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Platinum Guild India in association with Oxfam India aims to uplift the li
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): The COVID-19 situation has caused unprecedented challenges in India as well as globally and has left many reeling from its impact. It has been particularly harsh on certain marginalized sections of our community such as the migrant w
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Human smugglers forcefully eject migrants from Djibouti, 8 drown
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Djibouti [Djibouti], October 5 (ANI): Eight migrants who were forcefully ejected off a boat near Djibouti by smugglers drowned, while 12 are missing, according to reports.
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Odisha spends Rs 472 crore from CMRF for Covid management
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], October 5 (ANI): The state government has spent Rs 472.63 crores from Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) for COVID-19 management in Odisha so far.
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Court summons Italian far-right leader accused of kidnapping over a hundre
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Italy [Rome], October 3 (ANI): An Italian court summoned former Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Saturday on charges of kidnapping more than a hundred migrants in an attempt to boost his popularity.
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Greek govt to keep close watch on Pakistani, Afghan migrants after burning
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 02 (ANI): The Greek government has decided to keep a close watch on the activities of migrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan after the burning of a refugee camp at Moria on Lesbos island by migrants from these two countries, sources said.
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Gig economy to lead 80 pc of demand for blue-collar jobs: Betterplace
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Tech platform for blue-collar workforce management Betterplace has said the overall demand for jobs in 2020 will be 14 lakh and the gig economy will lead 80 per cent of overall demand.
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22000 migrant workers cross Nepalgunj border to India in last 4 weeks: Nep
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Nepalgunj [Nepal], September 30 (ANI): Around 22,000 Nepali migrant workers have left for India via Nepalgunj border point in the last four weeks, as the neighbouring country eases the COVID-19-induced lockdown in phases, say police.
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WHO lauds Odisha govt for efficient COVID-19 management, despite cyclone A
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi/Odisha [India], September 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has heaped praises on the Odisha government for its efficient COVID-19 management, even though the state saw an influx of migrants and was also struck by cyclone Amphan during the crisis phase.
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Sonu Sood receives SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by UNDP
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sonu Sood who is often dubbed as the "messiah of migrants" for his philanthropic work during coronavirus induced lockdown, has been conferred with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Pr
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No seats on bus, train; migrant workers return to Surat on flight
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 29 (ANI): It was my first air journey, said an excited Satish Soni, a migrant worker who returned to Gujarat's Surat to join his job back. As he was not getting bus or train tickets, his employer booked him a flight ticket to Surat.
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Sonu Sood participates in Green India Challenge, plants sapling in Ramoji
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 29 (ANI): Actor Sonu Sood, who is often dubbed as the "messiah of migrants" for his philanthropic work, participated in the Green India challenge by planting a sapling in the Ramoji Film City here.
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West Bengal: Entrepreneur creates job opportunity in organic farming for r
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], September 27 (ANI): At a time when migrant workers are facing severe crisis owing to the COVID-19 lockdown, an entrepreneur from Siliguri recruited some of those workers in his organic farm so that they can earn their livelihood.
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