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Punjab not to resume interstate bus services till May 31
Updated : 5 years, 10 months 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 : 5 years, 10 months 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 : 5 years, 10 months 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 : 5 years, 10 months 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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Manish Sisodia says 65,000 migrants sent back to their home states by trai
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that so far around 65,000 migrants from the national capital have been sent back to their home states by trains.
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Home Secretary writes to all States to take steps to 'mitigate the distres
Updated : 5 years, 10 months 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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Shramik train from Bengaluru arrives in Jodhpur
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 19 (ANI): A Shramik special train from Bengaluru, carrying stranded migrants, arrived at Bhagat ki Kothi railway station in Jodhpur on Tuesday morning.
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Nine migrants killed, several injured in bus-truck collision in Bihar's Bh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months 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 : 5 years, 10 months 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 : 5 years, 10 months 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 : 5 years, 10 months 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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Amid lockdown, AIPC helping needy in Bihar, Jharkhand among other states
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): As the fourth phase of lockdown kicks in the All India Professional Congress (AIPC) is reaching out to the needy by providing food, medical aid and helping in online education during these difficult times.
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