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Row over demolition of Azam Jahi Mills workers’ union building

Warangal: The demolition of a 75-year-old Workers' Union building of Azam Jahi Mills, the last standing remnant of the iconic mill, allegedly by land sharks, has triggered a political storm in Warangal. The controversy escalated when former MLC Konda Muralidhar Rao laid the foundation stone for the complex, drawing sharp criticism from Opposition parties and labour unions. BJP leader Errabelli …

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15 hours, 8 minutes ago

Tamil Nadu: Childline workers’ salaries increased after one-year delay

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: After a delay of a year, the Department of Child Welfare and Special Services has increased the salaries of childline workers across the state. At district-level child helplines, coordinators’ salaries have increased from Rs 14,000 to Rs 28,000 and counsellors’ pay has increased from Rs 8,000 to Rs 23,000. Similarly, childline supervisors will now draw Rs 21,000, up from …

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15 hours, 8 minutes ago

Against the poor, mostly migrant workers': eKYC pain pushes state boundaries

New Indian Express

Twenty five-year-old Jibit Nayak and his younger brother Jiban of Lankagada village in Tumudibandh block of Kandhamal district work in Ernakulam district in faraway Kerala. When the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department of Odisha government issued a notice in August, directing all ration cardholders to mandatorily verify eKYC, the siblings found out to their utter surprise that their validation …

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15 hours, 8 minutes ago

Leopard that spread fear caught in Pathanamthitta

New Indian Express

PATHANAMTHITTA: A four-year-old leopard, which has been spreading fear, was caught from Pakkandam near Inchappara of Kalanjoor panchayat in Pathanamthitta district on Monday. Following complaints, the forest department installed cameras in the area which confirmed the presence of leopards. A three-year-old female leopard was trapped in a cage that was placed at Rakshasanpara area of Inchapara on October 29. The …

Leopard Pathanamthitta Fear Caught

15 hours, 8 minutes ago

Death of two TN electricity department contract workers: NHRC issues notice to Chief Secretary, DGP

New Indian Express

The National Human Rights Commission, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that two persons, working as contract labourers with the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation died due to electrocution while repairing a high-tension overhead power line near Olaiyur Ring Road in KK Nagar, Tiruchi on December, 18, 2024. According to a statement, the Commission has observed …

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15 hours, 8 minutes ago

4 children dead, 3 injured after wall collapses in Haryana's brick kiln

India Today

Four children, all aged between 3 months to 9 years, were killed in Haryana's Hisar on Sunday night after a wall at a brick kiln collapsed, trapping seven children. The four victims, all children of brick kiln workers, died on the way to the hospital. The wall collapse resulted in the death of four children. All the children were sleeping …

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15 hours, 8 minutes ago

Inflation impact clear this Christmas season, labor union warns

NL Times

Employees at major Dutch retailers are voicing frustration over increasingly meager holiday gifts from their employers, with labor union FNV pointing to "Christmas inflation" as a growing issue. While some companies hand out minimal items like ladles or branded Christmas ornaments, others issue gift cards that require workers to spend additional money at their own stores. At Albert Heijn's distribution …

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15 hours, 8 minutes ago

Buyer found for bankrupt retailer Blokker, but uncertainty remains for 3,500 workers

NL Times

The insolvency negotiators representing Blokker in its bankruptcy have found a buyer for the troubled Dutch retail chain. That buyer aims to "rebuild the Blokker formula in the coming period and to work together with the approximately 45 franchise branches," the curators said. When the 128-year-old retailer was declared bankrupt last month, the company had over 3,500 employees, an online …

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Leopard caught in cage in Kerala's Pathanamthitta

New Indian Express

PATHANAMTHITTA: A four-year-old leopard, which has been spreading fear, was caught from Pakkandam near Inchappara of Kalanjoor panchayat in Pathanamthitta district on Monday. The leopard was caught in the cage placed in the farmland of Manoj of Niramel house. Following complaints the forest department installed cameras in the area which confirmed the presence of leopards. A three-year-old female leopard was …

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20 hours, 22 minutes ago

Anganwadi Worker Feted on Retirement After 43 Years

Deccan Chronicle

Adilabad: Anganwadi worker Kilaru Radha retired on Sunday after 43 years with the Department of Women and Child Welfare. District officials had earlier recognised Radha as the best Anganwadi worker, commending her outstanding contributions to child development and community health. One parent shared, “We always felt confident leaving our children with Radha, knowing they were in safe and loving hands …

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20 hours, 28 minutes ago

Away from home: On the plight of the Indian worker

The Hindu

The story of 16 Indian workers allegedly deceived into working under inhumane conditions in Libya highlights the persistent issue of labour exploitation faced by millions of Indians abroad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Kuwait has brought attention to the plight of Indian workers, particularly those in labour camps. Despite Mr. Modi’s acknowledgment of Kuwait’s support for its over …

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20 hours, 58 minutes ago

PM Modi Interacts with Odia Worker in Kuwait During Official Tour

Deccan Chronicle

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with an Odia worker from Ganjam district and other Indian workers during his two-day official visit to Kuwait, emphasising their invaluable contributions to the nation’s development. Babul expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for organising the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Odisha, highlighting the event’s role in showcasing Odia heritage and culture on an …

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Transport Minister Inaugurates New Bus Services in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy inaugurated four new buses at the Visakhapatnam Depot on Sunday as part of his North Andhra tour. The new fleet includes one super luxury bus and three express buses, which will operate on routes connecting Visakhapatnam to Paderu, Vizianagaram, and Amalapuram. During the inauguration, the minister announced plans to expand the state's …

