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Delhi: Labourer touches live wire, dies; FIR filed, BSES and contractor blamed

The victim, identified as Shankar Mandal, a resident of Katihar, Bihar, was reportedly standing on iron rods

Residents blamed both power distributor BSES and the site contractor. (Representational image)

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Published on May 06, 2025 05:36 AM IST

ByJignasa Sinha

Builder, two others booked as labourer dies at under-construction site

MUMBAI: Matunga police booked a builder and contractors for negligence after a worker fell to his death from a third floor at a Wadala construction site.

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Published on Apr 23, 2025 07:40 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

Contractor booked for negligence after worker’s fatal fall at Thane construction site

Inspector Shivaji Parbatrao Gaware of Wagle Estate Police Station stated, “The contractor failed to provide essential safety measures at the site, which directly resulted in the worker’s tragic death. An FIR has been registered, and further investigations are underway to determine accountability

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Published on Mar 06, 2025 07:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

39-year-old mowed down by truck in Gurugram

A 39-year-old man, Shahnawaz Alam, was killed by a fleeing truck on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway; police have filed an FIR against the driver.

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Published on Feb 25, 2025 06:02 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Construction worker dies after falling from 8th floor at under-construction site in Ravet

Police investigation revealed that while working, Yadav fell from the eighth floor of the building and died

Emergency services were immediately called to the scene, but the worker was declared dead due to the severity of his injuries. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Jan 08, 2025 05:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Labourer dies after falling from 6th floor of under construction building in Pune; contractor booked

A case was registered on Tuesday against the contractor for not providing safety equipment at the site, said police

The incident was reported on September 9 at the under-construction site of Narmada City F1 building. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 26, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Two workers die after falling off buildings, contractors booked

The contractors have been booked for causing death by negligence in both cases, as they allegedly did not provide any safety equipment to the workers

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Updated on Sep 12, 2024 07:50 AM IST

ByManish Kumar Pathak

Video: Shopping mall floor in China collapses, 2 people suffer injuries

The incident happened in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, on March 23 and has shocked many people.

Snapshot of the shopping mall collapsing. (X/@Morbidful)

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Published on Apr 01, 2024 12:15 PM IST

ByVrinda Jain

Construction worker killed in Ramban landslide

The deceased was hit by a landslide outside his company headquarters near Seri in Ramban district around 8.30am, said a police officer

He was walking towards the mess for breakfast when the incident occurred. His body was retrieved and shifted to hospital for post-mortem. (iStock)

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Updated on Feb 23, 2024 09:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jammu

Labourer found dead in Katraj

The incident was reported at around 8 am and police found the dead body of Manohar Bhimrao Bagal lying in a pool of blood

During the investigation, police came to know that the deceased Bagal was working as a construction worker in the locality and was an alcoholic. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Jan 14, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Construction worker allegedly beaten to death in UP’s Hapur; two arrested

Hapur assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Rajkumar Agarwal said that they have arrested Manish, an army man, and his aide Deepak, while raids are being conducted to nab four others identified as Dinesh, Yogesh, Gagan and Chotu

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Updated on Oct 26, 2023 12:52 PM IST

ByS Raju

State govt corporation to build 36,000 low-cost flats small cities and MMR

Under the PMAY scheme, they plan to construct 2,200 flats in Titwala and a tender for it has been floated. The first lot of 500 houses for EWS and LIG in Solapur will be sold through lottery for which the marketing process has begun

The houses have an area of 300 to 600 sq ft, with prices ranging from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9 to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>17 lakh for the economically weaker sections, low-income groups , and middle-income groups. (HT Archives)

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Updated on Oct 18, 2023 08:24 AM IST

BySurendra P Gangan

Goa construction worker dies in accident while laying sewer line

Opposition parties AAP and Congress attacked the BJP government for the tragic incident that led to the construction worker’s death

Fire and emergency service official said they extricated the worker from the rubble but he had died (File Photo/Representative Image)

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Published on Oct 16, 2023 05:55 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Assam: 32-yr-old man arrested for stabbing wife to death in Cachar district

Sen said that after the incident, locals called the police, and they recovered the dead body. A few hours later, police managed to arrest Hussain and brought him in for interrogation

Accused was identified as Anowar Hussain (Facebook Photo)

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Updated on Jul 22, 2023 05:58 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Electrocution death: Delhi govt tells LG to act; BJP says bid to divert attention

Atishi said that till the court hears the matter of the Union government’s services ordinance, the power over officers lies with LG

The police at the under-construction site in Lok Nayak hospital where labourer died of electrocution. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2023 11:38 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Construction worker arrested for killing contractor for ₹2K deficit in pay

A construction worker in Mumbai was arrested for killing his colleague over a wage dispute. The victim was his colleague's boss's younger brother.

