Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognisance of alarming findings reflected in the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) ‘Prison Statistics India – 2024’ and sought a report on custodial suicides and prison violence in the state. The NCRB has treated the increasing incidents of suicides, unnatural deaths, prison violence, mental health crisis, overcrowding and inadequate psychological support systems in Haryana prisons as a grave human rights conce…
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Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The state Agriculture Department has taken a major policy decision to establish a Task Force to curb farmer suicides in Maharashtra. Agriculture Commissioner Suraj Mandhare on Tuesday evening announced through a circular that this task force will recommend and implement comprehensive measures addressing mental health, social issues, economic challenges, and disasters arising from climate change.The formation of a Task Force takes places ahead of the upcoming Budget Session …