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Kuchinda: Despite frequent incidents of labourers dying in septic tanks due to oxygen deprivation, there remains a lack of awareness among homeowners and contractors about the need for proper safety measures. This concern was highlighted again Tuesday, when two persons were asphyxiated and as many were rendered critical while removing the centering of a septic tank in Keshaibahal village under Mahulpali police limits in Sambalpur district. The deceased were identified as Sushil Naik, 35, and Bh ...Read More >
SAMBALPUR: Two workers were asphyxiated to death while as many became critically ill after entering a newly-constructed septic tank at Kesaibahal village under Mahulpali police limits in Kuchinda sub-division here on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Susil Naik (40) and Bhikari Charan Behera (42), both residents of Kesaibahal. Hemant Behera (48) and Anand Majhi (39), who became critical due to suffocation, are currently undergoing treatment at Kuchinda hospital, said police. Sources sai ...Read More >
Dehradun: Following the death of the late independent journalist Rajeev Pratap, his family is now seeking justice for him, demanding a fair and transparent probe into his death and urging the authorities to ensure a thorough investigation. Rajeev's wife, Muskan, who is seven months pregnant, expressed grief over the tragic loss. "I married in January, and only nine months have passed. I am now seven months pregnant. I want to tell the government that my husband deserves justice and that a thor ...Read More >
Karwar: The Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner has directed food department officials to open registration centres in all taluks of the district to register farmers for the procurement of paddy under the current season's minimum support price (MSP) scheme.DC K Lakshmipriya presided over a district-level task force meeting at the deputy commissioner's office on Tuesday, discussing the procurement of paddy at the support price. The govt has set the MSP for common paddy at Rs 2,369 per quintal and ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Friday admitted that manual scavenging still exists in the state. Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said it is a disgrace for the country which will soon become the third largest economy in the world. He assured the legislative assembly that the government will work towards complete eradication of manual scavenging. Replying to a question in the legislative assembly, Mr. Pawar announced that the state government will implement a time bound programme to compl ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illega ...Read More >
Pune: Expressing disappointment over nearly 8,000 workers still being involved in manual scavenging, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said it was against Maharashtra's stature as a progressive state.Raising the issue of manual scavenging, BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar expressed concern for workers involved in it. "This is really a socially sensitive issue. Such an inhuman practice is still going on in the state. According to an audit of the central govt, a total of 18 workers died while cle ...Read More >
Jalpaiguri: A Jalpaiguri special Pocso court on Thursday sentenced three men to death for the 2020 rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl.The convicts -- Rahman Ali, Jamirul Haque and Tamirul Haque -- had dumped the victim's body in a septic tank 30km away from the site of the crime. On Aug 10, 2020, the three abducted the Class 10 madrassa student, raped her multiple times over days and strangled her to death. On Aug 11, her family lodged a missing diary with Rajganj PS. They were nabbed on Aug ...Read More >
Patna: Three members of a family, including father-son duo, died after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank in their house at Salaha Bujurg village under Larjhaghat police station area of Samastipur district on Tuesday evening. The victims were identified as Daya Ram Sah (45), his 15-year-old son, Radheyshyam Kumar, and Umesh Sah (45), one of their relatives, police said.According to the police, Daya called Umesh to check a water leakage in the septic tank. Umeash entered the tank a ...Read More >
With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting light to moderate rainfall across Telangana for the next week and issuing heavy rainfall alert for the next two days, the Health department has issued a public advisory urging citizens to take preventive measures against a likely surge in seasonal illnesses. The advisory, issued by B. Ravinder Nayak, director of Public Health and Family Welfare on Sunday, highlights the heightened risk of vector-borne, water-borne and airborne diseases ...Read More >
Raipur: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday, January 14, announced an aid of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, who was murdered in Bijapur district earlier this month. Talking to reporters at the helipad in police lines, Sai said a building will be constructed for scribes and named after the slain journalist. Sai said, "The deceased journalist's family will be given Rs 10 lakh assistance. A building will be constructed for journalists, and it will be named ...Read More >
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