Mangaluru: In yet another incident that could be a blot on the city’s image, two persons were made to work inside a damaged underground drainage chamber near Hampankatta in Mangaluru on Friday. Though it’s not clear if the incident amounts to manual scavenging, the workers constructed walls of the chamber even as night soil was […]
Mangaluru : The Mangaluru South police have registered a case against Sulabh International Social Service Organisation following a complaint by the Mangaluru City Corporation which accused the organisation of engaging in manual scavenging. MCC commissioner H.N. Gopalakrishna filed the complaint following a representation by the members of the Dalit Sangharsh Samiti at a meeting chaired […]
Bangalore : Two construction workers allegedly asphyxiated after they fell into a 14-ft deep dry manhole at Saraipalya in Nagavara on Wednesday. The deceased Sridhar (22), a native of Bellary, and Bandri (25), a native of Davangere, both living in Geddalahalli here, were working on a pipeline in the area. They opened the manhole, located […]
