Highlighting Bhopal’s cause through art (With Images)
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 2 (IANS) The year he was born saw the world's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal gas leak. Some 27 years down the line, he is now trying to ... Read more...
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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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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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MPs urged to seek Dow’s removal as London Olympics sponsor
December 5th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 5 (IANS) The Indian government and leaders must press for dropping Dow Chemicals, which now owns the company responsible for the Bhopal Gas disaster, from the list ... 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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Bhopal gas survivors burn effigy of corruption
August 9th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 9 (IANS) More than 200 survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster burnt an effigy symbolising corruption and demonstrated against "Corruption in medical care, rehabilitation and compensation disbursement".The ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh government issued notice for trials on Bhopal victims
August 9th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government and the ministry of health with reference to unethical clinical trials ... Read more...
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New York Indian Film Festival offers exciting line-up
April 13th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 13 (IANS) An exciting line-up of 25 feature films will screen at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), the oldest and most prestigious Indian ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas leak victims still awaiting compensation
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by ANI
By Ram Chandra SahuBhopal, Dec.2 (ANI): Survivors and victims of the Bhopal gas leak and their family members blamed the Central Government for not keeping its word about giving compensation.Massod Begum, a ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas victims protest to seek Obama’s help
November 7th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama's visit to India seems to have infused a new zeal in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy survivors who organised a protest here Sunday ... Read more...
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Bhopal Gas tragedy: Victims oppose Government stand
October 29th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): Bhopal gas tragedy victims have slammed the Centre's decision of non-intervention in the ongoing case for the clean-up of the contaminated site against the former Union ... Read more...
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Law Minister Moily says Centre not to pursue Bhopal gas tragedy case in US courts
October 28th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 28 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily has said that the Central Government has decided not to pursue Bhopal gas tragedy compensation case in the US ... Read more...
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GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy to meet today
September 27th, 2010 - 11:24 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): The Group of Ministers panel on 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy will meet here today to assess the progress made since the GoM handed over its recommendations ... Read more...
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GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy to meet on Monday
September 26th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 26 (ANI): The Group of Ministers panel on 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy will meet here on Monday to assess the progress made since the GoM handed over its ... Read more...
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BP oil spill cannot be compared with Bhopal disaster
September 8th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) British High Commissioner Richard Stagg Wednesday said the recent oil spill in US waters could not be compared to the scale of the Bhopal gas disaster, even ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notices to Bhopal tragedy convicts (Second Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notices to the seven convicts in the Bhopal gas tragedy case on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea that seeks recall ... Read more...
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: CBI sends additional evidence against Anderson, says Chavan
August 5th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently sent additional evidence against former ... Read more...
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Bhopal Gas tragedy: CBI files curative petition in Supreme Court
August 2nd, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court seeking restoration of stringent charge of culpable homicide not ... Read more...
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Bhopal panel to submit report Monday
June 21st, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The ministerial panel on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy is due to submit its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later Monday with key recommendations on ... Read more...
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Bhopal panel meets for third day, discusses environmental issues
June 20th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The ministerial panel on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy met here for the third day Sunday to deliberate on the areas that require attention to provide ... Read more...
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Congress wants Warren Anderson’s extradition
June 9th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The ruling Congress Wednesday said the government should make every effort to extradite from the US Warren Anderson, the CEO of Union Carbide when the Bhopal gas ... Read more...
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Ministerial panel on Bhopal gas tragedy an eyewash: BJP
June 9th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the reconstituted Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into the Bhopal ... Read more...
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Group of Ministers to study Bhopal Gas verdict
June 9th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): The Government of India has reconstituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into compensation and public liability aspects of industrial disasters in the context of the ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas survivors hold candlelight vigil, vow to fight on
June 9th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 8 (IANS) Activists and survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy Tuesday held a candlelight vigil here to protest the two-year jail term to the Union Carbide officials found guilty ... Read more...
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Fast track justice delivery system needed: Moily
June 7th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 7 (ANI): Reacting to the verdict of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Union Minister for Law and Justice M Veerappa Moily on Monday said there is the need for fast-tracking ... Read more...
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Seven accused get bail
June 7th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, June 7 (ANI): The Magistrate Court in Bhopal on Monday granted bail to the seven Indian Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) officials convicted in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and released them ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy: All eight accused found guilty
June 7th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, June 7 (ANI): Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Mohan P Tiwari on Monday convicted all eight accused on the grounds of death due to negligence under Section 304 (a) for the Bhopal ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas victims seek details of Nuclear Liability Bill from PMO
May 5th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): Victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, described as one of the world's worst ever industrial disasters, have filed a Right to Information (RTI) petition with the ... Read more...
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Union Carbide’s waste disposal trial run a farce: Activists (Lead)
February 21st, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 21 (IANS) Despite the recent apex court Supreme Court directive to dispose of the hazardous waste lying in the defunct Union Carbide pesticide plant here by putting it through an ... Read more...
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Union Carbide’s waste disposal trial run a farce: Activists
February 21st, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 21 (IANS) Despite the recent Supreme Court directive to dispose of the hazardous waste lying in the now-defunct Union Carbide plant here by putting it through an incinerator in Madhya ... Read more...
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Bhopal victims protest yoga care denial in hospitals
January 13th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) Four organisations working for the welfare of the Bhopal gas tragedy survivors Tuesday condemned the Madhya Pradesh government's alleged denial of Yoga care at the hospitals where the ... Read more...
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Homage paid to Bhopal Gas tragedy victims
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Dec.3 (ANI): Indians paid homage to the gas tragedy victims on Thursday at an all religion prayer meeting held here.One of the world's most deadly industrial disasters, the Bhopal gas tragedy ... Read more...
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Rallies, meets to mark 25 years of Bhopal gas leak
December 1st, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 1 (IANS) Meetings, rallies, demonstrations and conferences will mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster which killed over 3,500 people instantly and maimed several thousands for life on ... Read more...
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Bhopal Blues on Wheels: tales of tragedy retold
November 30th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Children of survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy will Tuesday start a three-day caravan campaign in Delhi where they will go to several colleges, telling stories of ... Read more...
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Films, exhibitions in Delhi to mark Bhopal gas tragedy
November 25th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A three-day film festival on one of the worst industrial disasters, the Bhopal gas tragedy, will start in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) this Sunday. Similar festivals, photo ... Read more...
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