10k youth died by suicide in 4 yrs

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Fear of exam failure, love affair, breakup, unemployment, and mental disorder are among many other reasons that are badly affecting youths.

In the last four years, nearly 10,000 youths have died by suicide in the state. Of them, 2042 were students. As per the analysis of the data released by the State Crime Records Bureau, out of the total suicide cases registered every year in the state, 50 percent of suicides were by youths.

According to the report, there has been an increase of 77 percent in the suicide cases of students in the year 2021 as compared to the year 2018.

The increase was 74 percent in boy suicide cases and 81 percent in girl student suicide cases. It may be noted that many cases of suicide of students have been continuously happening across the state, including the coaching hub Kota.

The NMHS says that 80 lakh people in the state are suffering from psychosocial disabilities. 8 lakh people in the high suicide risk zone, out of which 2.30 lakh are youth.

The Delhi media became active after a Congress leader from Rajasthan made a call just after the fiasco happened in the Assembly. When CM Gehlot made a mistake while presenting the budget, at the same time a Congress leader sitting in the House immediately went out and made a call, according to the sources. Immediately after that the Old Budget fiasco was discussed in the whole country and on social media.

Jaipur: Retired DG Navdeep Singh has been booked by police for allegedly slapping an army havildar and making derogatory remarks against him. Police informed the army constable, Imtiaz Sheikh, posted in the Rajasthan unit of NCC Lalkothi, filed an FIR in Bani Park Police Station stating that he was slapped by Navdeep Singh at Sapta Shakti Gate after his vehicle was touched with Singh’s Fortuner car while taking reverse.

“Retired DG Navdeep Singh inquired about the whereabouts of the constable. Imtiaz re- plied that he belonged to Kashmir, following which, Navdeep Singh said that the whole of India is behind Kashmiris and suddenly slapped him. The retired DG also said that the eardrums of the people have damaged to whom I have slapped and you may check your eardrums if they are working,” police said.

‘Right to Health Bill not good for docs’

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Right to Health Bill is being brought by the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan. A press conference was held on Sunday at the JMA campus on behalf of the State Joint Action Committee formed by the private hospitals in which the Bill was opposed. During this, Dr Anurag Sharma, Dr Sarvesh Joshi, Dr Sunil

Gharsa and other doctors of the committee were present.

Dr Anurag Sharma of Jaipur Medical Association said that the gov- ernment wants to bring the bill but it is neither in the interest of the doctors nor the patients. Talking about amendments in the bill, he said that there are so many flaws that it is very difficult to amend them. “This bill will not be accepted under any circumstance. On Saturday, our committee had decided that our protest will continue till the government withdraws the bill.