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Joy amidst chaos: Saudi Arabia returnee gives birth to baby girl in Kochi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 14 (ANI): In distressing times when happiness seems distant, it turned out to be double joy for a pregnant woman, who was stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic, as she returned home and gave birth to a baby girl at the Kalamassery Medical College here on Thu
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Stranded migrants gather outside Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai for the
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14 (ANI): Over 1,000 stranded migrant labourers gathered at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla in Mumbai seeking to board trains for their home States, on Thursday.
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105 more special trains arranged for stranded people of WB: Mamata
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 14 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that 105 additional special trains have been arranged for people of the state who are stuck in other states due to lockdown.
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Vande Bharat Mission: Special flight with 149 Indians departs from Jeddah
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], May 14 (ANI): An Air India special flight with 149 stranded Indians departed from Jeddah to Kerala's Kochi on Thursday as part of Vande Bharat Mission.
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Carried 10 lakh 'Shramiks' to their home states since May 1: Indian Railwa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Since May 1, 2020, Indian Railways has carried 10 lakh shramiks in 800 trains to their home state, said Indian Railways on Thursday.
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Migrant workers from Bihar share miseries caused due to lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Against all odds, migrant workers have embarked upon a long journey on foot to their native places in Bihar notwithstanding special passenger trains being run to ferry stranded migrants back to their homes.
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Special train with passengers from Delhi arrives at Jammu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 14 (ANI): A special train carrying passengers from New Delhi Railway Station, stranded due to the COVID-19 lockdown, arrived at Jammu Tawi Railway Station on Thursday.
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Andhra CM writes to EAM urging direct flights for returnees to state from
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 14 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to arrange for direct flights to Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati airports to facilitate the safe return of migrant workers stranded in
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Maha CM issues Rs 54.75 cr from CMRF for train travel expenses of stranded
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has issued Rs 54.75 crore from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) to purchase Shramik train tickets for migrant labourers stranded in the state and to bring back the ones stranded in other states.
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1,141 stranded Manipuris reached Jiribam from Chennai by special train: N
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 13 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday informed that 1,141 stranded Manipuris have reached Jiribam Railway Station from Chennai by a special train.
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Chandigarh administration sends 420 stranded people to Manipur
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 13 (ANI): Chandigarh Administration on Wednesday arranged a train to help stranded 420 people, including students, to reach their home state Manipur.
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Punjab govt helps 1.10 lakh migrants to reach their home states amid lockd
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 13 (ANI): The Punjab government on Wednesday informed that it has spent more than Rs 6 crore to fund the movement of migrants and helped 1.10 lakh stranded migrants in the state to reach their native states.
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