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Two die while cleaning septic tank near Puzhal in Tamil Nadu

The deceased persons are Baskaran (52) and Ismail (36), from Kondiyamman Nagar in Kavangarai near Puzhal.

published on : 16th May 2023
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Two labourers die while cleaning tank at oil factory in Rajasthan's Ranpur

Five persons were cleaning a tank that stored dirty water discharged from the water filter plant of the oil factory, while two died, three others are undergoing treatment.

published on : 16th May 2023
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Uttarakhand: Pilgrims evince keen interest to visit 'Modi Gufa'

This is the cave that Prime Minister Modi visited on May 18, 2019.

published on : 12th April 2023
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Two Nagpur labourers inhale toxic gas while cleaning well, die

The deceased labourers entered the well without safety gear, as per the preliminary investigation.

published on : 9th April 2023
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Gujarat government fails to enforce manual scavenging rules

Over the past three decades, Gujarat has had the second-highest incidence of cleaning worker fatalities in the nation.

published on : 9th April 2023
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ASI seals road between Khandagiri, Udaygiri caves

Boom barriers have been put up on the approach road towards the cave from Khandagiri square and the road towards Jaydev Vatika.

published on : 23rd March 2023
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Manual scavenging rampant in Gujarat, affected families clamour for compensation

The administration has also admitted in the legislature that six of the 11 families who have lost a loved one, are yet to receive any compensation.

published on : 23rd March 2023
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Telling stories, saving languages

The book discusses everything from state languages and the partition of regions due to languages, to efforts individuals are taking to preserve the dying ones. 

published on : 21st March 2023
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Khandagiri, Udaygiri caves eroding fast: ASI

“Examination of the site has revealed that the damage is not just limited to one place but noticeable throughout the caves.

published on : 21st March 2023
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Nick Cave denounces AI song; says, 'this song sucks'

Nick Cave called ChatGPT an exercise in “replication as travesty."

published on : 17th January 2023
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Justice evades manual scavenging victims in Tamil Nadu, reveals study 

The report was released during an event jointly organised by the SASY, Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) and other organisations working towards the eradication of manual scavenging practice.

published on : 9th January 2023
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‘Conservation reserve’ tag for Gudiyam Caves?

A forest official told TNIE: “Historical records show these rock shelters were used by people from the Stone Age lakhs of years ago.

published on : 7th June 2022
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Four workers killed, two injured, in a landslip at a construction site in Kerala's Kochi

The accident occurred at Nest Electronic City around 2.45 pm while the workers were engaged in digging a huge pit.

published on : 18th March 2022
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Humiliation in school due to untouchability scars lives of children

Untouchability is scarring the lives of thousands of children in Uttar Pradesh.

published on : 12th August 2018
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Trapped in manual scavenging

As the govt survey on manual scavengers gets delayed, Ritwika Mitra visits some villages in UP to find that poverty, lack of options and systemic apathy make scores of people pick human excreta.

published on : 12th August 2018
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Three manual scavengers die of asphyxiation in Bengaluru

Three workers suffocated to death on Sunday while clearing blocked manhole at ND Sepal apartment at Somasundarapalya in HSR Layout.

published on : 7th January 2018
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Chennai's Mount road caves in, takes bus and car along

No casualties have been reported as the passengers in both vehicles were evacuated immediately.

published on : 9th April 2017
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Bangalore’s manhole horror: They were paid Rs 500 to clean our sh**t

Yarayya was one of the manual scavengers who was hurriedly roped in to clean a manhole on the Kaggadaspura main road past midnight on Monday.

published on : 9th March 2017
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Surely, we can’t stand with them when they clean manholes?

BWSSB had issued a notice to the company, warning it that its bills would not be cleared if the work is not proper.

published on : 9th March 2017
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Bengaluru manhole horror: To clear pending bill, workers were rushed to their death

The supervisor who also died in the incident, was allegedly pressurised to fix the manhole in CV Raman Nagar by Ramky contractors.

published on : 9th March 2017
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