Bhopal gas tragedy survivors sit-in to move to Delhi
January 20th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 20 (IANS) The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy Friday suspended their 18-day sit-in here to protest inadequate compensation and announced they would soon shift it to ... Read more...
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Bhopal tragedy survivors burn Chidambaram’s effigy
January 14th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 14 (IANS) The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy Saturday burnt an effigy of Home Minister P. Chidambaram to protest the decision of a ministerial panel not ... Read more...
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Not enough done for Bhopal tragedy victims: Activist
January 12th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has not done enough for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and their next generations, an activist said Thursday.A ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas survivors to sit on ‘dharna’ from Tuesday
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 2 (IANS) The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy Monday announced an indefinite 'dharna' (sit-in) from January 3, demanding correction in figures of those killed and injured in ... Read more...
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Bhopal victims stripped, thrashed by police, say kin
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 22 (IANS) Bhopal gas victims and their family members Thursday alleged that police beat up, stripped and illegally detained those arrested for rail blockade here earlier this month. ... Read more...
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IOA president asks IOC to remove Dow as Olympics sponsor
December 20th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), in a strongly worded letter Tuesday, asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider 2012 London Games' sponsorship deal with ... Read more...
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94 percent Bhopal victims not properly compensated: Activists
December 20th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 20 (IANS) Twenty-seven years after the world's worst industrial disaster affected around 500,000 innocent lives, 94 percent of the victims have still not received proper compensation, say activists."Neither ... Read more...
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IOA not to boycott London Olympics, to protest against Dow
December 15th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday decided not to boycott the 2012 London Olympics but it will lodge a strong protest with the International Olympic ... Read more...
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Protest needed against Dow sponsorship of Olympics: BJP MP
December 15th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India must protest Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of the 2012 Olympics, says Anurag Singh Thakur, executive member of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Bhopal hospital staff seek pay hike, government gets notice (Lead)
December 12th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government for its response to the demand by a Bhopal hospital's staff for wage hike and parity with ... Read more...
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Government website on Bhopal gas tragedy shows old figures
December 10th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 10 (IANS) For over a year now a section of a Madhya Pradesh government website has not updated information on the Bhopal gas tragedy. And the facts ... Read more...
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Bhopal like hazards growing in urban centres, warn activists
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 3 (IANS) Indians have not learnt a lesson or two from the terrible, man-made Bhopal gas disaster 27 years ago, speakers at a seminar here asserted Saturday and ... Read more...
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Sebastian Coe’s effigy burnt on Bhopal gas tragedy’s 27th anniversary
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 2 (IANS) The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy staged a rally on it's 27th anniversary Friday and burnt effigies of 2012 London Olympics Organising Committee chairman Sebastian ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas survivors to stop trains on 27th anniversary
November 25th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) The Bhopal gas tragedy survivors Friday said they will blockade all trains passing through the city from Dec 3 -- the 27th anniversary of one of ... Read more...
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Protest Dow’s sponsorship of London Olympics, Chouhan urges Maken
November 24th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 23 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wednesday urged the central government to lodge a strong protest against Dow Chemical Company's sponsorship of the 2012 ... Read more...
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Bhopal tragedy survivors to observe black day
October 29th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 29 (IANS) The Bhopal gas tragedy survivors will observe a 'Black Day' Nov 1, the 56th Foundation Day of Madhya Pradesh, to protest the state government's inaction ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy survivors call shutdown Oct 11
October 8th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 8 (IANS) For the first time in their 27-year fight for justice, Bhopal gas tragedy survivors will hold a day-long shutdown Oct 11 here, seeking correct government figures ... Read more...
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‘Parallel Games for disabled if Dow sponsors London Olympics’
August 8th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 8 (IANS) The Bhopal Gas tragedy survivors as well as those who support their cause worldwide have decided to protest Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of the London Olympics 2012. ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas victim’s children protest in New Delhi
June 28th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal/New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) About a hundred children of the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy demonstrated in front of the Prime Minister's Office Monday demanding medical care, ... Read more...
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Government to pursue Bhopal case despite Supreme Court setback
May 12th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Vowing to press for harsher sentence for those convicted in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy after a Supreme Court setback in the case, the ... Read more...
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Window to appeal still open at Bhopal court: CBI
May 11th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday said the Supreme Court's dismissal of their petition in the Bhopal gas tragedy case was not a set ... Read more...
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Supreme Court turns down CBI plea to reopen Bhopal case (Roundup)
May 11th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) In what has been termed a huge setback for the victims of the world's worst industrial disaster, the Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a Central ... Read more...
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Government not interested in justice for Bhopal victims: BJP
May 11th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court's rejection of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea asking for more stringent punishment for the accused in the Bhopal gas ... Read more...
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26 years, still no justice, say Bhopal survivors, activists (Lead)
May 11th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 11 (IANS) Shock and disbelief were writ large on the faces of activists and survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy whose hopes were dashed when the ... Read more...
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Judiciary not with Bhopal victims, CBI failed, say activists
May 11th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 11 (IANS) The judiciary has heaped more injustice on victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, activists said Wednesday after the apex court's decision to reject the ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects CBI plea to reopen Bhopal case (Second Lead)
May 11th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) petition seeking more stringent punishment for then United Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) chairman Keshub ... Read more...
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Government policies should address children’s issues: Experts
May 10th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Government policies, especially in the fields of agriculture and environment, should address children's issues, like the effect of poisonous gases and pesticide use on children, ... Read more...
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Cancer victims of Bhopal tragedy cry for justice
May 5th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) About 3,000 cancer and kidney failure patients of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have not received the compensation amount directed by the central government, survivors said ... Read more...
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Supreme Court postpones verdict on Bhopal gas tragedy petition
April 28th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Supreme Court Monday reserved its order on a curative petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking enhancement of charges against industrialist Kushab Mahindra ... Read more...
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Bhopal tragedy: Apex court comments on its own verdict (Lead)
April 20th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court normally does not pass orders directing the framing of charges against accused under a specific provision of law, the apex court observed ... Read more...
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Bhopal tragedy: Apex court comments on its own verdict
April 20th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court normally does not pass orders directing the framing of charges against accused under a specific provision of law, the apex court observed ... Read more...
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Bhopal case verdict review a judicial compulsion: Apex court told
April 19th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court was Tuesday told that the Bhopal gas tragedy case fell in the rarest of rare category and the court must remove all ... Read more...
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Bhopal tragedy: Supreme Court questions CBI for delay in plea (Lead)
April 13th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday quizzed the CBI for knocking on its doors 16 years after the court told the probe agency to book the seven ... Read more...
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Bhopal tragedy: Apex court questions CBI for delay in plea
April 13th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday quizzed the CBI for knocking on its doors 16 years after the court told the probe agency to book the seven ... Read more...
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Supreme Court questions CBI over delay on Bhopal gas victims plea
April 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for approaching it 16 years after it had diluted in the charge of culpable homicide ... Read more...
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