A high-security jail in Bhopal finds itself in the eye of a storm after a China-made drone was discovered inside its premises.
Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people, to a disposal facility where it will take three to nine months to incinerate.
College student and bird lover Junaid Qureshi says their cage was opened using a key. Investigating officer says CCTV footage yielded no clues.
Second seed Oliver Crawford and third seed Bogdon Bobrov were eliminated by unseeded Sidharth Rawat of India and Fomin Sergey of Uzbekistan respectively at the ongoing ITF $30K tennis tournament at Arera Club in the city on Wednesday.
A Chinese-made drone has been found lying inside the high-security Bhopal Central Jail, prompting authorities to launch a probe into it, an official said on Thursday. A guard near B-block building inside the prison spotted the black drone,
AIIMS Bhopal has announced the availability of testing facilities for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) following the detection of three cases in India. To ensure safety and awareness, AIIMS Bhopal has issued guidelines and emphasised the importance of early detection and prevention.
A gas leak from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal 40 years ago killed over 5,400 people in the world's largest industrial accident. Last month, Indian authorities ordered the removal of the residual toxic waste from Bhopal for disposal in Pithampur, where it has been put in storage at an incinerator facility.
The disaster by American company Union Carbide in Bhopal in 1984 left thousands dead. After 40 years, the process to dispose of the waste in Pithampur has started but locals are protesting with two men setting themselves on fire.
Indian authorities have begun to transfer 337 tons of toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy to a disposal plant, amidst strict security measures to avoid another chemical disaster like the one that caused thousands of deaths in this city four decades ago.
Court issues the directives while hearing a contempt petition filed by Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sanghathan on rehabilitation of survivors
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Twelve leak-free containers carrying 337 metric tons of toxic waste for incineration reached the Pithampur plant 42 miles from Bhopal amid heavy security, Swatantra Kumar Singh, the director of Bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation department, told Reuters.