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Exodus of skilled migrant labourers badly hits MSMEs in Pune
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): As COVID-19 lockdown triggered the mass exodus of migrant labourers, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Pune have suffered badly, the owners of these businesses claimed.
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Police arrests UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu in Agra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Agra on Tuesday said that Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu was arrested in connection with the protest by the party leaders over the issue of movement of buses arranged by Congress for migrant
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Over 21 lakh passengers reach home in 1,595 'Shramik Special' trains so fa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): More than 21 lakh passengers have reached their native places in 1,595 "Shramik Special" trains which have been operationalized so far from various states across the country, the government said on Tuesday.
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Sonia Gandhi calls meeting of opposition parties on May 22 to discuss coro
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of opposition parties on May 22 on the coronavirus crisis and the large movement of migrant labourers to their native states, sources said.
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Nine migrants killed, several injured in bus-truck collision in Bihar's Bh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], May 19 (ANI): Nine migrant labourers were killed and several got injured in a bus-truck collision in Naugachhia in Bihar's Bhagalpur district on Tuesday.
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Three killed, several migrant workers injured after truck overturns on Jha
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Three migrant labourers were killed while several others were injured after the truck in which they were travelling overturned on Jhansi-Mirzapur highway in Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, a police official said.
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UP govt's demand of sending 1000 empty buses to Lucknow is inhumane: Congr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's office on Tuesday termed the Uttar Pradesh government's 'demand of handing-over 1,000 buses' which Congress wants to ply for ferrying stranded migrant labourers, as not only a waste of time and resources but also an
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Priyanka Gandhi thanks UP CM for permission to run 1,000 buses for migrant
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday thanked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for permission to run 1000 buses to take migrant workers to their native places.
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Odisha to bear train fare of migrant workers if not borne by sending state
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): The train fare of migrant labourers coming to Odisha will be borne by the state government if it is not borne by the sending state.
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UP govt to provide water, food to migrant workers at state borders
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday ordered state officials to make arrangements for drinking water and food at state borders for the migrant labourers.
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Punjab CM urges PM to allow work under MGNREGS in rabi, kharif crop operat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow labour/cardholders under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) work in farm operations for both Kharif and Rabi crop
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120 more trains will be ordered in next 2-3 days to bring back migrant lab
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that the government will request for 120 more Shramik Special trains in the next few days to bring back migrant labourers and the state government will bear the train fares.
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