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Bhopal gas survivors set up new organisation

December 1st, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Dec 1 (IANS) On the eve of the 24th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy, the survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster Monday announced the formation of a new organisation, ...

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Gandhi family was pained at Bhopal gas tragedy: Rahul

November 25th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday expressed concern for the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy and said his family was pained by the world's worst industrial disaster ...

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US court reinstates Bhopal victims’ case against Union Carbide

November 4th, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) A New York court has reinstated a case filed against Union Carbide by residents of India's Bhopal town who claim to have suffered serious health problems due ...

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‘Commission for victims 24 years after Bhopal gas tragedy meaningless’

August 9th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Aug 9 (IANS) The central government's assurance of setting up a commission to look into the grievances of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims 24 years after the disaster occurred has not ...

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After ‘Brick Lane’, Tannishtha pairs up with Martin Sheen

July 17th, 2008 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS -
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Delhi girl Tannishtha Chatterjee's is going places. After a stellar performance in Sarah Gavron's "Brick Lane", she now teams up with Hollywood actor Martin Sheen ...

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Toxic waste remains in Bhopal 24 years after gas disaster

July 7th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, July 7 (IANS) Hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste still remains on the grounds of the Bhopal pesticide factory, formerly owned by Union Carbide, a quarter-century after the industrial disaster, ...

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Bhopal gas victims take the musical route to protest

Bhopal gas victims take the musical route to protest

July 7th, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Bhopal gas tragedy victims, who have been protesting in the capital to demand rehabilitation and compensation for themselves and their children, have now found a new way ...

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40 tonnes of chemical residues removed from Bhopal plant

July 2nd, 2008 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, July 1 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government Tuesday removed 40 tonnes of chemical residues from the premises of the now defunct Union Carbide pesticide plant, which led to the world's worst ...

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22 Bhopal gas tragedy survivors granted bail

22 Bhopal gas tragedy survivors granted bail

June 19th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Twenty-two Bhopal gas tragedy survivors including 20 women were granted bail by a city court Thursday, 10 days after they were arrested for protesting near Prime Minister ...

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Dow Chemicals’ donations to BJP is illegal: Congress

June 17th, 2008 - 8:02 am ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, June 16 (IANS) The Congress Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of violating the law of the land by accepting donations from a US multinational, Dow Chemicals, and urged the ...

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Bhopal gas tragedy victims condemn state government

June 14th, 2008 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, June 14 (IANS) An organisation of victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak holocaust has condemned the Madhya Pradesh government for pushing to incinerate toxic wastes from the closed pesticide plant ...

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Punish Dow Chemicals, US legislators urge Manmohan Singh

Punish Dow Chemicals, US legislators urge Manmohan Singh

June 14th, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Expressing solidarity with the Bhopal gas leak victims, 16 US House of Congress members led by Padma Bhushan Frank Pallone Jr have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...

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Novelist slams India, Dow over Bhopal holocaust

Novelist slams India, Dow over Bhopal holocaust

June 14th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS -
London, June 14 (IANS) Celebrated Indian-born novelist Indra Sinha has blamed the Indian government and the multinational Dow Chemicals in equal measure for the continuing plight of Bhopal gas disaster victims. Sinha, ...

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Bhopal gas holocaust survivors continue hunger strike

June 12th, 2008 - 9:24 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Bhopal gas leak tragedy survivors, who have dismissed the prime minister's promise to set up a rehabilitation council for them and started a hunger strike in the ...

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Bhopal gas tragedy survivors continue protest

May 30th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A day after the Prime Minister's office issued a statement meeting one of their key demands, the Bhopal gas tragedy victims have decided to continue their protest ...

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UPA government agrees to gas victims’ demand for setting up of a special commission

UPA government agrees to gas victims’ demand for setting up of a special commission

May 29th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): After a long wait, victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy, got some relief on Thursday, when the Central government decided to grant their demand of setting up ...

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Bhopal survivors chain themselves near PM’s House, held (Lead)

Bhopal survivors chain themselves near PM’s House, held (Lead)

May 21st, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Thirty-seven survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster, including 22 women, were arrested Wednesday when demanding that the government address their grievances immediately they chained themselves near Prime ...

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Bhopal survivors chain themselves near PM’s residence

Bhopal survivors chain themselves near PM’s residence

May 21st, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Thirty-seven Bhopal gas disaster survivors, including 22 women, were arrested Wednesday when they chained themselves near Prime Minister Manmohar Singh's residence here to demand that the government ...

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Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy protest over government apathy

Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy protest over government apathy

May 13th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy along with social activists took out a rally in New Delhi on Tuesday to press for justice and draw attention ...

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Bhopal gas victims urge Dow Chemicals to pay up for Carbide liabilities

May 13th, 2008 - 12:00 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy on Monday urged US-based Dow Chemicals, to pay up for the liabilities of Union Carbide which it has acquired. Satinath ...

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Police detain Bhopal gas victims as they try to meet PM

Police detain Bhopal gas victims as they try to meet PM

May 5th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): Bhopal gas tragedy victims were on Monday detained by the police in New Delhi when they forcibly tried to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The protesters have ...

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Police detain Bhopal gas victims as they try to meet PM

Police detain Bhopal gas victims as they try to meet PM

May 5th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): Bhopal gas tragedy victims were on Monday detained by the police in New Delhi when they forcibly tried to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The protesters have ...

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Indian Americans protest in support of Bhopal gas survivors

Indian Americans protest in support of Bhopal gas survivors

April 8th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 8 (IANS) A group of Indian Americans under the banner of Association for India's Development protested outside the Indian Embassy here in support of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal ...

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Bhopal gas tragedy survivors remember their lost kith and kin

December 3rd, 2007 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin -
Bhopal, Dec 3 (ANI): Survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984, held a torch light rally here to remember those killed by leaked lethal methyl isocynide ...

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Bhopal gas tragedy victims battle the odds sans adequate compensation (Re-issue)

December 3rd, 2007 - 1:05 pm ICT by admin -
Bhopal, Dec 3 (ANI): The victims of the world's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984, continue to battle the deadly diseases due to the side-affects of the toxic gas ...

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Bhopal gas tragedy victims battle the odds sans adequate compensation

December 2nd, 2007 - 10:42 pm ICT by admin -
Bhopal, Dec 2 (ANI): The victims of the world's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984, continue to battle the deadly diseases due to the side-affects of the toxic gas ...

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