New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Daily wage labourers in the capital city's largest wholesale market, Sadar Bazar, are facing tough times as there is no work due to the nationwide lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. However, some good samaritans of the area have come to their r
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand Disaster Management Secretary, Amit Negi, has directed all the District Magistrates of the state to prepare a list and distribute food packets among senior citizens, pregnant women and daily wage labourers amid the countrywide lockdow
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Out of work and with no money at hand, a group of daily wage labourers set out on foot for a 300 km journey from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad to their native village of Dausa in Rajasthan. The COVID-19 lockdown has left them with no shelter and f
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): The night shelters run by the Delhi government have been proving food and accommodation to hundreds of daily wage labourers who have been left stranded in the city following the nationwide lockdown.
Aligarh/New Delhi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Several organisations have come forward to lend a helping hand to migrant workers who found themselves without shelter and food in the wake of 21-day COVID-19 lockdown in the country.
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): 35 private laboratories across the country have been given the green signal from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct COVID-19 tests.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced an immediate distribution of 10 lakh packets of dry rations to daily wagers and unorganised labourers in the state amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
Hyderabad (Telangana), Mar 26 (ANI): Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) KT Rama Rao on Thursday said that he has instructed the construction and infrastructure companies to take care of the migrant labourers who are working at their sites.
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday requested Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to open more testing labs for coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has set up a COVID-19 task force for mapping technologies from research and development labs, academic institutions, startups, and MSMEs to fund nearly market-ready solutions in the area of diagnostics, testing
Patna (Bihar)[India], Mar 26 (ANI): In a bid to help the poor and daily wage labourers who are facing the brunt of the lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Bihar government on Thursday announced a relief package of Rs 100 crore and has decided to convert schools into shelter hom
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday directed Labour and Employment Department to release Rs 1000 to each of 3.50 lakh workers for the purchase of ration during the 21 days lockdown period.