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Railways generated over 8 lakh man-days of work under Garib Kalyan Rojgar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Over 8.09 lakh man-days of work have been generated by the Indian Railways in six states under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers, the ministry said Tuesday.
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Dharmendra Pradhan requests Railway Minister for resumption of 'Shramik Sp
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, for the resumption of "Shramik Special" trains from Odisha to Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra, for migrant workers to return to their workplaces.
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RJD reminds BJP of its 'negligence' towards migrant workers in Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 8 (ANI): After BJP launched a campaign in Bihar 'Na bhoole hai, Na bhulne denge' seeking justice for late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has hit out at the rival party, targetting it for its negligence towards migrant workers am
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Nepali migrant workers start returning to work in India
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhangadhi [Nepal], September 6 (ANI): Lokendra Bahadur Dhami, who had been working in India for the past 5 years had gone back to his hometown in Nepal after the outbreak of the Covid pandemic now wants to return to India.
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UN praises Qatar for ending restrictive job scheme for migrant workers
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 31 (ANI): The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs.
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Sonu Sood now offers accommodation to 20,000 migrant workers
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Actor Sonu Sood who had earlier launched a job portal 'Pravasi Rojgar' to help migrant labourers, on Monday said he will also be offering accommodation to the 20,000 workers who have been employed in a garment unit in Noida through the application.
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Migrants returning to Gautam Buddh Nagar will be tested for Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): In order to combat Coronavirus, migrant workers returning to Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh will be tested for COVID-19.
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Adani calls for leveraging new technologies to transform agriculture
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Anand (Gujarat) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Chairman of Adani Group Gautam Adani on Thursday called for cluster-based policies and adoption of digital technologies to promote agriculture and food processing units across the country.
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Nitish govt in deep slumber as floods, coronavirus wreak havoc in Bihar: T
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 10 (ANI): Slamming Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday accused it of inaction while millions in the state are affected by floods, lack of jobs and the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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Nobel laureate Yunus, Rahul Gandhi stress on informal sector
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted over video call with Grameen Bank founder and Nobel Laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus over the issues that have emerged for the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and both agreed that the informal sector c
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Delhi govt launches portal for job-seekers, employers
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Delhi government has launched a portal for better coordination between job seekers and employers in the national capital, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday.
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Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Sansthan urges govt to form National Comm
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Sansthan (PDUSS) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government to take immediate steps for setting up a National Commission for Migrant Workers on the lines of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Nation
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