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brick kiln news

Police team attacked during rescue op at Hisar brick kiln

Hisar superintendent of police Siddhant Jain said that two cops sustained injuries and they have been taken to the hospital. (File)
Published on May 19, 2026 06:22 am IST

Indian among 3 killed in Nepal brick kiln accident

The deceased were identified as 35-year-old Angad Kumar, a resident of Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh, and Nepali nationals Fitai Mansur, 50, and Shambhu Raut, 35.
Published on May 16, 2026 02:48 am IST

Three minors drown in water-filled pit at brick kiln in Kushinagar

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Published on May 10, 2026 05:02 am IST

23 Indians rescued from brick kiln in Nepal

The commission investigated at the kiln following a complaint registered online regarding forced labour and exploitation.
Published on Mar 20, 2026 10:59 pm IST

Four workers killed, 4 injured as chimney collapses in Tripura’s Dhalai

Four workers were killed and four others injured in Tripura’s Dhalai district after the chimney of a brick kiln collapsed on Wednesday, police said.
Published on Dec 17, 2025 05:52 pm IST

Bodies of four missing children found in water-filled pit in Meja

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Published on Jul 10, 2025 05:42 am IST

Leopard attack: Bare-handed man pins down big cat in Kheri

Mihi Lal grappling with the leopard in Dhaurahra range area on Tuesday (HT Photo)
Published on Jun 25, 2025 09:22 am IST

46 Bangladeshi nationals nabbed from Haryana's Sonepat

The illegal migrants were nabbed from a brick kiln on a tip-off, officials said. (iStock)
Published on May 26, 2025 04:18 am IST

Police arrest 23 Bangladeshis living illegally in Nuh

Four men, six women, and 13 minors were working as labourers at the brick kiln in Baajdaka village, they said. (HT File)
Published on May 18, 2025 06:12 am IST

90 Bangladeshi nationals held during police verification drive in UP village

Police said those detained were found to be residing at a brick kiln in Khajpur village for the past 3-4 months after shifting from a nearby state. (Representational image)
Published on May 17, 2025 05:48 pm IST

39 B’desh nationals living illegally in Hisar, held

Bangladesh nationals after being arrested, outside the Hansi police station on Monday. (HT Photo)
Published on May 13, 2025 07:42 am IST

Greater Noida brick kiln under investigation for emissions

The kiln in question. (HT Photo)
Published on Apr 24, 2025 10:21 am IST

Deaf and dumb woman gang raped in Kaushambi, two held

For representation only (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 21, 2025 10:43 pm IST

Exploitative working conditions: 55 workers, including 22 minors, rescued from Saharanpur brick kiln

For Representation Only (Reuters File)
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 09:47 pm IST

Over 10 families rescued from bonded labour in Bhiwandi

Over 10 families rescued from bonded labour in Bhiwandi
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 06:52 am IST

Ludhiana: Speeding truck mows labourer to death; driver booked

ASI Surjit Singh, who is investigating the case, said that an FIR under sections 304 A, 337, 338 and 279 of Indian Penal Code has been lodged against the unidentified truck driver (iStock)
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 06:22 am IST

Six labourers killed as brick kiln wall collapses in Haridwar

Rescuers engaged in search operation at the accident site in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district.
Updated on Dec 26, 2023 07:21 pm IST

Ludhiana: Brick kiln owner held for threatening executive magistrate

A woman labourer rescued from the brick kiln undergoing treatment at the Samrala civil hospital on Friday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 18, 2023 05:52 am IST

Ram temple in Ayodhya to be built with special bricks

Ram Temple in Ayodhya (Artists’ Impression)
Published on Oct 11, 2023 12:01 pm IST

4 children drown in pit filled with rain water in Hardoi, CM Yogi announces ex-gratia

4 children drown in pit filled with rain water in Hardoi (pic for representation)
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 01:17 am IST

CM’s flying finds illegal coal at Yamunanagar brick kiln, case lodged

A day after a team of chief minister’s flying squad found illegal coal at a brick kiln in Yamunanagar’s Damla area, police on Thursday registered a case against the owner Ajay Bansal. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 12:15 am IST

2 women killed, 3 injured as wall collapses in Kurukshetra

omen were killed and three others injured after a wall collapsed in Thana village of Kurukshetra, police said on Wednesday. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 07:52 pm IST

Owner among six killed in explosion at brick kiln in Bihar's East Champaran

Among those killed was the owner of the brick kiln, Mohd Ishrar, police said.
Published on Dec 23, 2022 10:30 pm IST

Tackling pollution, beyond stubble burning | Opinion

Bad air knows no boundaries and a multiplicity of agencies working in silos doesn’t help the situation
Published on Dec 08, 2020 08:23 pm IST

SC directs NHRC to examine allegations of bonded labour in brick kilns in UP, Bihar

A social worker had moved the Supreme Court alleging that 187 people including women and children are being forced to work in three brick kilns in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as bonded labourers.
Published on Jun 09, 2020 09:15 pm IST

RTI activist found dead near his home in Odisha’s Kendrapara

The body of Ranjan Kumar Das, a 35-year-old RTI activist known for filing multiple RTI applications in connection with several irregularities in Kendrapara district, was found just about 2 km from his home in Beruan village on Saturday morning.
Updated on Feb 01, 2020 07:47 pm IST

Brick kilns ruin 6,000 acres of land in Bihar every year: Study

Women carry bricks while working in a brick kiln
Published on Jun 29, 2019 03:52 pm IST

Widowed labourer turns son’s ‘Army-officer-dream’ into his destiny

A resident of Pune, he lost his father when he was only four. His illiterate mother had no choice left but to work as a labourer in a local brick kiln or on a farm to put food on the table for her family of 4.
Published on Jun 08, 2019 09:15 pm IST

Debt-ridden farmer offers poison-laced drink to family in Rewa; three dead

The farmer’s father said the money lender had come to see his son on Friday and threatened him.
Updated on May 26, 2019 09:27 am IST

Four dead, four injured in Bengal brick kiln accident

Locals said the accident happened when some labourers were removing bricks from the ‘canal’ of the kiln. In any brick kiln, earthen bricks are kept in ‘canals’ for baking. (Image used for representational purpose).
Published on May 02, 2019 05:18 pm IST