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Locals from Mizoram stranded in Maharashtra sent back home via special tra
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): Around 40-45 locals from Mizoram stranded in different districts of Maharashtra, due to COVID-19 lockdown, departed for their native places by a special train from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on Saturday.
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Vande Bharat Mission: Special AI flight to bring home 132 Indians from Kaz
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], May 30 (ANI): A special flight of national carrier Air India on Saturday departed from Nur-Sultan Airport, Kazakhstan, carrying as many as 132 Indians stranded in the central Asian country due to the coronavirus-induced global travel restrictions.
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Jharkhand govt airlifts 180 stranded migrants from Andaman and Nicobar Isl
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 30 (ANI): The Jharkhand government will airlift 180 migrant workers from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, who were stuck due to countrywide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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After helping migrant labourers, Sonu Sood now airlifts 177 women stuck in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): After helping thousands of stranded migrant workers reach their native places, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has now airlifted a total of 177 women stuck in Kerala's Ernakulam amid the nationwide lockdown.
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UP govt committed to safe return of all migrant labourers: Chief Minister
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the State government is committed for the safe return of all the migrant labourers stranded across the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Over 27 lakh migrant labourers have returned, more to come: UP Addl Chief
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi on Friday said that more than 27 lakh migrant labourers have returned to the state and added that efforts are being made to bring back all the stranded migrants workers.
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Jharkhand govt to airlift 60 migrant workers from Leh today
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 29 (ANI): The Jharkhand government will airlift 60 stranded migrant workers from Batalik in Leh on Friday, officials from the Chief Minister's office said. These migrant labourers were working on a Border Road Organisation (BRO) project in the area.
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BSP welcomes SC's order on stranded migrants not being charged for travel
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's order that no travel fare would be charged from migrant workers for their travel back home amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Centre assures J-K of full support in evacuating residents stranded abroad
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 28 (ANI): The central government on Thursday assured Jammu and Kashmir administration of all the support in evacuating its residents stranded abroad during the COVID-19 lockdown, Department of Information and Public Relations, J-K said.
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Migrants allege authorities forced them to travel in overcrowded tempos in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): The migrant workers stranded here have complained that while transporting them to railway stations, the State authorities forced them to sit in large numbers in tempos, which led to the violation of social distancing norms.
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Thousands of migrant workers gather in Dharavi hoping to catch a ride back
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): Thousands of stranded migrant workers gathered in the Dharavi area of Mumbai on Thursday flouting social distancing norms hoping to catch a ride back home amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Will continue efforts until all migrant workers are back home: Centre tell
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that it will not stop its efforts until all the migrant labourers, stranded across the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, are sent back to their homes.
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