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Another silicosis patient dies without govt help
JAIPUR: Sixty-six-year-old Baburam of Meghwalo ki Dhani in Dehra village in Balesar tehsil of Jodhpur had been certified as a patient of silicosis in August this year. When Rana Sengupta of Mine Labourers' Protection Campaign (MLPC) met him in early October, he could...
After SC ruling, DGMS to meet for silicosis survey
JAIPUR: The directorate general of mines safety (DGMS) of the Government of India has decided to hold a meeting in New Delhi on September 29 to discuss the occupational health and safety survey that the Supreme Court sought in an interim ruling last month. On August...
Rajasthan rights panel raps NIOH, Ahmedabad
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Human Rights Commission took to task the National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH) Ahmedabad for negligence in following up on cases of suspected asbestosis. This is a lung disease that afflicts those with long exposure to asbestos. The fibres...
Silicosis patients struggle to raise slogans at Masuda
MASUDA, AJMER: About 300 people gathered at a public hearing on problems faced by silicosis patients at Masuda block of Ajmer district. Many of them had come from nearby districts like Pali, hearing of this gathering. Officials of the local administration, block...
सिलिकोसिस पीड़ितों को राहत दिलाने की शुरू हुई कवायद
जिले के सिलिकोसिस प्रभावितों को राहत देने की शुरुआत से ग्रामीणों को राहत मिली है। दरअसल शासन के आदेश के बाद सभी प्रकार के सिलिकोसिस मरीजों को आर्थिक सहायता के एलान के बाद औद्योगिक एवं स्वास्थ्य विभाग द्वारा पीड़ितों के गांव पहुंचकर उनसे आवेदन लिया। जिले में सर्वप्रथम...