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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Awareness rallies mark 50 years of Emergency
With its Constitution and a strong democratic system, India can become 'viswaguru' (global leader) and the youth should always be at the forefront of upholding democracy, said NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha. Flagging off a rally from the old Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on Wednesday (June 25), to mark 50 years of Emergency, the Collector called upon the youth to ensure that democracy flourishes in the country. 'Let us join hands for strengthening of democracy. It is our responsibility to protect all the values enshrined in the Constitution,' he said. State Cultural Department Director R. Mallikarjuna Rao said that to mark half a century of Emergency, special programmes explaining the importance of democractic values would be held for a year from June 25. NTR District Police Commissioner S.V. Rajasekhar Babu also was present in the programme.
United News of India
6 days ago
- Health
- United News of India
NHRC notice to Andhra officials over fatal gas leak at pharma plant
New Delhi, June 24 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today said it has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh and the Superintendent of Police of Anakapalli district, seeking a detailed report on a tragic incident in which two workers died and another was injured after inhaling toxic gas at a pharmaceutical company's effluent treatment plant. In a statement here, the top rights body said that it has asked the authorities to submit a report within two weeks, giving details on health of the injured in the mishap, who was reportedly undergoing treatment at a hospital and compensation, if any, provided to him and the next of kin of the deceased. The NHRC further said it has 'taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two employees died and another was hospitalized after inhaling poisonous gas when they were working during the night shift at an effluent waste treatment plant of a Pharmaceutical company in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district on June 11, 2025.' Reportedly, the workers collapsed after inhaling the poisonous gas, suspected to have been released during the waste treatment process, noted the NHRC. 'The Commission has examined that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of the human rights of the victims,' said the statement. Citing the Inspector of Parawada Police Station, R. Mallikarjuna Rao in the region, the media report said that all three were employees of the Safety Department. 'The incident took place during the night shift when the employees were carrying out procedures to treat waste at the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), before transferring it to the Common ETP. The gas, suspected to have been released during the waste treatment process and the workers collapsed immediately,' as per the report. Ganisetti Satyanarayana, from the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), has demanded compensation of ₹1 crore each for the families of the deceased employees, said the report.
