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Bodies of migrant workers flown back to Nepal from Malaysia after 2 months
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 23 (ANI): After waiting for over two months, families of Nepali migrant workers, who died in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic, received the bodies of their loved ones on Saturday.
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Thailand confirms 374 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Sunday confirmed 374 new COVID-19 cases, mostly detected among migrant workers, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
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Haryana Police helped 4.32 lakhs migrant workers return home during lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 15 (ANI): Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava on Friday said the state police helped 4.32 lakh migrant workers board train home during the lockdown.
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CssFounder: A web design company making a difference towards the society f
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI/PRSpot): Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is still at a nascent stage in India. It was implemented by the Government of India in April 2014 with an amendment to the Companies Act 2013.
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COVID-19 caused decline of London's labour market, exodus of migrant worke
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic has hit London's labour market harder than the rest of the United Kingdom, causing a mass departure of foreign-born workers for the period of lockdowns, according to a study by UK-based think tank Centre for London and King's C
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Punjab amends Inter-State Migrant Workers Rules to avail additional Centra
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 18 (ANI): In a bid to improve ease of doing business in Punjab and fulfill the condition imposed by the Central Government for obtaining additional borrowing of 2 per cent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), the state Cabinet on Wednesday gave approv
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Rahul attacks Modi government, says migrant workers from Bihar faced hards
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Katihar (Bihar) [India], November 3 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday Narendra Modi government over "hardships" faced by migrant workers after the lockdown was announced to contain coronavirus and alleged that timely help was not provided to them despite repeated appeals by th
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As Bihar votes, Shashi Tharoor remind voters of migrant crisis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): As voting for phase-1 of Bihar Assembly elections began on Wednesday, Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor reminded voters of the struggles that migrant workers went through at the beginning of nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mumbai-based school student Karan Taparia's 'Kushal Bharat' initiative is
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. Countries across the globe have been overwhelmed by an unending stream of unprecedented social, economic and humanitarian problems. In March 2020, hoping to counteract the
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Durga puja: Kolkata pandal pays tribute to migrant workers for their strug
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 22 (ANI): Amid a dampened festive mood owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Durga Puja committees in Kolkata are coming up with various unique ideas and themes for the pandals.
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Chhattisgarh provided rice under PDS to 97.80% migrant workers who returne
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh has stood first in terms of providing free or priced rice under PDS to migrant workers who returned to their states after the lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, says a survey done in 34 districts of six major
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Tribute to a corona warrior: Geeta Venkadakrishnan
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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