New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the death of at least 16 labourers and injuries to 20 others after an under-construction warehouse building collapsed in the Taratala area of Kolkata, West Bengal. Observing that the contents of news reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights, the apex human rights body has issued notices to the West Bengal Chief Secretary, the Kolkata Police Com…
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Greater Noida, June 11 (IANS) Two construction workers were killed after falling from the 37th floor of an under-construction building in Greater Noida on Thursday, police officials said.The incident occurred at the ATS Picturesque Reprieve project in Sector 152 under the Knowledge Park police station limits.The workers were engaged in shuttering work on Tower-23 when they fell from a height after their safety belts reportedly snapped.Both men sustained critical injuries and were rushed to a nea…
Bhopal/Panna, May 26 (IANS) At least five labourers were buried under tonnes of debris following a sudden soil collapse during well excavation work on Tuesday in Biharpurwa village in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district. One labourer has been confirmed dead, while rescue efforts are continuing intensively to locate the remaining four who are trapped. The tragedy occurred around 11:00 a.m. in Nayapurwa hamlet of Biharpurwa village. Seven labourers had been working for the past 10 days to excavate a w…
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS) In view of the prevailing heatwave conditions, the Odisha Works Department on Sunday directed that labourers should not be engaged in outdoor work during peak daytime hours between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.The Engineer-in-Chief (EIC) of the Works Department has written to all Chief Construction Engineers and Superintending Engineers across various zones of the state in this regard.According to the department’s letter, the state government had earlier issued instructions pro…
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government has issued a notification on Saturday increasing minimum wages for workers by an average of 60 per cent, a move expected to benefit more than one crore labourers across the state.With the latest notification, Karnataka has become the third state in the country to issue such a revised minimum wage notification after Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.Officials stated that the revision has been implemented in line with the Su…
Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Barmer witnessed dramatic scenes on Tuesday when chaos erupted inside the District Collectorate premises after MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati allegedly poured petrol over himself while protesting police action during a massive march led by labourers and truck drivers. The protest march was organised following a large workers’ convention and rally at the private company, where labourers and truck drivers have been agitating for the past 40 days. The protesters are …
Dewas, May 14 (IANS) Opposition Congress on Wednesday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party government over the deadly explosion at a firecracker factory in Dewas, calling it a “grim testament to administrative negligence and a corrupt system”. According to official information, three people were killed and 15 others injured in the blast at the factory in Tonkkala, Dewas district. Police said some survivors are critically injured and have been admitted to hospitals.Leader of Opposition in the …
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) A distressing hit-and-run incident has come to light in the Powai area of Mumbai, where a speeding tempo struck three labourers working along the road and fled the scene. All three victims sustained severe injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they are currently undergoing treatment. According to police officials, the Powai Police have registered a case against an unidentified driver and launched a search operation to trace and apprehend the accused. The incid…
New Delhi/Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed deep condolences over the heartbreaking road accident that claimed 12 lives and left 13 injured on Wednesday evening at Tirla bypass near Chikliya Phata in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district.The accident occurred on Indore-Ahmedabad highway when a pick-up vehicle carrying several labourers including children overturned. According to police officials, the accident occurred near a petrol pump in Chikliya. The pickup vehi…
Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) A devastating road accident on the Tirla Bypass in Dhar district claimed the lives of at least eight labourers, including children, on Wednesday night.The incident occurred around 8.30 p.m. near a private petrol pump in the Chikaliya area when a pick-up truck, dangerously overcrowded with passengers, lost control and overturned.Preliminary police reports suggest the vehicle was carrying between 40 and 45 labourers, a figure that far exceeds the legal and safe seating capa…