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K'taka Transport Minister refuses to accept Congress' donation of Rs one c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 5 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister Lakshman Savadi on Monday suggested the Congress delegation for donating at least Rs 150 crore to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund instead of handing over a cheque of Rs one crore as a donat
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40 special trains to operate for a week from Tuesday to repatriate migrant
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 5 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has declared that to send the migrant labourers in Telangana to their native states, from Tuesday onwards for one-week, 40 special trains per day would be operated, said State Chief Minister's Office (CMO). Read More
Bihar govt to pay rail fare of stranded workers, students returning to sta
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 4 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that stranded people of Bihar, including migrants and students, coming back to the state via special trains will not have to pay for rail tickets and their fare will be paid by the state government.
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Construction work on government projects resumes in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The sound of hammers striking hot iron, drilling and breaking of boulders emanated as construction on the stalled government projects resumed on Monday on Bishnu Dutt Marg in the heart of national capital.
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Railways not selling tickets to migrants, charging standard fare in Shrami
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Indian Railways has said that it is charging only standard fare in Shramik special trains from State Governments, which is just 15 per cent of the total cost incurred by Railways.
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Ahmed Patel directs Congress state units to help migrants purchase train t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Monday urged Pradesh Congress Committees to mobilise all possible local resources to help migrant workers purchase train tickets to get back to their homes as the COVID-19 lockdown has been extended till May 17.
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Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre for charging train fare from migrant labourers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the Central government for charging migrant workers for rail travel during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Health of migrants should not be jeopardized as they return to their place
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 4 (ANI): Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that the health of the migrants who have been allowed to move, should not be jeopardized and appropriate tests must be conducted.
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Shramik special train carrying 977 migrants leaves Nagpur for Lucknow
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI): A Shramik special train carrying 977 people, mainly migrant workers, left Nagpur for Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Sunday.
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Violation of health, quarantine protocol by returnees won't be tolerated:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 3 (ANI): Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy has said the violation of health and quarantine protocol by the returnees to the State will not be tolerated.
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Over 2,500 stranded migrants of Bengal to leave Ajmer, Kerala tomorrow: Ma
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 3 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the state government is bringing back over 2,500 stranded migrants of Bengal from Ajmer and Kerala tomorrow by special trains.
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Two dead after bus carrying migrant workers meets with accident in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kandhamal (Odisha) [India], May 3 (ANI): At least two people were killed after a bus carrying more than 60 migrants met with an accident in Kandhamal district of Odisha on Saturday night.
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