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SC to hear today plea over migrant labourers' miseries, difficulties amid
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a petition filed by human rights activist Medha Patkar over the "miseries and difficulties" being faced by migrants labourers across the country during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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National Law School, Bengaluru alumni charter Mumbai-Ranchi flight for mig
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 28 (ANI): A special flight from Mumbai carrying as many as 174 labourers landed at Birsa Munda airport in Ranchi on Thursday morning.
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Centre, State govts not worried about plight of migrant workers: Mayawati
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday said that the Centre and State governments are not worried about the plight of migrant workers in the country.
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2 migrants found dead in Shramik train at UP's Manduadih railway station
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Two migrants were found dead in a Shramik special train that arrived from Mumbai at Manduadih railway station here on Wednesday.
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IRCTC provides more than 78 lakh meals, over 1 crore water bottles in Shra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has provided more than 78 lakh meals, over 1 crore water bottles in Shramik Special Trains.
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UP received 1337 trains carrying migrants from various states: UP govt
Updated : 5 years, 10 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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Maharashtra can send as many Shramik trains as required, says Bihar Chief
Updated : 5 years, 10 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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Fadnavis' claims on Centre spending Rs 300 cr on migrants returning home f
Updated : 5 years, 10 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, 10 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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PM asked to arrange trains for migrants stuck in Maharashtra, we worked al
Updated : 5 years, 10 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, 10 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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Piyush Goyal asks Maha govt to bring migrants to board special trains back
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asked Maharashtra government to bring migrant workers to railway stations on time for boarding special trains back to their homes so as not to cause delays to the trains.
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