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UP received 1337 trains carrying migrants from various states: UP govt
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Gorakhpur has become the first district in the country to receive more than 200 trains, by which over 2 lakh migrant workers have returned, amid the ongoing COVID-19 induced lockdown. While 1337 trains have arrived in Uttar Pradesh carrying migr
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Maha Governor lauds Sonu Sood for arranging safe transportation for migran
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday lauded 'Dabangg' actor Sonu Sood for helping stranded migrant labourers to return to their native places.
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Maharashtra can send as many Shramik trains as required, says Bihar Chief
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 27 (ANI): Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar on Tuesday said that the Maharashtra government can send as many trains as required with migrants from Bihar.
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Reports claiming massive train delays are untrue: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that reports claiming Shramik trains taking 7 to 9 days to reach their destinations were "baseless, false and completely motivated" and "damage the huge efforts" that railway employees are making to facilitate th
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Fadnavis' claims on Centre spending Rs 300 cr on migrants returning home f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday refuted claims made by BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis that the cost of ticket for migrant workers, being sent from the state, is being incurred by Centre instead of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govern
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Rahul washing hands off Maharashtra is akin to UPA blaming corruption on c
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The politics over Shramik trains is far from over in Maharashtra with Union minister for Railways Railways Piyush Goyal calling out Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for distancing his party from the state of affairs in Maharashtra where Congress is a coalition pa
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241,000 migrant labourers sent back from Delhi, says Manish Sisodia
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that 241,000 stranded migrant workers in the national capital have been sent back to their home towns through 196 special trains since May 7.
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PM asked to arrange trains for migrants stuck in Maharashtra, we worked al
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that concerned about the migrant labourers stuck in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked to immediately arrange for 145 trains that Maharashtra government demanded, to ensure that migrants are sent b
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74 lakh meals provided to migrants travelling in 3,274 trains till May 25
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Indian Railways has distributed more than 74 lakh free meals to the migrants returning to their native places in 3,274 Shramik Special trains operationalised across the country till May 25.
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Supreme Court takes suo moto cognizance of 'problems and miseries' of migr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo moto cognizance of the "problems" and "miseries" of migrant labourers amid the coronavirus lockdown and noted that there have been certain lapses on part of the Centre and State governments in providing help.
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UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu moves bail plea in bus row protest case
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu, who was arrested over a protest by party leaders and workers over the movement of buses arranged by Congress for migrant labourers, has filed a bail plea in a sessions court.
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Around 17 lakh people return to state in more than 1265 trains: UP govt
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): Around 17 lakh people have returned to Uttar Pradesh in more than 1265 trains, UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said on Tuesday.
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