link