The incident took place around 3:30 PM in Maharashtra's Kundmala area, where heavy weekend footfall had been reported due to the monsoon season.
The men died when electricity from an overhead power line came in contact with damp ground on which they were sleeping; we flagged issue of dangling overhead cables, but no one paid heed: eyewitness; rain and strong winds bring respite from severe heatwave; IMD issues a ‘yellow alert’
The court’s directions for comprehensive digitisation of labour forums in Delhi came in response to a PIL highlighting how the lack of online systems and facilities like videoconferencing burdens daily wage workers seeking justice
Both the black boxes from the wreckage of the ill-fated Air India flight 171 have been recovered as the probe into the accident continues.
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