CHITRAL: Trader Union president Shabbir Ahmad Khan has rejected the appointment of Habib Hussain Mughal as acting president and termed it a violation of the constitution of the union.Speaking at a.
Thoothukudi, India – She spearheaded a decades-long campaign against a copper smelter over alleged environmental contamination in the south Indian seaside town of Thoothukudi.
Sterlite Copper, the Indian subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, a global mining and metals conglomerate, was forced to shut its plant in 2018, thanks to a sustained and spirited fight led by 67-year-old teacher-turned activist Fatima Babu.
The plant’s shuttering, said Fatima, “has boosted the morale of the townspeople, which is a very very big thing for us”. “But we would want Sterlite to pay for the damage it has done.”
On May 22, 2018, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Thoothukudi against a proposed expansion of Sterlite’s 400,000-tonne annual capacity smelter, but the police opened fire, killing at least 13 protesters. It was the deadliest environmental protest of the year in the country. The police justified their action saying the protesters pelted stones and burned their
Sindh forms committee for Karachiâs Burns Road food street renovation
Official says the project will be finalised by January 2021 SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: Dec 12, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Dec 12, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago
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The Sindh government has formed a 10-member committee for the renovation of Karachi’s Burns Road food street.
The assistant commissioner of the Arambagh Sub-Division is
the convener of the committee, according to a notification issued by the South
Deputy Commissioner’s office.
Other members of the committee include Arambagh DSP,
Arambagh DSP (Traffic), Preedy DSP (Traffic), DMC South superintendent