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Punjab urges Centre to arrange trains for bringing migrant workers back to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora has in a letter to the Union government urged it "to arrange trains for bringing migrant workers" who wish to come back from their home states and join work as industrial units have resumed the
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UAE provides over 708 tons of medical aid to 62 countries to combat COVID
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 5 (ANI): In a bid to combat COVID-19, UAE has provided more than 708 tons of medical aid, personal protection kits and supplies to 62 countries worldwide till date.
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179 migrant workers airlifted to Raipur from Bengaluru
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Raipur (Chattisgarh) [India], June 4 (ANI): 179 migrant workers, who were stranded amid COVID-19 lockdown in Bengaluru, were airlifted to Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur in a chartered flight on Thursday.
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Minimum wages to all MGNREGA workers in Odisha's Keonjhar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): In order to secure and enhance the livelihood of rural poor and returning migrant workers in the light of COVID-19 pandemic, District Mineral Foundation (DMF), Keonjhar has decided to provide 'minimum wages' to all MGNREGA workers in the distric
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Payment of wages during lockdown period a matter between employers, employ
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification on payment of wages, observed that some negotiations have to happen between employers and workers to iron out what has to be done for the sala
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Why is a worker going from one state to another called 'migrant', question
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 4 (ANI): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that his government is working on generating employment for all those who have returned to Bihar during the COVID-19 phase, and also slammed all those who had used the term 'migrants' for workers.
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J-K evacuates over 1.7 lakh people stranded in various parts of country
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has evacuated over 1.7 lakh citizens stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown.
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Odisha govt to airlift over 300 migrants stranded in North-east states
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 3 (ANI): Over 300 people from Odisha stranded in Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Assam are being brought by Air Asia Flight to Bhubaneswar by the state government.
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180 migrant labourers to be airlifted to Raipur from Bengaluru
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 3 (ANI): 180 migrant labourers from Chattisgarh, who were stranded in Karnataka, will be airlifted in a chartered flight to Raipur on June 4 amid the COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown.
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Blast at chemical factory in Gujarat's Dahej, at least 40 workers injured
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], June 3 (ANI): At least 40 factory workers were injured in a fire incident at a chemical factory in Dahej Industrial Estate of Bharuch district of Gujarat on Wednesday.
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Migrant workers from Chhattisgarh protest in Amritsar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 3 (ANI): Migrant workers from Chhattisgarh on Wednesday staged a protest in Amritsar demanding the administration to arrange a train for them to go to their native places.
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COVID-19: Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to provide Rs 10,000 aid to each mi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Centre to provide financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to every migrant labourer, including people in the unorganised sector, citing the economic hardship due to COVID-19.
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