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Will Ensure Manual Scavenging Never Takes Place In University Premises: Panjab University Tells High Court In Suo Moto Case
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Will Ensure Manual Scavenging Never Takes Place In University Premises: Panjab University Tells High Court In Suo Moto Case

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The Panjab University today assured the Punjab & Haryana High Court that the incident of manual scavenging will not take place again and guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in Dr. Balram Singh vs Union of India will be strictly adhered to.The development came after the bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal took Suo Moto cognizance …

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Bombay High Court Orders State To Create Social Media Handle For Citizens To Report Manual Scavenging
4 months ago

Bombay High Court Orders State To Create Social Media Handle For Citizens To Report Manual Scavenging

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The Bombay High Court on earlier this week, ordered the Maharashtra government to create a social media handle, which could be used by citizens and also non-governmental organisations to report instances of 'manual scavenging' across the State. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Sathaye opined that such creation of the social media handle will help the District …

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Madras High Court Monthly Digest - May 2024
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - May 2024

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Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 181 To 2024 LiveLaw 227 NOMINAL INDEX H Raja v State, 2024 LiveLaw 181 Safai Karamchari Andolan v Union of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 182 Ms. Monisha v The National Testing Agency and another, 2024 LiveLaw 183 State of TN & Ors Vs. C. Arnold, 2024 LiveLaw 184 S. Madhavan vs M/s THG Publishing Pvt. vs …

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Manual Scavenging: Madhya Pradesh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Recent Death Of 2 Contract Workers Inside Sewer Hole
1 year, 5 months ago

Manual Scavenging: Madhya Pradesh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Recent Death Of 2 Contract Workers Inside Sewer Hole

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Observing that it is unfortunate that the persons employed to do the work in a sewer hole lost their lives, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the continuing manual scavenging in the state after the recent death of two workers in Gwalior. While issuing notice to the State, the bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath …

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CBI team gathers evidence at Balasore crash site; Centre sends additional troops to Manipur as crisis soars, and more - The Hindu
1 year, 6 months ago

CBI team gathers evidence at Balasore crash site; Centre sends additional troops to Manipur as crisis soars, and more - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Centre invites protesting wrestlers for talks The government has invited wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for talks on their issues, days after they met Home Minister Amit Shah. Submarine deal with India could become a flagship project, says German Defence Minister India and Germany discussed the progress of a deal for the procurement …

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Only 66% districts in country free of manual scavenging: Social Justice Ministry report
1 year, 6 months ago

Only 66% districts in country free of manual scavenging: Social Justice Ministry report

The Hindu  

Despite stating over the last few years that manual scavenging had been eliminated in the country, and that the only remaining threat was hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has now said that only 508 districts out of the total 766 districts in the country have declared themselves manual-scavenging free. The …

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Supreme Court asks government what it has done to end manual scavenging
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court asks government what it has done to end manual scavenging

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has directed the government to place on record within six weeks the steps taken by it to implement its nearly 10-year-old judgment to end manual scavenging and prevent future generations from the “inhuman practice” while making entry into sewers without safety gear a crime even in emergency situations. A Bench led by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat recently …

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World Toilet Day: School Students Create Alternative Solution to Manual Scavenging
3 years, 1 month ago

World Toilet Day: School Students Create Alternative Solution to Manual Scavenging

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Five students of Shiv Nadar School, Gurugram have created a technologically advanced sewer cleaner as an alternative solution to manual scavenging. Read| Pandemic Pushed Students from Private to Govt Schools, More Girls Than Boys: ASER Report “While sewage cleaning is a huge issue in the country, the menace of manual scavenging has a socio-economic context. The practise has been banned …

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