Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 2 (ANI): A large number of people gathered at Majestic Bus Terminal here on Saturday morning to travel back to their respective home States amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): A special train from Ernakulam in Kerala to Odisha's Bhubaneswar carrying migrant labourers reached Renigunta railway station in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, an official said.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Desperate to reach their homes, a group of labourers crept into the belly of a cement mixer truck, which was on its way from Maharashtra to Lucknow. Police on Saturday intercepted 18 people who were travelling inside the truck.
Basti (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Basti District Magistrate Ashutosh Niranjan said that seven labourers, who had arrived from Maharashtra via Jhansi in government buses to Basti, have tested positive for COVID-19.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 2 (ANI): JDS leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy accused the Mandya district administration of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the district and not quarantining 7,000 labourers who arrived here from Mumbai.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 2 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh government has information that over one lakh people from the state including migrant labourers are stranded in other states due to lockdown.
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], May 2 (ANI): Around 1400 migrant workers from neighbouring districts, working at brick manufacturing factories in Hubli were sent to their respective districts on buses, amid coronavirus lockdown.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 2 (ANI): A special train carrying 1140 migrant labourers from Kerala bound for Bhubaneshwar in Odisha, left from the Aluva railway station in Ernakulam district at 10 pm on Friday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 2 (ANI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday welcomed Centre's decision to grant permission for movement of the stranded people, including migrants labourers. However, he expressed concern over migrants leavi
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 2 (ANI): Migrant workers, who were walking to their homes in the lockdown, on Friday expressed disappointment over not getting assistance from helpline numbers.
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): India is proud of its hardworking labour force, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the International Workers' Day on Friday.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 1 (ANI): Rajasthan Transport Minister PS Khachariyawas on Friday claimed that they were not being allowed by other governments to bring back the stranded workers from their States.