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Government to ensure free foodgrains to 8 crore migrant workers: Paswan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that government will ensure availability of free foodgrains and pulses to eight crore migrant labourers and their families who are not covered under National F
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Truck drivers dupe UP migrant labourers on their way back home
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): A group of at least 70 migrants were duped by some truck drivers who first promised to drop the workers at their destination in Uttar Pradesh free of cost but later forced them to pay for the ride.
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Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to kin of those killed in Auraiya accident from PM Rel
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to the accident in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya has been approved from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Saturday.
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Delhi Congress has arranged 50-bed temporary shelter for migrants: Anil Ch
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary on Saturday said that Delhi Congress has arranged a 50-bed temporary shelter to accommodate migrant workers at the party office here where they are provided meals, hygienic accommodation, face masks and sanitizers.
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Railways ready to run Shramik Special trains from any district: Piyush Goy
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Indian Railways is ready to run Shramik Special trains from any district in the country, said Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday.
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Long waiting list for trains pushes migrants from Maharashtra to take to r
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Despite the government's initiatives of plying special trains and buses to transport stranded people, several migrant workers from Maharashtra were on Saturday seen heading towards their native villages in other states on bicycles.
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Auraiya accident: Fatehpur Sikri SHO suspended as instructions were given
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI):The truck carrying migrants, which met with the accident in Auraiya passed through Fatehpur Sikri and there were clear instructions that migrant workers should not be allowed to travel in trucks hence Fatehpur Sikri Station House Officer (SHO) has b
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BJP National President JP Nadda condoles death of 24 migrants in Auraiya m
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): BJP National President JP Nadda on Saturday offered condolence to the families of the migrant workers who lost their lives in Auraiya mishap on Saturday.
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Himachal Pradesh CM writes to Jharkhand counterpart to provide details of
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday wrote to his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and expressed disappointment on the response over the migrants issue.
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PM Modi condoles death of 24 migrants in UP road accident
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the death of 24 migrant labourers who were killed earlier today in an accident in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district.
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Distressed migrants walk their way home with no hope of transport in Telan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 16 (ANI): Thousands of distressed migrants were seen here making their way on foot towards their native places on Friday, with no hope of transport, amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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C'garh CM for provision in SDRF to meet expenses incurred on inter-state t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday requested the Centre for proper provision in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the payment of expenses incurred on interstate travel of migrant workers and others travelling within the
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