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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Day after Diwali, garbage up by 1,000 tonnes: MCD
October 27th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Torn gift wrappers, heaps of burnt out firecrackers, empty sweet boxes --- the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Thursday said the waste generated in the ... Read more...
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Pending preview, Punjab bans ‘Aarakshan’
August 11th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 11 (IANS) The Punjab government Thursday imposed a ban on the screening of the controversial Hindi film "Aarakshan", which deals with the sensitive issue of reservation, ... 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...
Posted in Health Science |
Games knock door, but litter-free Delhi a distant dream
June 22nd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Much has been made of the beautification drive of the capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games, but dirty main streets specked with uncleared rubbish, construction ... Read more...
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‘Will work to eradicate manual scavenging by year-end’
February 5th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) There are officially 676,000 manual scavengers in India and the Safai Karmachari Sanghatana is working towards eradicating the inhuman practice by the end of this year, said ... Read more...
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Agra mayor in soup for Sanjana Jon show
October 29th, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 29 (IANS) Days after she walked the ramp for designer Sanjana Jon, Agra Mayor Anjula Singh Mahaur finds herself in the middle of a raging controversy. But she appears unfazed ... Read more...
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Hindi movie lyricist Gulshan Bawra passes away
August 7th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 7 (ANI): Popular Hindi movie lyricist Gulshan Bawra passed away at his Pali Hill residence on Friday.According to sources, seventy-two-year-old Bawra died of a heart failure. Bawra was famous ... Read more...
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Candidates’ wives shed political apathy to hit campaign trail
April 23rd, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) They are apolitical and have been pursuing their independent careers, but the general elections have brought them out on the campaign trail. Wives ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee recounts UPA steps to support weak and downtrodden people
February 16th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee while presenting an Interim Budget in the Lok Sabha here today said that the emphasis has been given to the empowerment of ... Read more...
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Meira Kumar inaugurates Shilpotsav-2008
September 23rd, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 23 (ANI): Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Meira Kumar on Tuesday inaugurated Shilpotsav-2008 exhibition organized by the Ministry.The Government has always given importance to the economic ... Read more...
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Wrestler electrocuted, agitated villagers block traffic
May 19th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin
Agra, May 19 (IANS) A villager in Arsena village in Uttar Pradesh, grazing cattle, was electrocuted when he touched a high-tension wire lying across the field. The agitated villagers blocked traffic for ... Read more...
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