New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Despite numerous assurances by the Centre and Delhi government for providing all possible help to the migrant workers during the lockdown, their woes have not ended as these labourers continue to struggle for survival.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The South Western Railway operated six Shramik special trains on Sunday, carrying 7,353 passengers to their home town, said Chief Public Relations Officer, South Western Railway, Hubballi.
Ambala (Haryana) [India], May 11 (ANI): Seven buses of Haryana Roadways carrying 267 migrant labourers from Ambala departed for Uttar Pradesh on Sunday amid lockdown.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 11 (ANI): Two police personnel were injured after migrant labourers allegedly pelted stones at police in Kerala on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Since the announcement of lockdown 3.0 , the Central government took many decisions including helping the stranded migrants reach their native places.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI): Western Railway (WR) on Sunday appealed to all migrant workers to avoid walking or staying for rest on railway tracks keeping in mind their personal safety.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI): Maharashtra government has issued a resolution stating that the state government will bear the ticket fares of stranded migrant labourers who want to return to their native places but do not have the money.
(Hubli) Karnataka [India], May 10 (ANI): South Western Railway (SWR) informed that a total of five Shramik specials left Karnataka on Sunday ferrying migrant workers and students back to their homes amid the lockdown.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday urged the States to give permission to evacuate and bring back the stranded migrants to their home states amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday informed that the Central government has agreed to run a special train from Goa to Una and Bengaluru to Una to facilitate movement of Himcahalis stranded in these two states.
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], May 10 (ANI): As many as 160 migrant workers staying at a quarantine facility in Muzaffarpur on Sunday, protested demanding COVID-19 testing and sanitization in the facility, after three people tested positive for the deadly virus.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): A total of 366 Shramik special trains carrying migrant workers, pilgrims and students have been operationalised from various states across the country till May 10, the Ministry of Railways said on Sunday.