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Updated on Jun 05, 2023 12:43 AM IST

ByMegha Sood

Damaged supply line: Ludhiana’s Wards 29, 31 go without water for a week

The supply line was damaged by construction workers; MC has failed to repair it so far

Residents queuing up to collect water from a tanker at Ward number 31 in Ludhiana on Saturday.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 19, 2020 09:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times/Ludhiana | ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Delhi govt’s welfare fund for construction workers: All you need to know

Camps will be set up from August 24 to September 11 across 70 assembly constituencies to help workers register and they can get their forms verified there also.

AAP has set up a state state-run welfare fund for the construction workers of the national capital.(Himanshu Vyas/ Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Aug 23, 2020 07:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh

Construction stalled in Mumbai: Sops galore to bring back labourers

The sops are meant to entice back the workers who returned home to states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha so that construction can resume on projects that are stuck for lack of labour.

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Updated on Jul 08, 2020 03:22 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByNaresh Kamath

In Bihar, construction workers form bulk of returnees

The first round of the exercise covered over 1.2 million workers in quarantine centres . According to the state government, 1.2 million workers arrived on trains and 1.1 million travelled by road to reach Bihar in the aftermath of the national lockdown imposed on March 25 .

Based on the results of the skill mapping exercise, the state government will reach out to industrial houses to invest in the state and create employment, a senior government official said on condition of anonymity.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2020 03:59 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

Delhi’s infrastructure projects hit hard by labour migration

But the wait for “seamless connectivity” between northeast and east Delhi—the two projects, worth ₹303 crore in total, are part of the Delhi government’s plan to decongest east Delhi—has now become longer.

Despite the Delhi government allowing construction work to resume in May, the agencies involved are struggling to get labour.(ANI)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2020 02:58 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAshish Mishra and Risha Chitlangia, New Delhi

Rail overbridge in Ludhiana develops cracks a week after it opens

The cracks were spotted on Sunday morning by commuters and the traffic police diverted vehicles from the spot to prevent further damage

Workers repairing cracks which have appeared near the retaining wall of bridge near Sherpur Chowk in Ludhiana on Sunday.(Gurpreet Singh/HT)

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Updated on Jun 01, 2020 05:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Lockdown made Delhi’s poor poorer, but led to behavioural change, say researchers

Nine out of 10 respondents reported they weren’t smoking but it hasn’t been assessed whether most of them are non-smokers or quit smoking because of the Covid-19 crisis.

In this Sunday, May 10, 2020, photo, migrants laborers hailing from Uttar Pradesh state with their families trying to return to their villages walk towards a bus terminus in New Delhi.(AP)

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Updated on May 16, 2020 07:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByJayashree Nandi

Covid-19 update: BMS meets Amit Shah, submits list of demands

The delegation also said that provisions should be made for those migrant workers who are interested in returning to their place of work; all registered constructions workers must get the relief payment through banks or in cash on basis of identification and verification of their documents.

A delegation of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh met union Home minister Amit Shah on Friday (ANI Photo)(ANI)

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Published on May 08, 2020 10:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Lockdown Diaries: Wise words in a fraught time by Manjula Narayan

The 29 authors, who contributed to Lockdown Diaries, brought fresh perspectives to a shared experience

A man with provisions handed to him by a GNEM volunteer in Gurgaon.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 28, 2020 08:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByManjula Narayan

Identify, seal contaminated pockets: Chandigarh administrator

Punjab governor VPS Badnore also sought help from local organisations and ward members to keep these areas sealed and well sanitised

Chandigarh traffic police have mounted a corona 'scarecrow ' on the dividing road of Sector 18-19 amid the lockdown on Monday.(Keshav Singh/HT photo)

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Updated on Apr 20, 2020 09:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

UP chief minister transfers ₹1,000 each to over 4 lakh daily wagers

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday transferred an amount of ₹48.17 crore as the maintenance allowance for 4,81,755 street vendors, rickshaw pullers, auto drivers, e-rickshaw drivers, porters and other daily wage labourers.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath made a token transfer of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1000 through direct benefit transfer (DBT) to bank account of each of the worker.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 11, 2020 10:20 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Coronavirus: Himachal curfew relaxation for three hours, not six, liquor vends closed

Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, who drew flak for his decision to cut short the relaxation timings, also authorised deputy commissioners (DCs) to take a call on timings.

