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Health chief urges residents to get tested for AIDS

The Goan NetworkPublished Dec 3, 2022, 12:41 AM IST

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There is a need to increase awareness about AIDS in the State and that’s the reason persons between the ages of 13-64 should get tested for it at least once in their lives, Dr Geeta Kakodkar, the Director of Health Services, said.

Stating that during the two years of the pandemic, there was less awareness about AIDS and hence it is the need of the hour to do a rigorous campaign against the disease and make people aware how this illness is contracted, she added.

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Self-defence trainer booked in fourth case

The Goan Network

Published Dec 3, 2022, 12:41 AM IST

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The Women and Children’s Protection Police Unit registered a fourth First Information Report (FIR) against a self-defence trainer after another underage student accused him and his associate of sexually abusing him at the trainer’s residence.While the prime accused is in custody, the Women Police sleuths are likely to arrest a second accused in the case, who is also aged 33 years.The fourth victim boy has alleged that not only the accused forced him to strip nude but…