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2 die, 4 unwell after cleaning septic tank at Delhi factory; owner, contra
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Delhi [India] October 19 (ANI): Two persons died after cleaning a septic tank at a factory in Delhi's Azad Pur area on Sunday, the police said.
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Amitabh Bachchan pledges to join 'any campaign' that works for welfare of
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Talking about the plight of sanitation workers, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday termed manual scavenging as an "unconstitutional and illegal act" and said that he has pledged to join any campaign that works for the benefit for such workers.
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Delhi HC expresses concern to protect scavengers against COVID-19 infectio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed its concern on dumping of bio-medical waste at common dumping grounds saying that scavengers will be the first ones to be exposed to COVID-19 infection.
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Open filthy drainage passes through K'taka-based govt school causing diffi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Students of a government primary school which is built especially for the children of manual scavengers, have been facing tough times during classes as the filthy drainage passing through the school premises excrete human excreta and sludge.
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Delhi govt approves rehabilitation programme for 'manual scavengers'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal of one-time cash assistance of Rs 40,000 to persons identified as "manual scavengers" under the rehabilitation programme of the Social Welfare Department.
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Sewage worker death: Swacch Bharat a 'hollow slogan', says Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swacch Bharat' as a "hollow slogan" and accused him of turning a blind eye to the plight of thousands of manual scavengers.
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Manual scavenger death: Delhi govt gives Rs 10 lakh compensation to kin
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the manual scavenger who died while cleaning a sewer pit in Delhi's Dabri on September 14.
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Centre gives nod to creation of posts in NCSK
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the creation of one post each of vice-chairperson and member in the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK).
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Mysore village head forces manual scavengers to clean blocked manhole
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Thavarekatte (Mysore) (Karnataka) [India], June 8 (ANI): Guru Shanthappa, a person living in Mysore's Thavarekatte village, has lodged a complaint against village panchayat president Geetha for forcing two municipality workers, Ganesha and Cheluva, to clean a blocked manhole.
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Conduct re-survey of manual scavengers: Centre asks states
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 10 (ANI): The Union Government has asked all the states to conduct a re-survey sample of manual scavengers.
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