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Chennai sanitation workers detained at midnight after 13-day protest
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body's move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes.
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Chennai sanitation workers continue to protest against privatisation for 1
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Since day one, all opposition parties, including All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation (AIADMK), BJP, ruling DMK alliance parties like the communist and VCK, have supported the sanitary workers' protest.
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'Cut us open and we bleed like them': Amnesty slams Pakistan's discriminat
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Amnesty International's report reveals severe caste and religion-based discrimination against Pakistan's sanitation workers, mainly Christians and Hindus. They face hazardous work, low pay, job insecurity, and social stigma, with little legal protection, highlighting systemic human rights
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Visakhapatnam Port secures first place in National Swachhta Awards
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry has specially commended Visakhapatnam Port for its outstanding efforts in cleanliness and sanitation initiatives, Port Secretary T Venugopal said in a press release.
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Gujarat: Rural housing schemes and increased housing under PM Awas Yojana
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
CM said that the need for youth District Development Officers is to lead with a spirit of service in delivering key welfare schemes -- livelihood, housing, healthcare, sanitation -- to rural and needy communities.
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Tamil Nadu: Sanitation workers' protest against privatisation enters sixth
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The protestors allege that the privatisation poses a serious threat to their job security, livelihood, and leaves them vulnerable to exploitation by private agencies. The protests erupted after GCC officials informed the NULM workers on July 31 that they would now have to coordinate with
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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu launches 'Water Bill' app
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday launched the 'Water Bill' app of the Department of Public Health Engineering & Water Sanitation (PHE&WS) that would enable citizens to pay their water bills online without having to physically visit the offices for bill payment.
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Punjab Minister Hardeep Singh Mundia reviews ongoing Storm waterline proje
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister, S Hardeep Singh Mundia, along with AAP Punjab General Secretary and Chairman of the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Dr SS Ahluwalia, visited the site to review progress on the ongoing storm waterline project to address the long-standing is
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Maharashtra Govt. & Art of Living's SSRDP Join Hands to Transform 150
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], August 1: In a significant step toward revolutionizing the education landscape in Maharashtra, the Government of Maharashtra and The Art of Living Sri Sri Rural Development Programme Trust (SSRDP) have signed a transformative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) t
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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel calls for 100 % beneficiary coverage in aspirat
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In this context, he noted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary leadership, sectors from semiconductors to sanitation are prioritised. Technology-driven systems have raised public expectations, and it is our duty to meet them and ensure continued quality services, he stated
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MP: Transgender community demands separate washrooms, benefits of PM Awas
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"Under 'Safai Apnao Bimari Bhagao' Campaign (Adopt cleanliness, get rid of diseases), we are engaging different types of stakeholders. In this episode, today, we organised a workshop to understand the sanitation and cleanliness needs of transgender communities. We are identifying the issues
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Sanitation Workers Commission announced in Bihar, Tejashwi urges timely pa
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Commenting on the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's announcement of the formation of the State Sanitation Workers Commission, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav emphasised the need to first ensure fulfilment of basic necessities for sanitation workers, like equipment and on-time salary.
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