NHRC secures Rs 6 lakh compensation for Odisha worker’s family

Kendrapara, Aug 14 (UNI) The family of an Odisha worker has received Rs 6 lakh as compensation on August 12 following the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
The NHRC’s directive came in response to a petition filed by human rights defender Sagar Kumar Jena of Kendrapara.
Jena had drawn the Commission’s attention to a news report published on May 17, 2024, detailing the death of migrant worker Sanjay Swain of Benupali village, Kendrapara district. Swain died on

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LUCKNOW, JUL 10 (UNI):- Member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and (MP) Deepender Singh Hooda, Member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), addressed a press conference with UPCC President Ajai Rai at the party office, in Lucknow on Friday. UNI PHOTO-67U

LUCKNOW, JUL 10 (UNI):- Member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and (MP) Deepender Singh Hooda, Member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), addressed a press conference with UPCC President Ajai Rai at the party office, in Lucknow on Friday. UNI PHOTO-66U

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