Continuance of manual scavenging goes against Constitutional values, violates rights: NHRC chief

Jul 05, 2021

New Delhi [India], July 5 : National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice A. K. Mishra said on Monday that the widespread persistence of...

Manual scavenging an embarrassment for India, says Jaya Bachchan

Mar 23, 2021

New Delhi [India], March 23 : Actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan on Tuesday said it is a source of embarrassment for all the citizens of India...

Manholes in Guwahati to be cleaned by Robots

Jul 29, 2020

Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 29 : Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Guwahati Development Department (GDD) Minister on Tuesday inaugurated the first-ever manhole cleaning robot to end manual...

Manual scavenging-- a caste-based discrimination that persists in Pakistan

May 05, 2020

Karachi [Pakistan], May 5 : It's a cultural, traditional inertia of sorts that the descendants of lower-caste Hindus who converted to Christianity centuries ago...

Tamil Maanila Congress (M) MP gives Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha for discussion on need to eradicate manual scavenging

Dec 22, 2022

Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) MP GK Vasan gave Zero Hour Notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the need to eradicate the practice of...

"Modi govt is doing injustice": Congress promises to end manual scavenging

Apr 07, 2024

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh lashed out at the centre and raised questions over the death of a sanitation worker due to a gas...