NHRC takes Suo Motu cognisance of sewer death in Delhi

According to officials, the incident took place around 11:30 pm near Harihar Apartments in Ashok Vihar Phase-II....

"Modi govt is doing injustice to sanitation workers": Congress

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh lashed out at the centre and raised questions over the death of a...

Delhi HC directs Delhi govt to pay20 Lakh compensation to worker

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Delhi Government to make efforts to pay an additional Rs. 20 Lakh...

"Strict legal action if manual scavenging is practised"

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah warned against practising manual scavengers in the state asserting strict...

TN BJP chief Annamalai condemns arrest of party leader SG Suryah

Reacting to the arrest of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party state secretary SG Suryah, over his tweet critical of...

Four labourers die cleaning grease tank at meat plant in Punjab

Four labourers died while cleaning a grease tank in a Federal Meat Plant in Punjab's Dera Bassi on Friday afternoon,...

TN:Sanitation worker made to clean sewer line with bare hands?

A fresh controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu's Chennai where a sanitation worker was seen cleaning an alleged...

TMC (M) MP gives Zero Hour notice agaisnt manual scavenging

Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) MP GK Vasan gave Zero Hour Notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the need to...

Pune septic tank horror: Body of third sanitation worker found

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 21 (ANI): The body of the sanitation worker who went missing this morning while...

Genrobotic's Bandicoot Robot wins Swachhata Startup Challenge

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI/PNN): Genrobotics, the leading Indian robotic company, has emerged as the winner...

Haryana CM announces Rs 10 lakh to next of kin of workers who...

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 11 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced that...

President Kovind calls manual scavenging 'shameful practice',...

New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday called manual scavenging a 'shameful...