Tag: Bhopal gas tragedy
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Covid more lethal for Bhopal gas tragedy survivors
The disturbing data has come out just about a week before the 36th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy which took place on the intervening night of 2 and 3 December 1984.
November 25, 2020 -
Bhopal gas tragedy: SC judge Ravindra Bhat recuses from hearing Centre’s plea for additional fund
The apex court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra adjourned the hearing till Wednesday and said Chief Justice of India SA Bobde would take a call on composition of the bench to hear the matter.
January 28, 2020 -
‘Fight polls in Rajiv Gandhi’s name’: PM Modi dares Cong, invokes anti-Sikh riots, Bhopal gas tragedy
The political slugfest over Rajiv Gandhi erupted after PM Modi taking a jibe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the former PM's life ended as ‘corrupt number 1'.
May 7, 2019 -
34th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy: Survivors still facing challenges
Many organizations working for the gas relief and hundreds of victims and their family members gathered outside the now-closed Union Carbide factory at Jai Prakash Nagar in Bhopal on Monday morning.
December 4, 2018 -
Protests mark 33rd anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy
Angry protests were witnessed in Bhopal on Sunday as the city marked the 33rd anniversary of the gas tragedy that killed thousands. The decades-old pain was visible on the faces of protesters as they shouted slogans against the state and the Central government and also the Union Carbide Corporation for their apathy and inaction. Early …
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December 3, 2017 -
Same sick story
The leak in a cylinder of toxic gas that affected over 450 girls from two schools on the outskirts of the Capital is another episode in the lament about myopic planning, uncontrolled urban expansion and the customary indifference to safety. Mercifully there was no repeat of the tragedy in Bhopal, with which some fanciful parallels …
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May 8, 2017 -
Amnesty lobbies in US on human rights issues in India
Leading NGO Amnesty International is lobbying with the US lawmakers to advocate for “protection of human rights defenders” in India among other countries, as also to seek “political pressure” on the American companies responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy. It also wants the top leaders of the US and India to demonstrate “the importance of …
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April 23, 2017 -
Bhopal gas leak victims to get new smart cards
Thousands of Bhopal gas tragedy victims and their children will get new smart cards to ensure proper healthcare to them, a Madhya Pradesh minister said on Saturday. Till now, 30,000 smart cards have been made, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister (Independent Charge) Vishwas Sarang was quoted as saying in an official statement here. …
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December 3, 2016 -
Prayer meeting held for Bhopal gas tragedy victims in MP
An all-religion prayer meeting was held here on Saturday to pay homage to the people who succumbed to the poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide factory 32 years ago. The prayer meeting was held at the Barkatullah Bhavan in the Madhya Pradesh capital. The organisations working for the welfare of victims of the tragedy …
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December 3, 2016 -
Prayer meeting held for Bhopal gas tragedy victims in MP
An all-religion prayer meeting was held here on Saturday to pay homage to the people who succumbed to the poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide factory 32 years ago. The prayer meeting was held at the Barkatullah Bhavan in the Madhya Pradesh capital. The organisations working for the welfare of victims of the tragedy …
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December 3, 2016 -
Prayer meeting held for Bhopal gas tragedy victims in MP
An all-religion prayer meeting was held here on Saturday to pay homage to the people who succumbed to the poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide factory 32 years ago. The prayer meeting was held at the Barkatullah Bhavan in the Madhya Pradesh capital. The organisations working for the welfare of victims of the tragedy …
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December 3, 2016