Other states to adopt Raj model on silicosis

Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission’s (RSHRC) pioneering efforts to provide solace to silicosis victims in state have garnered appreciation at the national level. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has accepted it as a model programme in...

सिलिकोसिस से मौत पर मानवाधिकार आयोग से गुहार

जिले में सिलिकोसिस बीमारी से लगातार हो रही मौत और प्रशासनिक लापरवाही के विरोध में मानवाधिकार आयोग का दरवाजा खट-खटाया गया है। रायगढ़ जिले में सिलिकोसिस बीमारी से लगातार हो रही मौत और प्रशासनिक लापरवाही के विरोध में मानवाधिकार आयोग का दरवाजा खट-खटाया गया है। मानवाधिकार...

Raj takes a step ahead in fight against silicosis prevention

Jaipur: There are over 5,300 certified silicosis patients in the state. On Wednesday, a delegation from the Jawab Do dharna met secretary Deepak Upreti of the state mining department and other officials, and came away feeling that the fate of those afflicted by this...

‘Give pension to all silicosis patients’

JAIPUR: It was a day of discussion on health at the Jawab Do dharna on Tuesday. Small groups of people had arrived from many of the 20 districts in the state where silicosis is rampant, to share their experiences of getting Rs 1 lakh compensation from the state...