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Though sewer deaths have crossed the 100 mark this year, government is silent: SKA
With three deaths on the same day in two different incidents in Madhya Pradesh, 101 people have died so far in sewers and septic tanks across the country in 188 days this year, according the data compiled by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA). NCR Delhi alone accounts for 12 deaths.
Baiga Chak’s forest survival due to decade-long local conservation measures
Pauri, one of the many hamlets in the Baiga...
For farmers deprivation of land can be traumatic, Telangana HC awarding compensation
The court invalidated the consent awards obtained under coercion from small farmers, awarded compensation for loss of land to an irrigation project, and in the absence of evidence in rebuttal, found that this may be a case of forceful dispossession of land.
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi: Ensure that treatment is not denied to any patient
In just over 24 hours the notifications on who will now be tested for Covid19, and if positive be treated in delhi hospitals has come full circle.
Appoint Nodal Officer for publication of Covid-19 info: Central Information Comission to MOHFW
The advisory came after the CIC took cognizance of the matter after an RTI to the MOHFW to publish the list of dedicated Covid-19 hospitals and treatment centers failed to get a reply
Assam gas -well blowout: 11 days on, threat to humans and animals remains high
Oil India Limited announced Rs. 30,000 per affected family as compensation but has failed to bring the leak under control
A call to our conscience
If the migrant crisis doesn’t shake you, you are probably dead inside
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal may undergo Covid-19 test
Just a day ago, the CM had announced that hospitals run by the Delhi Government, as well as some private hospitals, will now only treat 'residents' of Delhi
820 ASI monuments including of places of worship set to reopen today
In Maharashtra, places of worship remain closed while in Kerala the decision of re-opening religious places has received mixed reactions
“I saw a man carry his mother on his back, I saw his bleeding feet”
Meet Shivam, the young artist who forgot his own abject poverty, to illustrate the pain of migrant workers escaping the hostile city that had locked them out
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit teen allegedly shot by upper caste men for praying at village temple
The incident took place in Domkheda village, Amroha district, 400 kms northwest of Lucknow
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Though sewer deaths have crossed the 100 mark this year, government is silent: SKA
With three deaths on the same day in two different incidents in Madhya Pradesh, 101 people have died so far in sewers and septic tanks across the country in 188 days this year, according the data compiled by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA). NCR Delhi alone accounts for 12 deaths.
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