Labourers

Battle still on for footbridge collapse victims

New Delhi: The Indian Army handed over the reconstructed foot-overbridge opposite the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to the Delhi government on Friday. But it is the 27 labourers injured in the tragedy on September 21 whose struggle still continues. The foot overbridge could well be called Delhi's Phoenix -- rising from the debris in a record time of 10 days. This foot overbridge rebuilt by the Army will now salvage the...  

Labourers rendered homeless for CWG clean-up

New Delhi: With the Commonwealth Games just round the corner, the government is trying to spruce up the city by removing all the migrant labourers and homeless people from the streets of Delhi. First it was the Yamuna flooding and now it’s the Commonwealth Games that forced many of the migrant labourers to pack their belongings and shift base yet again. On Saturday, Delhi government officials ordered that all those...  

Yamuna's fury renders thousands homeless

The rising levels of Yamuna's waters have sent the alarm bells ringing for people living in low-lying regions near the river. ...

Workers protest Ludhiana cops' inaction, run riot

Migrant labourers blocked National Highway and set vehicles on fire. ...  

No fair play this, Games village workers slog it out

A recent spate of accidents at major construction sites has also added to their woes. ...  

Bootleg liquor kills at least 22 in Kolkata

The victims, mostly labourers, started vomiting after drinking liquor. ...  

Nature's fury propels Bihar's workers to other states

A lot of labourers have gone to Punjab to till the fields there. ...  

Now daily-wager earners can plan investments

Chennai: They might be upbeat after a narrow win but defending champions Chennai Super Kings' chances of making the playoffs are still far from good as they take on tournament-leaders Delhi Daredevils in a crucial IPL match here on Saturday. The four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday came as a massive boost for the two-time defending champions, who are placed fourth in the table with 13 points with six...  

Gory truth: How blood racket drains poor workers

Cricket Expert, Harsha Bhogle analyses the third day's play between India and Australia at the MCG. ...  

Seven killed as Delhi building collapses

Hobart: New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor praised his team's fighting spirit as the Kiwis pulled off a magnificent seven-run victory for their first win in Australia for 26 years at the Bellerive Oval on Monday. Looking consigned to defeat with Australia closing in at 159 for two, chasing down 241 runs, the Kiwis roared back capturing eight wickets for 74 to humble their better-resourced rivals for a famous victory. New...  

Why did Assam tea labourers fight for ST status?

New Delhi: The top brass of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a role in controlling Indian Premier League (IPL) finances and may have misled the Parliamentary Committee which is probing the league's accounts, revealed CNN-IBN. The channel has accessed the e-mail records of the BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan, proving him to be the final approving authority on all IPL 2009 bills and tax matters and...  

5 stoned to death in the tourist spot of Lonavala

Police say they know the identity of the killer and have spoken to his friends. ...  

Haryana schools migrant labourers kids

The Haryana administration has taken education to the doors of children of migrant labourers. ...  

Wall falls in Navi Mumbai, 20 dead

Warehouse complex owner arrested for death of labourers who were constructing the wall in Kuthari village. ...  

29 labourers killed in MP truck accident

Vehicle carrying farm workers falls into river. Nine women and 10 children among dead, say district officials. ...  

Nine killed in Vizag wall collapse

All the victims were construction workers from the neighbouring villages. ...  

400 Indian workers flee Nepal

Nearly 400 Indian labourers mostly from Bihar working in a Nepalese town have been driven out after being beaten up severely. ...