Now, people will be allowed to step out for three hours to purchase essential commodities near their homes.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 27, 2020 07:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Shimla | ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Odisha woman raped in Goa, teen arrested: Cops

The victim’s body was found on February 11, dumped in an isolated place and was noticed by construction workers who informed the police.

The arrested minor, who has allegedly confessed to the crime has been remanded to the state protective home for delinquent children.(HT File Photo (Representative Image))

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Published on Feb 14, 2020 07:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByHT Correspondent

Heroism, poha and Kabir Khan’s The Forgotten Army

On Thursday, at a seminar in Indore, Vijayvargiya shared how his keen radar for ‘outsiders’ pinged mightily when he encountered a group of Bengali construction workers.

Last year, the government of Madhya Pradesh had applied for a geographical indication (GI) tag for poha(HT FILE)

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Updated on Jan 26, 2020 12:06 AM IST

ByDeepanjana Pal

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The victim, identified as Shankar Mandal, a resident of Katihar, Bihar, was reportedly standing on iron rods

MUMBAI: Matunga police booked a builder and contractors for negligence after a worker fell to his death from a third floor at a Wadala construction site.

A 39-year-old man, Shahnawaz Alam, was killed by a fleeing truck on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway; police have filed an FIR against the driver.

Police investigation revealed that while working, Yadav fell from the eighth floor of the building and died

A case was registered on Tuesday against the contractor for not providing safety equipment at the site, said police

The contractors have been booked for causing death by negligence in both cases, as they allegedly did not provide any safety equipment to the workers

The incident happened in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, on March 23 and has shocked many people.

The deceased was hit by a landslide outside his company headquarters near Seri in Ramban district around 8.30am, said a police officer

The incident was reported at around 8 am and police found the dead body of Manohar Bhimrao Bagal lying in a pool of blood

Hapur assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Rajkumar Agarwal said that they have arrested Manish, an army man, and his aide Deepak, while raids are being conducted to nab four others identified as Dinesh, Yogesh, Gagan and Chotu

Under the PMAY scheme, they plan to construct 2,200 flats in Titwala and a tender for it has been floated. The first lot of 500 houses for EWS and LIG in Solapur will be sold through lottery for which the marketing process has begun

Opposition parties AAP and Congress attacked the BJP government for the tragic incident that led to the construction worker’s death

Sen said that after the incident, locals called the police, and they recovered the dead body. A few hours later, police managed to arrest Hussain and brought him in for interrogation

Atishi said that till the court hears the matter of the Union government’s services ordinance, the power over officers lies with LG

A construction worker in Mumbai was arrested for killing his colleague over a wage dispute. The victim was his colleague's boss's younger brother.

The supply line was damaged by construction workers; MC has failed to repair it so far

Camps will be set up from August 24 to September 11 across 70 assembly constituencies to help workers register and they can get their forms verified there also.

The sops are meant to entice back the workers who returned home to states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha so that construction can resume on projects that are stuck for lack of labour.

The first round of the exercise covered over 1.2 million workers in quarantine centres . According to the state government, 1.2 million workers arrived on trains and 1.1 million travelled by road to reach Bihar in the aftermath of the national lockdown imposed on March 25 .

But the wait for “seamless connectivity” between northeast and east Delhi—the two projects, worth ₹303 crore in total, are part of the Delhi government’s plan to decongest east Delhi—has now become longer.

The cracks were spotted on Sunday morning by commuters and the traffic police diverted vehicles from the spot to prevent further damage

Nine out of 10 respondents reported they weren’t smoking but it hasn’t been assessed whether most of them are non-smokers or quit smoking because of the Covid-19 crisis.

The delegation also said that provisions should be made for those migrant workers who are interested in returning to their place of work; all registered constructions workers must get the relief payment through banks or in cash on basis of identification and verification of their documents.

The 29 authors, who contributed to Lockdown Diaries, brought fresh perspectives to a shared experience

Punjab governor VPS Badnore also sought help from local organisations and ward members to keep these areas sealed and well sanitised

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday transferred an amount of ₹48.17 crore as the maintenance allowance for 4,81,755 street vendors, rickshaw pullers, auto drivers, e-rickshaw drivers, porters and other daily wage labourers.

Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, who drew flak for his decision to cut short the relaxation timings, also authorised deputy commissioners (DCs) to take a call on timings.

The victim’s body was found on February 11, dumped in an isolated place and was noticed by construction workers who informed the police.

On Thursday, at a seminar in Indore, Vijayvargiya shared how his keen radar for ‘outsiders’ pinged mightily when he encountered a group of Bengali construction workers.

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