Twenty-six years after one of the worst industrial disasters, Bhopal gas tragedy which claimed thousands of lives occurred, a local court trying the case would pronounce its verdict on June 7.

BHOPAL: Twenty-six years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, a local court trying the case will pronounce its verdict on June 7. During the trial, 178 prosecution witnesses were examined and 3,008 documents exhibited.

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The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) has given clearance to a private waste management company to dispose 346 tonnes of toxic waste of the now-defunct Union Carbide Corporation (UCC)'s pesticide plant, officials said.

The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) has given clearance to a private waste management company to dispose 346 tonnes of toxic waste of the now-defunct Union Carbide Corporation (UCC)'s pesticide plant, officials said.

During the hear ing in the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster case, the defence counsel representing the accused