"The Committee are not happy with the contention of the Department as sanitary napkins are already being sold at the rate of Re 1 per pad in JAKs and it was just the step of making it easily ...

Several Islamist groups” objected that the products were private in nature and cannot be sold in public, then Bangla Academy asked to replace the products with children-centric items ...

Ami widespread discussion, the Bangla Academy has clarified that despite some issues, free distribution of sanitary napkins and other essential items will continue at the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. In a ...

A Class 11 student of a girls’ school in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly was allegedly made to stand outside her classroom for an hour after she requested a sanitary pad during her examination.

Prolonged use of a sanitary pad may imbalance the vaginal flora. It leads to an excess discharge. This can cause irritation, discomfort, and a higher chance of bacterial infections.

Education authorities have held a government school in Bareilly accountable for denying a sanitary pad to a Class 11 student during her examination. Despite waiting for over an hour, the student ...

A Class 11 student of a girls school was allegedly made to stand outside her classroom for an hour after she requested a sanitary pad during her examination, sparking outrage and prompting an ...

“I can’t even afford a sanitary napkin. We depend on an NGO for free sanitary pads and receive no help from the government,” she said Ms. Bano, who also suffers from skin ailments, including ...

In parts of India, huge numbers of women don’t have access to sanitary napkins. When the founders of Saathi pads decided to try to tackle the problem, they wanted to do it in an eco-friendly way.