worker safety

Sambalpur (Odisha), March 31 At least two people died from asphyxiation, and two others fell ill inside a newly constructed septic tank in Sambalpur district, Odisha, on Tuesday, police said.The incident occurred in the Kesaibahal village, within the Mahulpali police station area.The...

New Delhi, March 10 – At least seven workers died after a major soil mound collapse at a construction site in Gurugram, while four injured workers were rescued and rushed to the hospital. Rescue operations by the police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), along with civil defence teams...

Bhadohi (UP), March 7 Labourers from the Bhadohi district who are currently working in Israel are reported to be safe amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US-Israel, though their families have expressed concern for their security, officials said on Saturday.Assistant Labour...

Kolkata, March 5 – A manual scavenger died on Thursday while cleaning a manhole in Ward No. 12 of the Serampore Municipality in the Hooghly district of West Bengal. Two other workers also fell sick while working inside the same manhole.Following information that three workers had fallen ill...

Mumbai, March 4 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Council on Wednesday that the state government would soon submit a representation to the Centre seeking amendments to the rules framed in 2008 governing explosive factories.Responding to a debate under Rule 93, the Chief...

Mumbai, March 4 The recent explosion at an explosives manufacturing unit in Nagpur, in which 19 people died, is the result of government negligence, Congress legislature party leader Vijay Wadettiwar alleged in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday.Claiming that 43 workers have lost their...

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...

Amaravati, March 1 – The death toll from the explosion at a firecracker unit in Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, rose to 21 on Sunday as one of the injured succumbed to his injuries in a hospital.Darsipathi Lavaraju (40), one of the injured, died at Kakinada Government General Hospital (GGH)...

Mumbai, February 17 – The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has condemned the repeated and alarming safety violations reported on the shooting set of the upcoming film ‘Dhurandhar 2’.The film, directed by Aditya Dhar, stars Ranveer Singh in the lead role. It has come under scrutiny...