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Indore, March 3 – A day after two sanitation workers died due to asphyxiation caused by toxic gas while cleaning a sewage chamber in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh government has announced a compensation of ₹30 lakh each for their families.Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav on Tuesday informed that...

Thane, March 3 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in the Thane district of Maharashtra has awarded a compensation of Rs 25.59 lakh to the family of a 28-year-old woman who was run over by a speeding tanker in 2016.MACT member R V Mohite awarded the sum to the two minor children and the...

Indore, March 2 Two sanitation workers died from asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a sewer here on Monday, with an eyewitness alleging that the two entered the chamber without any safety equipment, while ambulances reached the spot two hours after the incident.Madhya Pradesh...

Prayagraj, March 2 The Allahabad High Court has observed that a judicial officer, while performing judicial functions, stands above the district magistrate, district police chief, and even the political head of a state, and that disregarding such an officer's order is "unpardonable".The court...

Nagpur, March 2 A day after a powerful explosion at a detonator manufacturing unit in Nagpur district killed 19 workers, a senior Maharashtra minister on Monday said that the private company operating the facility was "negligent" as it failed to follow safety measures.Revenue Minister...

Nagpur, March 2 A day after a powerful explosion at an explosives manufacturing unit in Nagpur district killed 19 workers, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday called for 100 per cent automation of certain protocols and processes in the manufacturing of explosives.The...

Thane, March 2 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 94.27 lakh to a woman lawyer, who became paraplegic after a road accident in 2019.MACT member R V Mohite directed the owner of the car that collided with the victim's...

Nagpur, March 2 Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Monday that the SBL Energy Limited, based in Nagpur, was "negligent" in the blast that claimed 19 lives, and the explosives manufacturer failed to follow safety measures.The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation...

Korba, March 2 A 26-year-old man was attacked and killed by a bear in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh, a forest official said on Monday.The body of Santosh Kumar Gond, a resident of Salaigot village in the Kendai range of the Katghora forest division, was found in the nearby forest in the...

Nagpur, March 2 Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Monday that there was "negligence" on the part of SBL Energy Limited, based in Nagpur, where an explosion claimed 19 lives, and that the explosives manufacturer did not follow proper safety measures.The company will provide...

Mumbai, March 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the central government is working with full commitment to ensure honour and justice for the Sikh community, highlighting various welfare measures and relief offered to the persecuted Sikhs through the Citizenship Amendment Act...

Patna, March 1 – A tragic incident has been reported from Bihar's Vaishali district, where four members of a family died after inhaling toxic gas from a toilet soak pit in Anwarpur village, under the Sarai police station area, on Sunday, officials said.According to preliminary information, the...

Nagpur, March 1 The lack of proper safety audits of companies that manufacture explosives has led to an increase in the number of explosions at such facilities in the Nagpur district, according to former Maharashtra home minister and NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh, who made the claim on Sunday...

Nagpur, March 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of those who died in the explosion at the detonator packing unit of mining and industrial explosives manufacturer SBL Energy Limited in Nagpur on Sunday, as well as Rs 50,000 each for the...

Nagpur, March 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced compensation of ₹2 lakh and ₹5 lakh, respectively, to the families of those killed in the explosion at the detonator packing unit of SBL Energy Limited, a manufacturer of mining and industrial...

New Delhi, February 28 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in an explosion in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh and demanded a thorough investigation into the incident.In a post on X, he also demanded that the state government provide...

Hyderabad, February 28 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy handed over a compensation of Rs five lakh each to the families of 44 Indian nationals who were killed in a bus fire accident in Saudi Arabia in November last year.At an event held in the Secretariat here, he also gave cheques of...

Mumbai, February 27 The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to pay a compensation of ₹50 lakh to the widow of an employee who died due to COVID-19 in April 2021.A bench of Justices Makarand Karnik and Shriram Modak, in its February 24 order...

Aizawl, February 27 Mizoram has suffered a loss of ₹960 crore due to the persistent outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), which has claimed over 71,000 pigs since 2021, state Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister C Lalsawivunga informed the assembly on Friday.The minister said the virus...

Bhopal, February 26 On Thursday, Congress MLAs created a commotion and staged a walkout from the Madhya Pradesh assembly after questioning the government over the land acquisition for Adani Group's coal mines in the Singrauli district.The opposition party alleged that adequate compensation was...