Tamil Nadu Public Department secretary D Jagannathan IAS on Tuesday said that the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government has expressed gratitude for their "cooperation" in the migrant issue.
Tamil Nadu Police on Tuesday arrested a migrant worker from Jharkhand for allegedly making and sharing a fake video which claimed that locals thrashed workers.
The Chief Minister has expressed grief over the incident and has directed the administration to provide immediate relief to the next of Kin of the poor labourers and further assistance as per the relief manual.
Karur District Collector Dr T Prabhushankar IAS and SP E Sundaravathanam on Monday made the announcement while releasing a video to create awareness among migrant workers to ensure their safety.
Members of Marumalarchi Makkal Iyakkam on Tuesday filed a complaint against Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan, a day after he met Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi over "rumoured" attacks on migrant labourers, in Coimbatore district of the southern state.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted transit anticipatory bail to Uttar Pradesh's BJP spokesperson Prashant Umrao till March 20, 2023, in an FIR recently lodged by Tamil Nadu Police against him for allegedly posting a "fake" video about the 'attack' on Bihar migrants in Tamil Nadu.
Avadi Police have registered an FIR against News Portal 'Opindia.com' for spreading false news and creating a sense of fear among migrant workers in Tamil Nadu.
Stepping up the investigation into the rumours of the alleged 'attack' on the Bihar migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu, the police of both states have swung into action with the Bihar Police issuing the preservation notice to social media platforms while the Tamil Nadu Police is conducting the
The police official said that the videos which were circulated on social media regarding the alleged 'attacks' were fake and most of them did not even take place in Tamil Nadu.
BJP spokesperson Prashant Umrao has knocked the doors of the Delhi High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail in an FIR recently lodged by Tamil Nadu Police against him for allegedly posting a "fake" video about the 'attack' on Bihar migrants in Tamil Nadu.
Amid the row over alleged attacks on the state's migrant workers from Bihar, Tamil Nadu's minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development, CV Ganesan, on Monday said the DMK government was in the process of conducting a census of its migrant workforce.