News for 'bhopal'

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

Rediff.com7 Sep 2024

After three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in May 2023 called in experts from Reliance's wildlife facility in Gujarat to review health monitoring protocols, official records show.

Cong slams BJP as Ambedkar portrait replaces Nehru's in MP assembly

Cong slams BJP as Ambedkar portrait replaces Nehru's in MP assembly

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

The Congress on Tuesday said it welcomes displaying the portrait of the Father of the Constitution in the House, but it could have been placed along with the photos of Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru.

Bhopal gas tragedy victims move higher US court against Union Carbide

Bhopal gas tragedy victims move higher US court against Union Carbide

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have filed an appeal in a higher court in New York contesting a lower court's decision that Union Carbide Corporation cannot be sued for the ongoing contamination from the chemical plant.

Olympics organisers willing to meet Bhopal activists

Olympics organisers willing to meet Bhopal activists

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

Under tremendous pressure from India to drop Dow Chemicals as London Olympics sponsors, the Games' organising committee chief Sebastian Coe said they are ready to meet the activists protesting against the company because of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Petrol pumps in many cities witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.

MP firecracker unit blast aftermath: Scattered bodies, missing persons

MP firecracker unit blast aftermath: Scattered bodies, missing persons

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

According to eyewitnesses, several bodies were lying on the spot, while many people were reported missing after the explosion-cum-blaze at the factory.

What really happened on October 30-31 in Bhopal?

What really happened on October 30-31 in Bhopal?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore reports from Bhopal and Manikhedi Kot, Etkhedi Kot and Kejra Dev, about the October 30-31 escape and encounter in which 8 prisoners were killed, a case that has many questions and few answers.

Sorry, but...: Ashneer Grover on Indore 'bought' cleanliness survey remark

Sorry, but...: Ashneer Grover on Indore 'bought' cleanliness survey remark

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

'Not sorry to any politician. Ever. No one. Any party. FIR kar lo (register an FIR). Case kar lo (register a case). Koi farak nahi padta (it doesn't make any difference) - I am not a pushover - won't be bullied. Don't make an issue where there is none. It might be an election year - but people are smart. Indori people - super smart. I'll come to Indore when I wish, as many times I wish - and am confident of Indori mehmaan nawazi (good hospitality)'

NY court verdict: Bhopal gas victims to appeal

NY court verdict: Bhopal gas victims to appeal

Rediff.com21 Mar 2003

The judge dismissed their claim saying Union Carbide had sold all its shares in the plant and used the money to build a hospital in Bhopal.

3 assaulted for chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' in Bengaluru

3 assaulted for chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' in Bengaluru

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

Two men were arrested and two minors were apprehended in connection with Wednesday's incident at Chikkabettahalli

Dow Chemicals in Bengal? Bhopal survivors say no

Dow Chemicals in Bengal? Bhopal survivors say no

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

Three Bhopal gas tragedy survivors' organisations have opposed West Bengal government's move to invite Dow Chemicals to the proposed chemical hub in Haldia after the state government failed to acquire land at Nandigram.

The 'living corpses' of Bhopal

The 'living corpses' of Bhopal

Rediff.com3 Dec 2004

Group of Ministers' report on Bhopal is a letdown

Group of Ministers' report on Bhopal is a letdown

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

The entire effort to artificially bury the Bhopal legacy is misguided. Unfortunately, the legacy lives on. Justice demands that it is brought to an honourable, dignified closure in a fair and transparent manner. The Group of Ministers has failed to do that, writes Praful Bidwai.

Indian Oil too good for Bhopal XI

Indian Oil too good for Bhopal XI

Rediff.com21 Apr 2003

India forward Prabhjot Singh scored thrice in a 5-1 victory in the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament.

Anish Bhanwala strikes gold again!

Anish Bhanwala strikes gold again!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

Anish posted 35 hits out of 40 in the final

Woman accuses co-athlete of rape at Bhopal's SAI centre

Woman accuses co-athlete of rape at Bhopal's SAI centre

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

The woman who lodged the complaint in Rohtak Mahila Thana recently, which was later transferred to Ratibad police station, stated that she and the accused used to live in the SAI academy after they got the admission in 2013, according to police.

Bhopal jail break/encounter: MP CM orders judicial probe

Bhopal jail break/encounter: MP CM orders judicial probe

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

Retired high court judge Justice Pandey will probe all aspects related to how SIMI activists escaped from the high security jail and the encounter that took place after that

Question mark over INDIA alliance as AAP releases 2nd candidates list for MP poll

Question mark over INDIA alliance as AAP releases 2nd candidates list for MP poll

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

The move of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has further reduced the possibility of the INDIA bloc alliance working in the MP elections.

Manu Bhaker continues to dominate Olympic Selection Trials

Manu Bhaker continues to dominate Olympic Selection Trials

Rediff.com17 May 2024

Olympian Manu Bhaker displayed complete dominance in 10m air pistol Olympic Selection Trials (OST), shooting a superb score to overcome the challenge of Asian Games medallist Esha Singh in Bhopal on Friday.

Bhopal gas tragedy victims burn Chidambaram's effigy

Bhopal gas tragedy victims burn Chidambaram's effigy

Rediff.com14 Jan 2012

An effigy of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram was set on fire by victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy on Saturday to protest the decision by the Group of Ministers of not revising the figures of deaths and the injured in the curative petition pending before the Supreme Court. The GoM decision would mean the victims would not be able to claim additional compensation, which they have been clamouring for.

All 7 convicts in Bhopal gas case get bail

All 7 convicts in Bhopal gas case get bail

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

A day after a session court granted bail to Keshub Mahindra, a convict in the 26-year-old Bhopal gas tragedy case, the remaining six accused were released on Friday on a bond of Rs 1 lakh each.

