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Tamil Nadu BJP Leader Arrested Over Tweet; "Highly Condemnable", Says Party
A BJP leader in Tamil Nadu was arrested on Friday for allegedly spreading fake news on social media. SG Suryah, the party's state secretary in Tamil Nadu, was arrested for a tweet alleging the death of a sanitation worker in Madurai. In the same twee
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4 Sanitation Workers Die While Cleaning Sewer In Haryana's Faridabad
Four sanitation workers died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning the underground sewer of a Faridabad hospital on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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24 Workers Died While Cleaning Sewers Or Septic Tanks: Centre
The number of deaths occurring due to hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks has substantially come down in the country, said Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
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Agra Custodial Death: Man Died Of Heart Attack, Say Police Citing Autopsy
Sanitation worker Arun Valmiki had died of a heart attack while in police custody, Agra's Superintendent of Police Muniraj G said, citing the findings of a panel of doctors who conducted an autopsy on the man.
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2 Sanitation Workers Suffocate To Death In Sewage Pipeline In Ahmedabad
Two sanitation workers died of suffocation, while another went missing after they entered a sewer line without wearing any safety equipment in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Thursday, police and fire department said.
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2 Labourers Die While Cleaning Septic Tank In Gujarat: Police
Two labourers suffocated to death and another became critical today after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank at Vedach village in Gujarat's Bharuch district, the police said.
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North Delhi Civic Body Orders Probe Into Woman Sanitation Worker's Death
North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash said an "internal inquiry" has been ordered into the death of a 53-year-old woman sanitation worker who jumped from the third floor of the civic body-run Balak Ram Hospital on Thursday.
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Septic Tanks Are "Gas Chambers" For Sanitation Workers: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena today expressed concern over the death of sanitation workers in septic tanks and rued that neither the administration nor the society is sensitive towards their plight.
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30 km From Delhi, 5 Men Die While Cleaning A Sewer
Five men died while cleaning a sewer in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Thursday, once again highlighting just how unsafe the working environment is for sanitation workers in the country.
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Owner, Manager Of Gujarat Hotel Where Sanitation Workers Died Arrested
Police have arrested the owner and the manager of a hotel in Gujarat's Vadodara district where seven persons including four sanitation workers died last week after entering its sewer.
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Delhi Sanitation Worker, Unable To Get Out Of Drain, Suffocates To Death
A 37-year-old sanitation worker choked to death after he got trapped inside an underground drain while cleaning it in north Delhi's Wazirabad area on Sunday, police said.
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Three Arrested In Delhi Sanitation Worker's Death
Three days after a sanitation worker died due to drowning in a sewer in New Delhi, the police today said they have arrested three men including the supervisor of the site.
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Police Question 4 After Delhi Sanitation Worker Dies While Cleaning Sewer
Four men are being questioned in connection with the death of 32-year-old labourer while cleaning a sewer in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, police said Monday.
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Twist In Delhi Sewer Death Story After Photo Of Weeping Boy Is Viral
A fundraiser that helped collect nearly Rs 60 lakh for the family of a sanitation worker who died while cleaning a sewer in Delhi has triggered a controversy. Donations had poured in for the online crowdfunding campaign after a photo of a grieving boy with the body of the 37-year-old man named Anil went viral on social media, raising more than Rs 5...
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Sanitation Worker Falls Into Sewer In Delhi, Dies
A sanitation worker suffocated after allegedly falling in the sewer of a building which he had entered to clean in Dwarka's Dabri area, police said Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu BJP Leader Arrested Over Tweet; "Highly Condemnable", Says Party
A BJP leader in Tamil Nadu was arrested on Friday for allegedly spreading fake news on social media. SG Suryah, the party's state secretary in Tamil Nadu, was arrested for a tweet alleging the death of a sanitation worker in Madurai. In the same twee
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4 Sanitation Workers Die While Cleaning Sewer In Haryana's Faridabad
Four sanitation workers died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning the underground sewer of a Faridabad hospital on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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24 Workers Died While Cleaning Sewers Or Septic Tanks: Centre
The number of deaths occurring due to hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks has substantially come down in the country, said Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
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Agra Custodial Death: Man Died Of Heart Attack, Say Police Citing Autopsy
Sanitation worker Arun Valmiki had died of a heart attack while in police custody, Agra's Superintendent of Police Muniraj G said, citing the findings of a panel of doctors who conducted an autopsy on the man.
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2 Sanitation Workers Suffocate To Death In Sewage Pipeline In Ahmedabad
Two sanitation workers died of suffocation, while another went missing after they entered a sewer line without wearing any safety equipment in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Thursday, police and fire department said.
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2 Labourers Die While Cleaning Septic Tank In Gujarat: Police
Two labourers suffocated to death and another became critical today after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank at Vedach village in Gujarat's Bharuch district, the police said.
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North Delhi Civic Body Orders Probe Into Woman Sanitation Worker's Death
North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash said an "internal inquiry" has been ordered into the death of a 53-year-old woman sanitation worker who jumped from the third floor of the civic body-run Balak Ram Hospital on Thursday.
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Septic Tanks Are "Gas Chambers" For Sanitation Workers: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena today expressed concern over the death of sanitation workers in septic tanks and rued that neither the administration nor the society is sensitive towards their plight.
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30 km From Delhi, 5 Men Die While Cleaning A Sewer
Five men died while cleaning a sewer in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Thursday, once again highlighting just how unsafe the working environment is for sanitation workers in the country.
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Owner, Manager Of Gujarat Hotel Where Sanitation Workers Died Arrested
Police have arrested the owner and the manager of a hotel in Gujarat's Vadodara district where seven persons including four sanitation workers died last week after entering its sewer.
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Delhi Sanitation Worker, Unable To Get Out Of Drain, Suffocates To Death
A 37-year-old sanitation worker choked to death after he got trapped inside an underground drain while cleaning it in north Delhi's Wazirabad area on Sunday, police said.
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Three Arrested In Delhi Sanitation Worker's Death
Three days after a sanitation worker died due to drowning in a sewer in New Delhi, the police today said they have arrested three men including the supervisor of the site.
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Police Question 4 After Delhi Sanitation Worker Dies While Cleaning Sewer
Four men are being questioned in connection with the death of 32-year-old labourer while cleaning a sewer in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, police said Monday.
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Twist In Delhi Sewer Death Story After Photo Of Weeping Boy Is Viral
A fundraiser that helped collect nearly Rs 60 lakh for the family of a sanitation worker who died while cleaning a sewer in Delhi has triggered a controversy. Donations had poured in for the online crowdfunding campaign after a photo of a grieving boy with the body of the 37-year-old man named Anil went viral on social media, raising more than Rs 5...
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Sanitation Worker Falls Into Sewer In Delhi, Dies
A sanitation worker suffocated after allegedly falling in the sewer of a building which he had entered to clean in Dwarka's Dabri area, police said Sunday.
