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Coronavirus: Sindh, PoK governments abandon Kashmiri migrant workers
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Apr 6 (ANI): Thousands of migrant workers from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) including daily wagers, factory workers and labourers are stuck in the Karachi city of Pakistan's Sindh province due to Coronavirus lock-down.
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WTC Chandigarh ensures safety and security of its workers
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab)[India], Apr 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): The COVID-19 pandemic followed by lockdown in the country has left many migrants labourers with no food and shelter.
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Jaiveer Shergill burns 2 lamps, says will light 7 more if govt lives up to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): As the nation expressed solidarity in the battle against COVID-19 by lighting diyas in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's '9pm9minute' call, Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill took a jibe at the Centre, saying that he will light more lamps when relief is
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China reports 38 migrated cases of COVID-19, one death
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 6 (ANI): China on Monday reported 39 new cases of the coronavirus out of which 38 have been imported from overseas and one more death as the country continues to limp back to life since the outbreak first began in December.
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Quarantined migrant worker from UP commits suicide in Udaipur
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 5 (ANI): A 19-year-old labourer from Uttar Pradesh, who was staying in a quarantine facility in Udaipur since March 31, committed suicide on Sunday.
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Goa Youth hostel turns shelter for tourists, labourers stuck amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 5 (ANI): As hundreds of people got stuck in various cities due to the nationwide lockdown which was imposed on March 24, a youth hostel at Miramar in Goa is housing a group of people from diverse backgrounds - a Chinese national down for a sabbatical to a couple o
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Intake of e-cigarettes with smoking cessation helps to quit faster
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 5 (ANI): Smoking cessation counselling alone might not serve the purpose, but with an additional intake of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking more successfully, as per a new study.
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Plea in SC seeking payment of wages to MGNREGA workers amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Social activists Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey have approached the Supreme Court, seeking directions for the payment of wages to MNREGA workers during the lockdown, issuance of temporary job cards to migrants, who returned to their native villages, and for an inc
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Tharoor points out electricity boards concerns for Apr 5, alleges PM didn'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday expressed concern over the Prime Minister's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on April 5, saying that it is not a contemplated move and might cause electric grid to crash.
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Migrant workers in Hyderabad get shelter, food
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], Apr 4 (ANI): Migrant workers in Hyderabad are receiving ample food, medicines and other supplies as they remain stranded due to the nation-wide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus.
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Left parties call for stepping up testing for coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Left parties on Friday said that India's testing rate for coronavirus is among the lowest in the world and called for large-scale testing for the global pandemic to contain its spread.
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President lauds fight against COVID-19; expresses concern over Tablighi Ja
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that people of the country have set an example by showing courage, discipline and solidarity in the fight against COVID-19 but expressed concern over two incidents in Delhi - gathering of migrant workers in Anand V
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