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RJD leaders protest against Amit Shah's rally
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 7 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday clanged utensils to protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's virtual rally to be held today and over the situation of migrant workers.
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Punjab urges Centre to arrange trains for bringing migrant workers back to
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora has in a letter to the Union government urged it "to arrange trains for bringing migrant workers" who wish to come back from their home states and join work as industrial units have resumed the
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179 migrant workers airlifted to Raipur from Bengaluru
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chattisgarh) [India], June 4 (ANI): 179 migrant workers, who were stranded amid COVID-19 lockdown in Bengaluru, were airlifted to Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur in a chartered flight on Thursday.
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Minimum wages to all MGNREGA workers in Odisha's Keonjhar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): In order to secure and enhance the livelihood of rural poor and returning migrant workers in the light of COVID-19 pandemic, District Mineral Foundation (DMF), Keonjhar has decided to provide 'minimum wages' to all MGNREGA workers in the distric
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Why is a worker going from one state to another called 'migrant', question
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 4 (ANI): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that his government is working on generating employment for all those who have returned to Bihar during the COVID-19 phase, and also slammed all those who had used the term 'migrants' for workers.
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J-K evacuates over 1.7 lakh people stranded in various parts of country
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has evacuated over 1.7 lakh citizens stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown.
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Odisha govt to airlift over 300 migrants stranded in North-east states
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 3 (ANI): Over 300 people from Odisha stranded in Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Assam are being brought by Air Asia Flight to Bhubaneswar by the state government.
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180 migrant labourers to be airlifted to Raipur from Bengaluru
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 3 (ANI): 180 migrant labourers from Chattisgarh, who were stranded in Karnataka, will be airlifted in a chartered flight to Raipur on June 4 amid the COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown.
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Migrant workers from Chhattisgarh protest in Amritsar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 3 (ANI): Migrant workers from Chhattisgarh on Wednesday staged a protest in Amritsar demanding the administration to arrange a train for them to go to their native places.
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Indian Railways helps 57 lakh migrant workers reach home in 4155 Shramik S
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): A total of 4155 "Shramik Special" trains have been operationalised from various states across the country as of June 2, subsequent to the Ministry of Home Affairs order regarding the movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons
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Bihar govt distributing condoms, contraceptive pills to migrant workers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 2 (ANI): The Bihar government has undertaken an initiative whereby it is distributing condoms and contraceptive pills amongst the migrant workers who have returned from across the country as part of its efforts to control population.
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Plea in Delhi HC suggests measures to prevent migrant labourers gathering
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court suggesting measures to prevent gatherings of migrant labourers at various relief and screening centers in the national capital amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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