New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal regarding the Aurangabad train accident on Friday, and assured that assistance is being provided to the affected.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): An inquiry has been ordered into the mishap in which at least 14 migrant labourers were killed and several other were injured when a goods train ran over them between Badnapur and Karmad stations in Parbhani-Manmad section, Railway Ministry informed on Friday.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): At least 14 migrant labourers were killed and five others injured when a freight train ran over them between Jalna and Aurangabad, said Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of South Central Railway (SCR) on Friday.
SAS Nagar (Punjab) [India], May 7 (ANI): The first special train with 1,288 migrant labourers of Uttar Pradesh departed from Mohali railway station to Hardoi on Thursday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 7 (ANI): Nepalese migrant labourers working in Telangana's Hyderabad are struggling to make both ends meet amid the coronavirus lockdown, they have urged the State Government to provide them with all the possible assistance so they can survive.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to prepare an extensive action plan for the employment of migrants.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): AIIMS-Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday said if aggressive efforts are made with concerted focus on COVID-19 hotspots areas and people understand their responsibility, then the positive cases will slowly come down and a peak in cases might not come
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], May 7 (ANI): Orissa High Court on Thursday asked the state govenrment to ensure that all the migrants, queued to return to Odisha, are tested negative for coronavirus before boarding the conveyance to the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): With little or no money left in their pockets and no earning opportunities in the city, hundreds of migrant workers in Mumbai and nearby areas are setting off on long walks to their native villages hundreds of kilometres away.
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], May 7 (ANI): Kerala Police resorted to mild lathi-charge in Koothattukulam area of Ernakulam District on Thursday to disperse migrant labourers who were holding a demonstration demanding that they be sent back to their native places.
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 7 (ANI): A group of around 150 migrant labouerers, who were denied permission to cross the Karnataka border, gathered in Campal area of Panaji here on Wednesday night.