Helplines: PC-PNDT helpline gets fewer complaints

After Census 2011 painted a skewed child sex ratio across the country, health authorities took immediate measures to strictly implement the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act.

Helplines: This call centre helps health workers take quick decisions

THE ‘104’ Health Advice Call Centre, which became operational in January 2012 with the aim to provide 24×7 advice to health workers of Maharashtra, has till November this year received a whopping 19,05,275 calls.

Helplines: Reaching out to victims of violence, sexual abuse

8793088814 /15/16 helpline number

In 2012, when the horrific Delhi gangrape case shocked the nation, city-based mother-daughter duo Neerja and Barkha Bajaj decided to do something more than raising slogans and participating in protests, and launched a helpline named Aks Foundation that caters to victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Helplines: Ambulances for accident victims, pregnant women

108 helpline number
THE Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services 108, functional since January 2014, has helped as many as 5,34,041 patients across the state.

Helplines: Child helpline flooded with calls on physical, sexual abuse

The central government’s helpline number under the Women and Child Welfare Department — 1098 — has got a good response in the state and city. With 10-15 calls daily from children in Pune, Childline Helpline Services Director Anuradha Sahasrabuddhe said the helpline is functioning well. “Many calls are related to physical and sexual abuse of children. The Pune operations started in 2001 and, in the last 14 years, the number of calls has steadily risen,” Sahasrabuddhe said.

Helplines: Senior citizens seek redressal in family disputes, cases of fraud

THE Pune city police and Athashree Pratishthan are together running a helpline for senior citizens for over five years. The helpline number — 020 26111103 — is also displayed on the official website of Pune police — http://www.punepolice.gov.in.

Call for equitable water supply

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Ministry okays Bopkhel-Khadki Mula bridge link

PUNE: The defence ministry has permitted Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to begin the tendering process for construction of a permanent bridge on the Mula river to link Bopkhel village to Khadki cantonment. The directives were given at a ...

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