Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday enhanced the ex-gratia assistance for the families of women workers who lost their lives in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing and export facility in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district on June 21, raising it from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. Expressing deep grief over the death of Odia workers, CM Majhi had earlier announced ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to the next…
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Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the deadly ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district and issued notices to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar and Director General of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, seeking a detailed report on the incident within two weeks. Acting on media reports about the industrial accident, the commission said that the tragedy, which has so far claimed ni…
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The first session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay entered its final phase, with the Chief Minister set to deliver his reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s Address amid intense exchanges between the ruling party and the Opposition.The Assembly session began on June 18 with Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar’s address. Following a Business Advisory Committee meeting, it was decided that the session would be …