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Train from Andhra Pradesh carrying 1,212 migrants leaves for Maharashtra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): A Shramik special train, carrying 1,212 migrant agriculture labourers stranded in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, left for Maharashtra from Rayanapadu Railway Station on the outskirts of Vijayawada in the wee hours of Tuesday.
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Week 1 of evacuation flights: 13 countries, 64 flights, over 14,000 strand
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India is set to begin its largest overseas evacuation of stranded Indian nationals abroad since Independence. The operation to bring back Indians stranded in various countries due to airspace closures because of the COVID-19 pandemic will commence in a phas
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Three Navy ships sail out to bring back stranded Indians from Maldives, UA
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 5 (ANI): Three Navy warships have sailed out to bring back stranded Indian citizens from the Maldives and United Arab Emirates (UAE), said Defence Spokesperson on Tuesday.
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Stranded migrant labourers protest in Kerala, demand to be sent back to na
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 5 (ANI): Migrant labourers in Payyoli town of Kozhikode district held a protest demanding to be sent back to their native states as coronavirus-induced lockdown continues.
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1 killed, 2 injured as bus carrying Odia migrants meets with accident
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): One person was killed while two others sustained injuries as a bus carrying stranded migrants from Hyderabad to Banki met with an accident on NH-16 near Kuhudi in Khurda district on Tuesday morning, police said.
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Stranded migrants return to Jharkhand from Rajasthan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ramgarh (Jharkhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): As many as 905 migrant labourers of Jharkhand reached Barkakana railway station of Ramgarh district, from Rajasthan's Nagaur, on Monday.
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DRM Firozpur appointed nodal officer to facilitate movement of stranded pe
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 4 (ANI): Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Firozpur Rajesh Aggarwal has been appointed as nodal officer for Punjab to facilitate the movement of stranded persons during the lockdown period.
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Punjab CM seeks Home Minister Shah's intervention to transport stranded wo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday sought the personal intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to arrange special trains for the next 10-15 days, from May 5, for transporting stranded migrant labourers in Punjab to their ho
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Stranded workers queue up outside clinic to get fitness certificates in Mu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): More than 100 stranded migrant labourers were standing in the queue outside doctor's clinic since today morning to get the fitness certificate.
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GoI to facilitate return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on payment-ba
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Central government will be facilitating the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner.
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Adhir Chowdhury wrties to Goyal, seeks trains for stranded people from Wes
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): With government giving some relaxations in the extended lockdown enforced to contain the spread of COVID-19, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal demanding more trains for stranded people including from West Ben
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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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