Legislative business in monsoon session (With ‘13/20: Another low-yield parliament session ends’)
September 7th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government could get only six bills introduced and six passed by either houses of parliament as the 20-day monsoon session ... Read more...
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Bill to eliminate manual scavenging tabled in Lok Sabha (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A bill that seeks to prohibit manual scavenging, rehabilitate those engaged in such inhuman employment and impose stringent measures to stop such practices was introduced ... Read more...
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Bill to eliminate manual scavenging tabled in Lok Sabha
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A bill that seeks to prohibit manual scavenging, rehabilitate those engaged in such inhuman employment and for stringent measures to stop such practices was introduced ... Read more...
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Government mulling new law to end manual scavenging: PM
August 15th, 2012 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is considering a new and effective law to put an end to the repulsive practice of manual scavenging, Prime ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to rid Pandharpur of manual scavenging
July 18th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) A day after Bollywood star Aamir Khan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the plight of manual scavengers, the Maharashtra government Tuesday said it would ... Read more...
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Aamir meets PM, seeks scrapping of manual scavenging (Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and union minister Mukul Wasnik Monday assured actor-activist Aamir Khan that the government will work to eliminate manual scavenging from ... Read more...
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‘Draft bill against manual scavenging with stricter provisions in monsoon session’
July 16th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Even as actor-activist Aamir Khan Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to raise the age-old issue of manual scavenging the government said it is ... Read more...
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Aamir meets PM, seeks scrapping of manual scavenging
July 16th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Actor-activist Aamir Khan Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and union minister Mukul Wasnik here and raised the issue of the plight of manual ... Read more...
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End manual scavenging, say Mumbai protesters
July 16th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Nearly 200 scavengers from across Maharashtra protested here Monday to press their demands for an end to the pernicious practice even as actor-activist Aamir Khan ... Read more...
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Aamir to meet PM on manual scavengers’ plight
July 15th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Monday to highlight the problems of manual scavengers engaged in cleaning ... Read more...
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Lack of safety gear killing Delhi’s sewer workers (Capital Focus)
June 24th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) He knows it may prove fatal, yet 55-year-old Uday Ram does not hesitate to enter the narrow manhole filled with fermented faeces, urine and other ... Read more...
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Government plans new bill to ban manual scavenging
April 19th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The government said Thursday that it intends to introduce in the monsoon session of parliament a new bill on prohibition of manual scavenging in view ... Read more...
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New schemes in the offing for livelihood security (Factfile)
March 12th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Factfile on new schemes in the offing to ensure livelihood security as enunciated by President Pratibha Patil during her joint address to parliament on ... Read more...
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24-year-old manual scavenger wins beauty pageant
November 19th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Once a manual scavenger, Indira Athwal was crowned New Princess-2011 on the occasion of World Toilet Day here Saturday.The 38 contestants in the unique beauty ... Read more...
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Manual scavenging in Karnataka, NHRC issues notice
August 18th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday issued notice to the Karnataka government over a media report alleging that the practice of manual scavenging still ... Read more...
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Court directs railways to rehabilitate scavengers
July 27th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the railways to rehabilitate manual scavengers following the introduction of bio-toilets in train coaches.The division bench of Justice Dipak ... Read more...
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Independent India’s first caste census kicks off (Lead)
June 29th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hezamara (Tripura), June 29 (IANS) Independent India's first census to determine the caste-wise breakup of the country's 1.21 billion people was launched from here Wednesday.The census started in this remote ... Read more...
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Gujarat questioned on sewer workers’ safety
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 21 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday gave time till July 11 to the state government and all municipal corporations to respond to suggestions for improving the working ... Read more...
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Once barred from her gods, she now ‘lights’ their lamps
June 21st, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), June 21 (IANS) For nearly three decades Guddi Athwal was not allowed to enter any of the temples in her neighbourhood in Rajasthan because she was an ... Read more...
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Rajasthan’s Dalit women celebrate ‘liberty’ at temple
June 20th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, June 20 (IANS) In a revolution of sorts, some 200 Dalit women from Rajasthan Monday achieved what they thought would remain a mirage -- performing rituals with upper caste ... Read more...
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Over 200 women fly to Varanasi to fight untouchability
June 19th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), June 19 (IANS) Lalita Nindania, who was once a manual scavenger, flew in a plane for the first time Sunday in what she described as a "flight ... Read more...
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Manual scavenging a dark blot, must end: PM (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday asked states to help eliminate manual scavenging within six months, saying the success of inclusive growth would be measured ... Read more...
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PM to inaugurate conference on Dalits
June 16th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Friday inaugurate here a conference of ministers of welfare and social justice from states to discuss issues related to ... Read more...
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BPL survey to have exclusion, inclusion criteria: Officials
May 19th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The methodology for the below poverty line (BPL) census will be based on an automatic inclusion and exclusion criteria and deprivation scores for the remaining ... Read more...
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Home Ministry issues advisory on crime against SC/ST
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory to the Chief Secretaries, Home Secretaries, Principal Secretaries of all State Governments and UT Administrations for curbing crime ... Read more...
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Sulabh founder to address Cambridge University students
January 20th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) An Indian social activist campaigning for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers has been invited to interact with the students of Cambridge University.Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International, ... Read more...
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Won’t give directions which may be questioned: Apex court
November 8th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said that it would refrain from issuing a direction which may be questioned on the grounds on its (apex court) authority or jurisdiction."Once ... Read more...
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We didn’t chose this life, say scavengers
October 31st, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Hundreds of manual scavengers from various parts of the country raised slogans against their suffering and indignity at a rally in the capital Sunday.The Samajik Parivartan ... Read more...
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NGO hopes manual scavenging will be eradicated by year end
October 25th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Manual scavenging, which is still prevalent in many parts of the country despite being banned by law a long ago, is likely to be eradicated by this ... Read more...
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Focus on scavengers’ rehabilitation, government urged
October 24th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Hailing the National Advisory Commission's (NAC) recommendation to "fully abolish" manual scavenging in the country by 2012, social activist Bindeshwar Pathak Sunday said the government should ... Read more...
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Over a million Indians engaged in manual scavenging (To go with Abolish manual scavenging by 2012-end, urges NAC)
October 23rd, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The National Advisory Council, headed by Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Saturday expressed its distress over manual scavenging in the country and urged the government to abolish ... Read more...
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57 million more toilets needed to end manual scavenging
March 11th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India needs 57,847,217 more hygienic toilets to counter the practice of manual scavenging, attributed mainly to use of dry latrines, especially in rural areas, the government said ... Read more...
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Dry latrines exist in four states: Minister
March 8th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Even as the cabinet put March-end as deadline for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers in India, a minister said Monday that four states continue to have dry ... Read more...
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‘Liberated’ women manual scavengers meet US ambassador
March 1st, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Himanshu Vatsa
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) It was a proud moment for the "liberated" women manual scavengers when they were received by US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer and his wife Sally ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves extension for anti-scavenging scheme
February 18th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved a revised time frame for rehabilitating the manual scavengers left out of the ongoing scheme.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni ... Read more...
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