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Myth of the ‘bad touch’
The assumption that all children and adolescents experience guilt, shame, and fear, when abused, is not true Educating children to help them protect themselves from sexual abuse uses the ‘good touch bad touch’ paradigm. The basic assumption of such nomenclature is that children feel scared, ashamed, and even guilty when they are touched in their […]
‘Poor connection hampers study’
I came to stay in a PG near Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium two months back. Here, they charge 17,000 for one room. When I booked the room, they said we will be provided a really good internet connection. But soon after I moved, I realised how poor the Wi-fi was. I use net for almost […]
Free wi-fi is just a myth
I came to Delhi in June this year. I booked a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Noida Sector-62. At the time of booking, the landlord told us that wi-fi would be available all day as he had a TP-Link router. When I went to see the PG, I checked the wi-fi and it was working […]
Broadband bluff
In May this year, when I was looking for a good broadband provider, I came across many options — Airtel being the biggest. Several other private players were waiting to get another customer in their kitty. I called up Airtel’s toll-free number, and the representative told me that a sales person will contact me, and […]
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With substandard engineering colleges mushrooming across the country, students are finding it increasingly difficult to get jobs. Many end up turning to other professions or prepare for competitive exams What do parents first say when their child is born? “Hope he/she becomes an engineer or a doctor?” This might sound like a ludicrous exaggeration but […]
Squeezing out protests
After the SC lifted the ban on protests at Jantar Mantar with a few caveats, Protestors still find the new rules restrictive, and Ramlila Maidan, not a viable option A barren land sans placards, sans loudspeakers, sans voices of dissent; no signs of a protest or a protestor – this is how the ground allocated […]
Dreading the dark streets
The area where I live – Jal Vayu Vihar Noida (Sector 25) is not at all well-lit. I think good lighting brings a feel-good factor to a place. This problem is prevalent over all of Noida. There is a huge population of senior citizens in our area – many of who have relocated to Noida […]
A rightful battle
A crusader for Dalit rights, he rattled Himachal Pradesh’s caste-ridden society Sitting behind the polished wooden desk in his office, Sirmaur’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohit Malpani looked like a man who hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in days but wore a look of slight satisfaction. “This is the biggest case I’ve touched so […]