New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Delhi unit of Congress opened "Congress ki Rasoi" on Thursday at the party office to serve cooked food to migrant labours who are stranded in Delhi amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Congress lawmaker Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party's General Secteray Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday raised the issue of migrant workers who are stranded due to coronavirus induced lockdown at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to ensure the safety and livelihood of Indian workers who are returning from Kuwait amid coronavirus pandemic.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday said that the Central government should facilitate the return of stranded migrant labourers in various states to their homes while ensuring that the lockdown rules are followed.
Badharghat (Tripura) [India], April 22 (ANI): A migrant couple from Rajasthan's Alwar, who got stranded in Tripura, have named their newborn boy 'Lockdown'.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 22 (ANI): Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that if the Central government is anticipating a rise in transmission of COVID-19 cases then it must arrange special trains for sending back the migrant workers, stuck in Maharashtra, to their native places.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): In order to see that basic amenities are being provided to migrant workers at shelters, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal conducted a surprise inspection at three shelter homes here on Tuesday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 21 (ANI): State Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday instructed officials to ensure both local and migrant workers' needs are addressed during the lockdown.
Chandigarh [India], April 20 (ANI): The Punjab government on Monday said it provided quarantine facilities to 1,200 Kashmiri migrants, who were stuck in Pathankot for the past 20 days due to the lockdown.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): With some relaxation amid lockdown in non-hotspot areas, the daily wage labourers gathered at labour chowks in Mumbai in search of work, find remote possibility of getting any work during the lockdown that will continue till May 3.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 19 (ANI): A group of techies has come forward and joined hands with Hyderabad East Police for providing essentials to migrant labourers, who were intercepted by the police while they were on their way to respective native places in trucks amid nationwide