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Migrant labourers find remote possibility of getting work in Mumbai amid l
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): With some relaxation amid lockdown in non-hotspot areas, the daily wage labourers gathered at labour chowks in Mumbai in search of work, find remote possibility of getting any work during the lockdown that will continue till May 3.
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Group of techies with police distributes food packets to migrant workers i
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 19 (ANI): A group of techies has come forward and joined hands with Hyderabad East Police for providing essentials to migrant labourers, who were intercepted by the police while they were on their way to respective native places in trucks amid nationwide
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Kerala prepared to accommodate needs of NRI population on their return: Pi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that state government has made all arrangements, including COVID-19 hospitals in all districts and 2,50,000 additional beds, to meet any needs which could arise when the ex-pat population re
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Cong leader Jitin Prasada praises UP govt for bringing back stranded stude
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Saturday praised Uttar Pradesh government for bringing back the stranded students from Kota in Rajasthan and asked the government to help out migrant workers, who are stuck in different parts of the country due to the lockdo
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Tea, juice vendors resort to selling fruits, vegetables due to lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Several people, who earlier used to run tea and juice stalls in Delhi, have resorted to selling fruits and vegetables in order to make a living as all activities except essential services have been prohibited during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Mayawati lauds UP govt's move to send buses to Kota to bring back students
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): BSP leader Mayawati on Saturday praised the Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for sending buses to bring back more than 7000 students from Rajastan's Kota while also saying that the government must show a similar concern for fam
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PIL in SC seeks to allow migrant workers to return home after COVID test
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking directions to allow migrant workers across the country to go back to their home amid the extended lockdown after being tested for COVID-19.
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Odisha govt asks district Collectors to review status of migrant workers,
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Odisha government has asked all district administrations to conduct a review of the situation relating to migrant labourers and stranded persons in the state amid COVID-19 lockdown. It has also asked to ensure the safety of women and girls in
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Social media becomes tool for Cong leaders engaged in relief work amid loc
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI); At a time when lockdown has forced lakhs of migrants labourers to get stuck in various parts of the country and struggle hard for shelter and food, Congress leaders are using social media platforms to reach out to those in distress and extend help and as
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury turns his Delhi office into control room to assist
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): In a bid to provide all possible support to the migrant labourers stuck in West Bengal and other states during the lockdown, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has turned his Delhi office into a mini control room.
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In regular touch with Centre, states to bring back migrant labourers : Raj
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that his government is in regular touch with the Centre to bring back the migrant Rajasthani labourers who are stuck in other states amid the lockdown.
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Maharashtra allows over one lakh migrant workers to go home
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): Maharashtra government has allowed over one lakh migrant sugarcane workers to go back to their villages after a medical check-up.
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