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After Indian-Origin Doctor’s Suicide, UK To Review Hospital’s Support Culture

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) was under an independent reviewLondon: An independent review into the culture at one of the UK's major National Health Service (NHS) hospital trusts on Tuesday recommended greater support for doctors in training who are concerned about their mental health, in the wake of the suicide of an Indian-origin doctor.Dr Vaishnavi Kumar, who worked at Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital, died aged 35 in June 2022.Her inquest last year heard how she felt “belittled” at work and would come home and cry.The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB), which runs the hospital among several others in the region, was under an independent review following the death and amid wider performance-related concerns.“In light of the tragic death by suicid...
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After Andhra Couple’s Suicide, Chief Minister Orders Action Against Loans Apps

Rs 5 lakhfinancial aid has been ordered for each of the children of the victim. (Representational)Rajahmundry: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed officials to take stringent action against online money-lending apps for harassment and blackmailing users.This comes after a couple from Rajahmundry in the East Godavari district died by suicide on Wednesday due to harassment by the agents of a loan app.Chief Minister Reddy directed East Godavari district Collector Madhavi Latha to hand over financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the children of the victim."Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed officials to take stringent action against online money lending apps for the harassment and blackmailing at the hands of online money lending apps ...
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Unable To Sleep, Odisha Student Dies By Suicide: Police

Police found a suicide note was found at the spot.Bhubaneswar: A nursing student, aged around 19, has allegedly died by suicide in a hostel room in Bhubaneswar due to an inability to get good sleep, police said on Monday.The body of the woman, who hailed from Bolangir district, was found hanging from the ceiling of her room in a private hostel at Jamukoli in Airfield Police Station area on Sunday night, an officer said.A suicide note was found at the spot, in which it was mentioned that the victim was taking the extreme step as she was unable to get sound sleep for the last few days.She did not hold anyone responsible for her death, and apologised to her family and friends for taking the extreme step.Forensic and handwriting experts will examine whether the letter was written by her."We...
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Not Paid For Months, 7 Workers At Indore Factory Take Poison: Police

The men were taken to the government-run MY Hospital, where their condition is said to be out of danger.Bhopal: Not paid their salaries for seven months, seven employees of a private company tried to end their lives by taking poison at a factory in Indore, the police said on Thursday.They were taken to the government-run MY Hospital, where their condition is said to be out of danger.The workers were allegedly not paid their wages regularly over the past seven months, and they were being transferred to another branch."We have not been given salaries by the management for the last few months. That's why our friends consumed poison," Anil Nigam, one of the colleagues of the men, said.Senior police officer Ajay Singh Kushwaha said the factory workers had not been given salaries for the last...
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Reacting Indifferently To Pregnancy Doesn’t Instigate Suicide: Bombay High Court

High Court granted bail to a man arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his girlfriend.Mumbai: Reacting indifferently to girlfriend's apprehension of being pregnant falls short of instigation or incitement to commit suicide, the Bombay High Court has said while granting bail to a man arrested for allegedly raping and abetting the suicide of his girlfriend.The court passed the order on August 17.The 16-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Thane in March 2021 after her boyfriend (accused), then aged 19, reacted indifferently to her message to him saying she might be pregnant, according to police.A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre granted bail to the accused, Kunal Doke, noting that the victim's postmortem report has revealed she was not pregnant and th...