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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.
Even with e-pass, man stopped at border post in MP dies of heart attack
He was being taken to a hospital in Chhattisgarh
Social distancing rules flouted in Madhya Pradesh as hundreds welcome Jain monk
A case is yet to be filed in the incident and Madhya Pradesh CM has not said a word about the incident
Are passengers travelling on Shramik trains & Special AC trains guinea pigs to test new travel protocols?
The Indian railways, will continue ‘shramik special trains’ to transport migrant workers, and a separate set of air conditioned special trains to transport regular passengers but have cancelled all other tickets booked till June 30th.
AIUFWP writes to Collector against forest authorities in Bihar violating the Forest Rights Act
The forest authorities are allegedly encroaching upon these lands and digging holes, affecting the villagers’ livelihood
Maha govt to release half of its prisoners, as more than 180 COVID cases emerge in Arthur road
This decision was made by the high powered committee which was set up under the SC directive
Two Bengaluru activists helping migrants booked for provocation
The activists were allegedly booked under pressure by the builder lobby
Victory! CJP helps three more detention camp inmates come back home in Assam
CJP Team -
All three Bengali Hindu detainees hail from extremely impoverished backgrounds, one of them is homeless
“We must all plan for the new world reality”: PM to address the nation at 8pm today
According to the government’s own data in the last 24 hours, 3,604 new COVID19 cases have been confirmed and 87 people have died of the disease.
ST buses pick up 21,714 stranded migrants from highways: M’tra
Even as horror stories, photos and videos, of disillusioned migrants taking to the highways and clambering on hired trucks and lorries to escape the big city’ were being circulated, between 9 and 11 May, 1,169 buses of the Maharashtra State Transport (ST)ferried 21,714 migrants, of which, 11,866 were ferried by 530 buses on Monday alone
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