New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Workers of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) held a protest here on Tuesday over the recent stampede at New Delhi Railway Station in which 18 people were killed and several others were injured, demanding action against those responsible for the alleged negligence resulting in the tragedy. The protesters shouted slogans … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report on the death of three construction workers in a manhole at Kolkata Leather Complex earlier this month and sought a report from the West Bengal government, an official said on Friday. The Commission has issued … Read more
Jammu, Feb 6 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday demanded a time-bound inquiry by the Union government into two incidents of alleged excessive use of forces by the army. “I have seen the reports of excessive use of force & harassment of Makhan Din in police custody in Billawar leading to his suicide … Read more
Jammu, Feb 6 (IANS) All pesticide and insecticide shops have been sealed by authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Rajouri district as part of preventive measures taken after 17 ‘mysterious deaths’ took place in Budhal village, officials said on Thursday. Officials said that as part of an ongoing investigation and preventive legal measures after 17 … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The demise of three workers engaged in scavenging and manual cleaning of a sewerage drain pipe in Kolkata’s Bantala leather complex, raises serious questions on the efficiency of the Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) within that complex. Insiders at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said that since a thorough probe in the … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The number of suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) patients has increased to 163 with five suspected deaths in Maharashtra as of Monday. Of these 127 diagnosed are confirmed GBS cases. One suspected new GBS case was reported on Monday and the remaining four cases are from previous days. According to the state … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Alimuddin Sheikh, a contractor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) was arrested on Monday for engaging three workers for manual scavenging on Sunday morning, leading to their demise. The three had been engaged for scavenging and manual cleaning of a sewerage drain pipe within Bantala leather complex on the eastern outskirts … Read more
Prayagraj, Jan 31 (IANS) A day after at least 30 people were killed in a predawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh, the Uttar Pradesh government has enforced stricter measures for better crowd management and safety of devotees as it restricted vehicular movement, cancelled VIP passes, increased security deployment, and ended needless restrictions on the pontoon … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Attacking the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over poor drainage and drowning deaths, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday joined the BJP’s campaign for Delhi Assembly elections by addressing public meetings in Krishna Nagar and Dwarka. “The way children, old and young people have died by drowning in … Read more