Follow Us on Google News Surat, April 10 (IANS) As many as 118 workers fell ill after consuming contaminated water at a diamond-cutting unit in Surat’s Kapodara area, prompting the police to register an attempt to murder case and initiate a high-level investigation, according to officials on Thursday. The incident occurred at the Anub Gems … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, March 27 (IANS) The toxic waste of the Bhopal gas tragedy will now be incinerated in 72 days with a burning rate of 270 kg per hour at a private facility in Pithampur, Indore. The state government on Thursday submitted a status report on the ‘trial run’ in the … Read more
Bhopal, March 4 (IANS) After completing the first phase of the “trial run” for Union Carbide’s toxic waste disposal, the Madhya Pradesh government is preparing to commence the second phase on Tuesday. In January this year, the toxic waste (337 tonnes) was transported from Bhopal to Indore in sealed containers, and the first trial run … Read more
Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP on Sunday strongly criticised Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for targeting Kannada film artistes over their absence at the inauguration of the International Film Festival and urged him to come out of his toxic mindset. Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka stated: “Come out of the toxic mindset … Read more
Bhopal, Feb 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed petitions challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court directive for a trial run to dispose of approximately 340 tonnes of toxic waste from Union Carbide. “Now the state government can proceed for trial run of the toxic waste in batches,” a government official told IANS. The … Read more
Bhopal, Feb18 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to go for a trial disposal of 340 tonnes of Union Carbide toxic waste at Pithampura. A division bench of the High Court of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain asked the state government to comply with the … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A press conference by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi accusing the BJP-led Haryana government of “deliberate and indiscriminate” release of untreated water in the Yamuna River, with an intent to derail Delhi’s water supply has triggered a flurry of reactions including demonstrations, protest and defamation threats over the ‘Yamuna poisoning’ charge. … Read more
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP-ruled Haryana of ‘poisoning’ the Yamuna river, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini asked the former to apologize to the people, otherwise, he will file a defamation suit against him. A day earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and her Punjab counterpart … Read more