Patna (Bihar) [India], May 30 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the State government has resolved to provide employment opportunities to everyone within the State so they don't have to migrate to other places in search of work.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Saturday called Sonu Sood a superhero and lauded his efforts for arranging hassle-free transportation and food for migrant labourers and help them reach their native places.
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to file a status report over migrants gathering in Mumbai and nearby areas amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 30 (ANI): In the name of Shramik Express, Indian Railways is running "Corona Express", said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday while alleging that social distancing is not being maintained in special trains transporting migrant workers
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): After helping thousands of stranded migrant workers reach their native places, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has now airlifted a total of 177 women stuck in Kerala's Ernakulam amid the nationwide lockdown.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): A Senior Inspector of Mumbai Police was transferred allegedly after a protest against her by Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra President Abu Azmi over the migrant workers' issue.
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Migrant workers do not have to pay for tickets of Shramik Special trains as sending and receiving states are coordinating with each other for the fare of these trains, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Accompanied by small children, several migrants gathered outside the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai on Friday to return to their native places.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 29 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday said that the recent rise in the number of coronavirus cases is due to migrant workers coming back to the State and assured that the situation will be brought under control soon.
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh agitated at the Kanchikacherla quarantine centre on Thursday, demanding to send them to their native places immediately.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 29 (ANI): The Jharkhand government will airlift 60 stranded migrant workers from Batalik in Leh on Friday, officials from the Chief Minister's office said. These migrant labourers were working on a Border Road Organisation (BRO) project in the area.