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22 hours, 29 minutes ago

Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply

The Hindu

OnDecember 26, 2024, it will be three years since the Centre sent the last tranche of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal in 2021. A series of RTIs filed by Chakradhar Buddha from the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information reveals that the Centre undertook three field visits to the State — …

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23 hours, 53 minutes ago

Transport Minister flags off four new RTC buses from Visakhapatnam

The Hindu

Minister for Transport, Youth Affairs and Sports Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy visited the Visakhapatnam Depot of APS RTC, as part of his North Andhra tour, on Sunday. Gajuwaka MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao said that measures would be taken for introduction of the ‘free bus scheme for women’, as promised by the TDP before the elections, in the near future. RTC Zonal …

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1 day, 8 hours ago

PM Modi Meets Indian Workers at Kuwait Labour Camp

Deccan Chronicle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Gulf Spic Labour Camp in Kuwait, where he interacted with Indian workers and highlighted their contribution to the country’s development.PM Modi spoke about the aspirations of Indian workers, linking them to his vision for a "Viksit Bharat 2047".Interacting with the Indian workers, he stated, “I talk about Viksit Bharat 2047 because the …

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1 day, 10 hours ago

Govt Institutions Should Not Mirror Gig Economy Trends By Misusing Temporary Employment Contracts: Supreme Court

Live Law

The rise of the gig economy in the private sector has led to an increase in precarious employment arrangements, observed the Supreme Court in a recent judgment while advising the government departments from misusing the practice of engaging temporary workers. The judgment authored by Justice Nath observed : "The pervasive misuse of temporary employment contracts, as exemplified in this case, …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Command, control centre at WCD department to ensure service delivery in Odisha

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: In a move to ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency in implementation of various welfare schemes for women and children, the Odisha government has decided to set up a command and control centre in the Women and Child Development department. The WCD department implements several developmental programmes and key welfare schemes like Mamata, Poshan Abhiyaan, Mukhymantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana, Supplementary …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

NHRC seeks ATRs from Centre, Maharashtra government on plight of sex workers in Mumbai

New Indian Express

The National Human Rights Commission sought Action Taken Reports on the issues of human trafficking, prostitution and plight of sex workers in different locations in Mumbai within eight weeks from the Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India, New Delhi, the Chief Secretary, Govt. Acting on a petition filed by noted human rights activist and Supreme Court …

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Column: Trump’s promised deportations are on a collision course with a California economy built on hypocrisy

LA Times

This country has always had a hypocritical relationship with the undocumented workers who keep America’s agricultural, construction and hospitality industries humming. Can’t get more essential than that.” In the mid-1980s, when he managed cantaloupe fields, federal government pilots would fly small planes over the state’s cropland looking for large crews of workers, he recalled. The pilots would radio information about …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Opinion: California and other states are rushing to regulate AI. This is what they’re missing

LA Times

Construction workers removing a six-story facade bearing the text of the 1st Amendment from the closed Newseum in Washington in 2021. The late Justice Antonin Scalia articulated it persuasively in 2011, noting that “whatever the challenges of applying the Constitution to ever-advancing technology, the basic principles of freedom of speech and the press … do not vary.” These principles should …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

PM Modi visits Gulf Spic labour camp in Kuwait, interacts with Indian workers

India Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Gulf Spic Labour Camp in Kuwait's Mina Abdullah area on Saturday, which has a workforce of around 1,500 Indian nationals. The Prime Minister's two-day Kuwait visit, the first by an Indian prime minister in 43 years, was at the invitation of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. PM Modi also addressed a large …

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1 day, 18 hours ago

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Associated Press

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University, said he thinks the Amazon and …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

Syrian Democratic Forces: Rebels with a cause

The Hindu

When civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, one of the first things Bashar al-Assad’s regime did was to pull back troops from the country’s north-east so that they could defend the heartland against militias. This gave an opportunity to Syria’s Kurds, the country’s largest ethnic minority who make up some 10% of its population, to establish a de …

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Row over demolition of Azam Jahi Mills workers’ union building

Tamil Nadu: Childline workers’ salaries increased after one-year delay

Against the poor, mostly migrant workers': eKYC pain pushes state boundaries

Leopard that spread fear caught in Pathanamthitta

Death of two TN electricity department contract workers: NHRC issues notice to Chief Secretary, DGP

4 children dead, 3 injured after wall collapses in Haryana's brick kiln

Inflation impact clear this Christmas season, labor union warns

Buyer found for bankrupt retailer Blokker, but uncertainty remains for 3,500 workers

Leopard caught in cage in Kerala's Pathanamthitta

Anganwadi Worker Feted on Retirement After 43 Years

Away from home: On the plight of the Indian worker

PM Modi Interacts with Odia Worker in Kuwait During Official Tour

Transport Minister Inaugurates New Bus Services in Vizag

Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply

Transport Minister flags off four new RTC buses from Visakhapatnam

PM Modi Meets Indian Workers at Kuwait Labour Camp

Govt Institutions Should Not Mirror Gig Economy Trends By Misusing Temporary Employment Contracts: Supreme Court

Command, control centre at WCD department to ensure service delivery in Odisha

NHRC seeks ATRs from Centre, Maharashtra government on plight of sex workers in Mumbai

Column: Trump’s promised deportations are on a collision course with a California economy built on hypocrisy

Opinion: California and other states are rushing to regulate AI. This is what they’re missing

PM Modi visits Gulf Spic labour camp in Kuwait, interacts with Indian workers

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Syrian Democratic Forces: Rebels with a cause