Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday presented a cheque of Rs one crore, under the personal accident insurance scheme, to the family of martyr Sub Inspector Ramcharan Gauta
The BJP government should stop making empty statements and pay for the losses suffered by the farmers of the state, said the former Haryana CM.
Pulling up the police over the investigation into the rape of a girl student of Anna University inside the varsity campus, Madras High Court on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to take over the probe and ordered an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the victim besides directing the state government to take action against the Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner.
Addressing the media here on Saturday, NGO representatives alleged that diseases such as cancer and renal disorders, caused by exposure to methyl isocyanate (MIC), have been wrongly categorized as "temporary" by authorities.
The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Odisha government pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the next of kin of an undertrial prisoner who committed suicide in the jail premises.
In cases where the deceased has no immediate family, the aid will be given to the closest relatives, provided they present a succession certificate, he said.
The statement of Yadav came a day after Delhi government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of those who lost their lives following the unprecedented rain in the city on June 28.
Kabir Das Uikey had sustained critical bullet injuries during an encounter with terrorists at Saida Sukhal village in the Kathua district of Jammu late evening on June 11.
The court also asked the government to keep a vigil on the situation arising from the heatwave conditions.
Principal Secretary, Revenue, P Guru Prasad informed that on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, all the District Magistrates of the state were sent to the agricultural farms to conduct an on-site assessment of the damages caused to the crops by the inclement weather.
