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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Bhopal tragedy: Hearing on harsher charges begins Wednesday
April 12th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Wednesday hear petitions of the CBI and the central government for restoration of stringent charges against the then head of Union ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks disclosures one sided, distorted: Buddhadeb
April 5th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Monday termed as "one-sided" and "distorted" the recent WikiLeaks cables which claimed that he was in favour of liberalisation and ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy widows to get Rs.1,000 pension
March 31st, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has issued orders for monthly pension of Rs.1,000 for the next five years to the widows of victims of the Union Carbide ... Read more...
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Delhi court allows CBI to extradite Anderson in the Bhopal gas tragedy case
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.23 (ANI): A Delhi court has allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to seek the extradition of former Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) Chairman Warren Anderson (90), an accused in ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy: CBI moves Delhi court for Anderson’s extradition
March 22nd, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) moved a Delhi court on Tuesday to obtain a 'Letter Rogatory' to the US authorities for extradition of Warren Anderson, the ... Read more...
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CBI seeks extradition of Warren Anderson (Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bhopal, March 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday moved a petition in court seeking extradition of former Union Carbide Corporation chairman Warren Anderson in the Bhopal ... Read more...
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CBI seeks extradition of Warren Anderson
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday moved a petition in the court seeking extradition of former Union Carbide Corporation chairman Warren Anderson in the ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas leak activist awarded
March 19th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) He gave up a promising engineering career in metallurgy to tend to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. Satinath Sarangi's tireless crusade for ... Read more...
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All eyes on Arjun Singh’s autobiography
March 8th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 8 (IANS) With Congress leader Arjun Singh passing away, people are now awaiting his autobiography which he was working on when he died March 4.The autobiography, tentatively ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh’s last rites performed in Madhya Pradesh
March 6th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh), Mar 6(ANI): The last rites of veteran Congress leader and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, who breathed his last in New Delhi on Friday, was performed ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh’s death a great loss to Indian politics: Janardan Dwivedi
March 5th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 5(ANI): Congress General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi on Saturday said that the country's political system as well as the Congress party has suffered a great jolt with the demise of ... Read more...
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Vice President Ansari condoles Congress leader Arjun Singh’s demise
March 5th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 5(ANI): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday condoled the passing away of veteran Congress leader and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh.In his condolence message, Ansari ... Read more...
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Ex-PM Devegowda condoles Arjun Singh’s demise
March 5th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 5 (ANI): Former Prime Minister H.D. Devegowda on Saturday condoled the death of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Arjun Singh.In a statement, Devegowda said: "I am deeply ... Read more...
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CWC condoles Arjun Singh’s demise, describes him a symbol of secular values
March 5th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The newly constituted Congress Working Committee, which met here on Saturday to condole the demise of veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh passed a resolution describing the ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh’s last rites to be held today
March 5th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Sidhi (MP)/New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The last rites of veteran Congress leader and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, who breathed his last in New Delhi on Friday, ... Read more...
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Beni Prasad Verma condoles passing away of Arjun Singh
March 4th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4(ANI): Union Minister of State for Steel (Independent Charge) Beni Prasad Verma has condoled the death of veteran leader and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, who ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee condoles demise of Arjun Singh
March 4th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4(ANI): Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has condoled the death of veteran leader and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, who passed away here today.In ... Read more...
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President Patil condoles passing away of Congress leader Arjun Singh
March 4th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Friday condoled the passing away of veteran Congress leader and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh.Singh, who was admitted at ... Read more...
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Congress leader Arjun Singh passes away
March 4th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4(ANI): Congress leader and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh passed away in New Delhi on Friday.Singh, who was admitted at the All India Institute of Medical ... Read more...
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Union Carbide gets court notice on plea to hike relief (Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Union Carbide Corporation on a petition by the central government seeking enhancement of compensation by Rs.7,844.22 crore for the ... Read more...
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SC issues notice to Union Carbide Corporation, Dow Chemicals
February 28th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Union Carbide Corporation, Dow Chemicals and others on a plea filed by the Centre seeking enhancement of compensation to ... Read more...
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Court notice to Union Carbide on compensation hike
February 28th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Union Carbide Corporation on a petition by the central government seeking enhancement of compensation by Rs.7,844.22 crore for the ... Read more...
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Spectrum scam, black money case to top apex court agenda
February 27th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) After a relatively calm week for the government, hounded by allegations of scams, the Supreme Court is all set to hear this week cases relating to 2G ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea to hike Bhopal gas victims’ relief
February 24th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said it would hear a petition of the central government seeking enhancement of compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas victims allege unethical drug trials
February 24th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 24 (IANS) Hundreds of survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy Thursday marched to the Bhopal Memorial Hospital here, demanding suspension of senior consultants, who they alleged, were involved in ... Read more...
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More realistic account of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in new NCERT book
January 10th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Bhopal, Jan 10 (IANS) Against a background of black, the pages tell the story of the world's worst industrial disaster - in Bhopal on Dec 2-3 night, 1984. The photographs, ... Read more...
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