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7Jul

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Culture

Video | Hathras Stampede, Hoarding Collapse, Hooch Tragedy: When Will We Learn To Value Human Life?

Be it the Hathras stampede in Uttar Pradesh or the roof collapse at the Delhi airport, Hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu, train collision of the Kanchanjunga express or the hoarding collapse in Mumbai, preventable tragedies are routine in India. While they are quick to make headlines as the dead get counted and families compensated, the story fades into oblivion. On 'We The People' we ask, is human life cheap in India? And when will we ever learn to value human life? Source link

8Jun

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Politics

Hoarding collapse case: Ex-director of Ego Media, civil contractor held from hotel room in Goa | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The special Investigating team probing the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case that left 17 people dead, arrested the ex-director of Ego Media Janhavi Marathe and civil contractor Sagar Kumbhar from a hotel room in Goa.A Mumbai court on May 31 had rejected Marathe's anticipatory bail plea. While Marathe claimed she was "merely a signing authority" in the hoarding contract, police told the court she had "direct and active" involvement in the construction of the collapsed structure.As many as 17 persons died and 74 others were injured after the illegal hoarding, measuring 120 feet x 120 feet in size, crashed onto a nearby petrol pump during a dust storm and unseasonal rains in Mumbai on May 13As per a report submitted by a technological institute to police, the hoarding was instal...