CBI accepts prosecution it was weak in Bhopal case

CBI accepts prosecution it was weak in Bhopal case

Rediff.com13 Jun 2010

Facing flak for alleged shoddy prosecution in the 1984 Bhopal gas leak case, the Central Bureau of Investigation has accepted that its prosecution was not good as compared to the accused, who brought a battery of lawyers to defend them.

Ever heard of the Taj Mahal in Bhopal?

Ever heard of the Taj Mahal in Bhopal?

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

The architectural gem by the same name built by a Begum of Bhopal in 1874 is in ruins and in danger of being erased from the heritage map of Madhya Pradesh.

Interview: Man who warned of the Bhopal gas leak

Interview: Man who warned of the Bhopal gas leak

Rediff.com11 Jun 2010

Just months before the deadly gas leak in Bhopal killed 15,000 people, journalist Rajkumar Keswani had warned that the 'city stood on the edge of a volcano'. He speaks of his 26-year battle to get justice for the victims.

Bhopal: Security beefed up at Digvijaya's house

Bhopal: Security beefed up at Digvijaya's house

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

Security has been strengthened at the official residence of Congress General Secretary, Digvijay Singh in Bhopal, in view of the reaction to his statements following the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev's agitation in New Delhi.

It's insensitive to the Bhopal gas victims: Maken to IOC

It's insensitive to the Bhopal gas victims: Maken to IOC

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

Sports Minister Ajay Maken, on Monday, said that the International Olympic Committee should keep the sentiments of Bhopal Gas tragedy victims in mind and drop Dow Chemicals as sponsors of next year's London Olympics.

25 years on, lives are still 'poisoned' in Bhopal

25 years on, lives are still 'poisoned' in Bhopal

Rediff.com2 Dec 2009

Its been 25 years since the world's worst industrial and environment disaster ever -- the Bhopal gas tragedy -- claimed scores of lives. However, there seems to be no end to the victims' woes.

Bhopal 1984: 'Mass funerals were the most painful to watch'

Bhopal 1984: 'Mass funerals were the most painful to watch'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

Deepak Kher was one of many volunteers who chipped in in the aftermath of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed over thousands of people in one night, and damaged the future of many others. He recounts his experience on the tragic night and the days that followed.

Kamal Nath told me...: MP Cong chief amid BJP switch buzz

Kamal Nath told me...: MP Cong chief amid BJP switch buzz

Rediff.com18 Feb 2024

Asked why Nath was not himself putting forth his side, Patwari said that the MP chief minister would speak at the right time. "What I said was on his behalf," he claimed.

Don't demolish Bhopal's Carbide plant: Victims

Don't demolish Bhopal's Carbide plant: Victims

Rediff.com27 May 2011

Victims' organisations have strongly opposed the proposed demolition of the defunct Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, which killed thousands and maimed lakhs, following the leakage of the deadly Methyl-Iso-Cyanate gas on December 2-3, 1984. "It is an attempt to weaken the criminal case pending in the sessions court as the defunct plant is important evidence in the case against Union Carbide," Gas Peedit Sangharsh Sahyog Samiti Convenor Sadhna Karnik told PTI.

Sarabjot battled extreme pain before Olympics bronze

Sarabjot battled extreme pain before Olympics bronze

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

There was a phase in Paris Olympic medallist Sarabjot Singh's career when he was not able to lift his pistol even once last year.

Bhopal authorities seek Army, NIDM help

Bhopal authorities seek Army, NIDM help

Rediff.com15 May 2008

The Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation Department is talking to the Indian Army and the Delhi-based National Institute of Disaster Management to help remove the toxic waste lying in the premises of the closed Union Carbide for the last 24 years. Last month, the department requested the Indian Army to help dispose of the waste.

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors await justice in US

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors await justice in US

Rediff.com28 Aug 2006

A case filed by Ramavtar Sahu for compensation, medical monitoring and clean-up of toxic waste near Union Carbide's plant in Bhopal as well as offsite water pollution is pending before the Court of Second Circuit of Appeals in USA.

PhD programmes at MANIT-Bhopal

PhD programmes at MANIT-Bhopal

Rediff.com29 Jun 2006

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, invites applications for admission to its various PhD programmes.

Bhopal Tragedy: CBI allowed to extradite Anderson

Bhopal Tragedy: CBI allowed to extradite Anderson

Rediff.com23 Mar 2011

A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation to seek extradition of Union Carbide Corporation chairman Warren Anderson, an accused in the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, from the United States.

Asaram ignores summons, Jodhpur cops send team to Bhopal

Asaram ignores summons, Jodhpur cops send team to Bhopal

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

Ignoring the summons, Asaram Bapu on Friday failed to appear before Jodhpur police for questioning in a sex assault case and its team headed to Bhopal to interrogate him and make an arrest if he does not provide "concrete" defence.

Shehla murder probe: CBI team from Delhi arrives in Bhopal

Shehla murder probe: CBI team from Delhi arrives in Bhopal

Rediff.com3 Nov 2011

A Central Bureau of Investigation team from Delhi has arrived in Bhopal to take over the investigations into the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood.

Union Carbide can't be sued for Bhopal plant contamination: US court

Union Carbide can't be sued for Bhopal plant contamination: US court

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

In a major blow to victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, a United States court has ruled that the Union Carbide Corporation cannot be sued for the ongoing contamination from the chemical plant.

Court orders criminal defamation case against MP BJP chief, ex-CM Chouhan

Court orders criminal defamation case against MP BJP chief, ex-CM Chouhan

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

On April 29 last year, Tankha had recorded his preliminary statement in the court in the criminal defamation case.