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Railways operated over 160 Shramik Special trains and ferried 2.39 Lakh mi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Indian Railways has operated more than 160 Shramik Special trains on Saturday for inter-state movement of migrant workers.
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Migrant workers demanding trains for return to Bihar take to streets in Sa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Worried by uncertainty over the availability of trains to enable their return to their native places in Bihar, thousands of migrant workers took to the streets and started walking on the Saharanpur-Ambala highway on Sunday morning.
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Kapil Sibal urges judiciary to seek answers on the plight of migrant worke
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday urged the judiciary to take note and seek answers regarding the hardships being faced by migrant workers, as they strive to return to their native places.
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Migrant workers returning to native places face hurdle at Delhi-UP border
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Migrant workers headed on foot towards their native places in different parts of Uttar Pradesh hit a hurdle at Ghazipur near the Delhi-UP border late on Saturday night.
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Uttar Pradesh DMs directed to arrange buses for migrant workers walking ho
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General Law and Order PV Ramasastry on Saturday said all District Magistrates (DMs) have been instructed to arrange buses for migrant workers who are seen walking on foot to their native places.
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NDMA develops online dashboard to facilitate seamless movement of migrant
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): For information regarding movement of migrants and to facilitate the smooth movement of stranded persons across states, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has developed an online dashboard - National Migrant Information System (NMIS) - on the e
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Shramik Special train with 1,389 passengers left Tamil Nadu for Bihar
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 16 (ANI): 'Shramik Special' train carrying 1,389 passengers including migrant workers and students departed from Tuticorin railway station for Muzaffarpur, Bihar on Saturday.
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Providing buses for migrants, say Auraiya district authorities
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Auraiya police authorities on Saturday said it has arranged buses to send the migrant workers who are passing from here to reach their native homes and was asking them to get down from trucks and other vehicles.
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Bengal govt to bear entire cost of train fare of migrant workers coming in
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that the state government will bear the entire cost of movement for its migrant workers by special trains from other states to West Bengal.
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Priyanka Gandhi's office arranges 500 buses from Rajasthan to take migrant
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Office of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has arranged 500 buses from several districts of Rajasthan to take migrant workers of Uttar Pradesh to their home towns, sources said.
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Government to ensure free foodgrains to 8 crore migrant workers: Paswan
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that government will ensure availability of free foodgrains and pulses to eight crore migrant labourers and their families who are not covered under National F
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Delhi Congress has arranged 50-bed temporary shelter for migrants: Anil Ch
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary on Saturday said that Delhi Congress has arranged a 50-bed temporary shelter to accommodate migrant workers at the party office here where they are provided meals, hygienic accommodation, face masks and sanitizers.
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