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Tribute to a corona warrior: Geeta Venkadakrishnan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] October 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Geeta Venkadakrishnan made herself available wherever there was a crisis and her help could alleviate anybody's pain. In the times of the COVID pandemic, right from the day of lockdown, when people were sitting in the comfort
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Platinum Guild India in association with Oxfam India aims to uplift the li
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): The COVID-19 situation has caused unprecedented challenges in India as well as globally and has left many reeling from its impact. It has been particularly harsh on certain marginalized sections of our community such as the migrant w
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22000 migrant workers cross Nepalgunj border to India in last 4 weeks: Nep
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Nepalgunj [Nepal], September 30 (ANI): Around 22,000 Nepali migrant workers have left for India via Nepalgunj border point in the last four weeks, as the neighbouring country eases the COVID-19-induced lockdown in phases, say police.
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No seats on bus, train; migrant workers return to Surat on flight
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 29 (ANI): It was my first air journey, said an excited Satish Soni, a migrant worker who returned to Gujarat's Surat to join his job back. As he was not getting bus or train tickets, his employer booked him a flight ticket to Surat.
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West Bengal: Entrepreneur creates job opportunity in organic farming for r
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], September 27 (ANI): At a time when migrant workers are facing severe crisis owing to the COVID-19 lockdown, an entrepreneur from Siliguri recruited some of those workers in his organic farm so that they can earn their livelihood.
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97 migrants died onboard Shramik trains during COVID-19 lockdown: Piyush G
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that 97 migrants died onboard Shramik special trains during the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
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Guest workers found COVID positive shall be segregated, not allowed to wor
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 18 (ANI): Kerala government has issued revised instructions for quarantine norms for guest workers, specialised workers visiting Kerala from other states and standard operating procedure (SOP) for registration in Covid-19 Jagratha portal to ensu
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Govt taken steps for employment generation during Covid-19 pandemic: Labou
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday said that a number of "unprecedented steps" have been taken by the Union Government for labour welfare and employment including for migrant workers across India during COVID-19 pand
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Govt has taken unprecedented measures for labour welfare, employment gener
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar said on Wednesday that "a number of unprecedented steps have been taken by the Union Government for labour welfare and employment including for migrant workers across India during COVID
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Rahul Gandhi launches fresh attack on Centre over migrant workers' death,
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Did no migrant workers die during the COVID-19 induced lockdown phase if the Centre does not have any record of the same, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeting the Central government.
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Government took initiatives to create jobs at local level: Santosh Gangwar
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Santosh Gangwar on Monday said that the global spread of COVID-19 followed by lockdowns has affected global economies including India but the government has taken initiatives for creating jobs at the loc
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Singapore reports 49 coronavirus cases, majority are migrants
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, September 14 (ANI): Singapore has recorded 49 coronavirus cases, the majority of them being linked to migrant workers in dormitories.
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