New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): With the country battling COVID-19, a growing thrust is being laid on testing and private labs are also supplementing efforts of the government.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Odisha government on Saturday announced the 'Urban Wage Employment Initiative' and sanctioned Rs 100 crore to provide relief to daily wage labourers facing hardship amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], April 18 (ANI): Maharashtra government will provide an assistance of Rs 2,000 each to 12 lakh registered construction workers during the lockdown in wake of coronavirus, State Labour Minister Dilip Walse Patil said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Gangwar has requested States and UTs to designate a nodal officer from the Labour Department to coordinate with the control rooms set up by the Centre for "addressing issues of workers in the coun
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed the officials to resolve the issues of labourers amid lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): In a bid to provide all possible support to the migrant labourers stuck in West Bengal and other states during the lockdown, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has turned his Delhi office into a mini control room.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the laboratories should speed up the testing process to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that his government is in regular touch with the Centre to bring back the migrant Rajasthani labourers who are stuck in other states amid the lockdown.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Karnataka government has fixed the cost of test for COVID-19 in private laboratories at Rs 2,250, an official said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that there are 81 private labs across 14 States and one Union Territory in the country to conduct COVID-19 test.
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Labourers and migrant workers struggling to earn their daily bread in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida are desperately waiting for the construction works to resume as per the Centre's revised guidelines.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): With no transport options available, thousands of migrant labourers across the country have resorted to commuting on foot or cycling towards their native places during the lockdown.