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'Insensitive' UP govt creating problems for migrant workers, says Jitin Pr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Tuesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for being "insensitive" at a time of unprecedented crisis by asking party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to provide the list of buses at 10 am.
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10 Shramik special trains to leave Karnataka today
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], May 19 (ANI): South Western Railway (SWR) on Tuesday informed that a total of 10 Shramik specials will leave Karnataka ferrying migrant workers, students and others back to their homes amid the lockdown.
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Migrant workers in large numbers gather outside Mumbai's Bandra railway st
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 19 (ANI): A huge crowd of migrant workers gathered outside the Bandra railway station here on Tuesday to board a Shramik special train to Bihar amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Punjab not to resume interstate bus services till May 31
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 19 (ANI): Interstate bus services will not resume in Punjab till May 31, till the end of the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown, however, personal vehicles will be allowed entry subject to screening.
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MHA issues revised SOP on movement of stranded migrant workers
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the movement of stranded workers by trains during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
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Centre should bear travel expenses of migrant workers: Mayawati
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday requested the Central government to bear the travel expenses of migrant workers "keeping in mind the economic condition of the states".
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SUCI members protest against Centre, WB govt; demand proper arrangements f
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): In support of migrant workers, members of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) here on Tuesday staged a protest against the Central and state governments.
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Home Secretary writes to all States to take steps to 'mitigate the distres
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Tuesday wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states to take steps to 'mitigate the distress of migrant workers', suggesting a number of measures to be implemented including operation of more special trains by proactive coor
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Nine migrants killed, several injured in bus-truck collision in Bihar's Bh
Updated : 6 years 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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Rs 1 lakh each to kin of labourers killed in Mahoba accident: Samajwadi Pa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Samajwadi Party has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh each for the families of those killed in the Mahoba accident.
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Agra police's unique initiative for migrant workers walking home
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Agra [Uttar Pradesh], May 19 (ANI): As the struggle of migrant workers to reach their native places during the COVID-19 induced lockdown continues, the police department in Agra, Uttar Pradesh has decided to provide them footwear as a goodwill gesture.
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Three killed, several migrant workers injured after truck overturns on Jha
Updated : 6 years 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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