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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Urges Centre To Provide Monetary Help To Poor
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged the Central government to provide momentary help to the poor, labourers and street vendors.
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Fearing Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Spike, Some Migrant Workers Begin Leaving Delhi
Amidst the rising number of coronavirus cases in the national capital, some of the migrant workers have started returning to their native places in fear of imposition of lockdown.
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Not Implementing Order: Top Court Slams Maharashtra, Delhi Over Migrants
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra and Delhi governments for not informing it of the condition of migrant workers in the two states amid the coronavirus crisis. The top court had told the two states to file affidavits containing details about what they have done for the welfare of migrant workers, schemes for them and the number of s...
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Big Scheme For Migrants Planned, Centre Listed 116 Districts: Sources
A comprehensive plan to rehabilitate migrant workers in their home states and restore their income is being prepared by the Central government, sources have told NDTV amid huge opposition criticism over the issue. A detailed list has been made of the 116 districts which have the maximum number of migrant workers and a list of areas and schemes are ...
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Supreme Court Allows Lawyer To Deposit Rs 25 Lakh For Migrants' Travel
The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition related to making safe transport arrangements for migrant workers "irrespective of their caste, creed and religion", allowed the lawyer and petitioner in the case to pay Rs. 25 lakh so that individuals from Uttar Pradesh who are stranded here can return home.
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2.4 Lakhs Migrants Sent Back From Delhi In 196 Special Trains: Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that 2,41,000 stranded migrant workers in the national capital have been sent back to their home towns through 196 special trains since May 7.
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Migrants Sprayed With Disinfectant In Delhi, Civic Body Says A "Mistake"
A group of migrants, waiting outside a school in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar for coronavirus screening, were sprayed with a disinfectant by the civic agency on Friday. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) later said it was a "mistake" as the worker who was handling the spray could not handle the pressure of the machine and the recoil changed...
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Migrant Workers Send Legal Notice To IIM-A After Violence Over Going Home
Migrant labourers working at a construction site at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad have sent a legal notice to the top B-school's administration for allegedly not paying them for two months amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. IIM-Ahmedabad has denied the charges.
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Congress Wants To Run Buses For UP Migrants, Priyanka Gandhi Seeks Nod
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi today sought permission from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to run 1,000 buses for the migrant workers wanting to return home.
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Migrant Workers From Bihar Share Plight Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
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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6 Migrants Workers Run Over By UP Government Bus, 2 Injured: Police
Six migrant workers were run over by an Uttar Pradesh government bus on a highway in the state's Muzaffarnagar district, the police said this morning. Two workers were injured.
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36 km Down, 300 To Go: Migrant Worker Seen On Same Highway 5 Days Later
Hit by a car and bleeding for about 12 hours, Ramdas was spotted by an NDTV team in Maharashtra, around 70 km from Mumbai, on Thursday. Five days later, he was seen again on the same highway, trudging on without any money or food, underscoring the stark crisis of migrant workers trying to return home even within state limits amid the nationwide COV...
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Migrant Cycling 1,000 Km Home Takes Meal Break, Run Over By Car In UP
A migrant worker, trying to cycle over 1,000 kilometres from Delhi to his hometown East Champaran in Bihar, died on Saturday in Lucknow after being hit by a car. He is survived by his wife and three children.
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Coronavirus: Centre Preps Exercise To Blunt Criticism Over Migrants
The centre will launch an exercise to counter what is seen as not doing enough to help stranded and hungry migrant workers amid the lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, sources have said.
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No Food, No Water, Migrants Packed In Truck's Cargo Hold Travel 800 Km
A heavy-lift dumper truck with 10 wheels is seen parked on a dusty highway on the outskirts of Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur. Some people who are sitting on the bare metal of the truck's cargo hold become visible from the ground as they stand up to look for water amid the scorching May afternoon. The cargo hold is hot to touch because of the summer...
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Urges Centre To Provide Monetary Help To Poor
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged the Central government to provide momentary help to the poor, labourers and street vendors.
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Fearing Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Spike, Some Migrant Workers Begin Leaving Delhi
Amidst the rising number of coronavirus cases in the national capital, some of the migrant workers have started returning to their native places in fear of imposition of lockdown.
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Not Implementing Order: Top Court Slams Maharashtra, Delhi Over Migrants
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra and Delhi governments for not informing it of the condition of migrant workers in the two states amid the coronavirus crisis. The top court had told the two states to file affidavits containing details about what they have done for the welfare of migrant workers, schemes for them and the number of s...
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Big Scheme For Migrants Planned, Centre Listed 116 Districts: Sources
A comprehensive plan to rehabilitate migrant workers in their home states and restore their income is being prepared by the Central government, sources have told NDTV amid huge opposition criticism over the issue. A detailed list has been made of the 116 districts which have the maximum number of migrant workers and a list of areas and schemes are ...
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Supreme Court Allows Lawyer To Deposit Rs 25 Lakh For Migrants' Travel
The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition related to making safe transport arrangements for migrant workers "irrespective of their caste, creed and religion", allowed the lawyer and petitioner in the case to pay Rs. 25 lakh so that individuals from Uttar Pradesh who are stranded here can return home.
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2.4 Lakhs Migrants Sent Back From Delhi In 196 Special Trains: Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that 2,41,000 stranded migrant workers in the national capital have been sent back to their home towns through 196 special trains since May 7.
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Migrants Sprayed With Disinfectant In Delhi, Civic Body Says A "Mistake"
A group of migrants, waiting outside a school in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar for coronavirus screening, were sprayed with a disinfectant by the civic agency on Friday. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) later said it was a "mistake" as the worker who was handling the spray could not handle the pressure of the machine and the recoil changed...
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Migrant Workers Send Legal Notice To IIM-A After Violence Over Going Home
Migrant labourers working at a construction site at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad have sent a legal notice to the top B-school's administration for allegedly not paying them for two months amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. IIM-Ahmedabad has denied the charges.
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Congress Wants To Run Buses For UP Migrants, Priyanka Gandhi Seeks Nod
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi today sought permission from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to run 1,000 buses for the migrant workers wanting to return home.
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Migrant Workers From Bihar Share Plight Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
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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6 Migrants Workers Run Over By UP Government Bus, 2 Injured: Police
Six migrant workers were run over by an Uttar Pradesh government bus on a highway in the state's Muzaffarnagar district, the police said this morning. Two workers were injured.
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36 km Down, 300 To Go: Migrant Worker Seen On Same Highway 5 Days Later
Hit by a car and bleeding for about 12 hours, Ramdas was spotted by an NDTV team in Maharashtra, around 70 km from Mumbai, on Thursday. Five days later, he was seen again on the same highway, trudging on without any money or food, underscoring the stark crisis of migrant workers trying to return home even within state limits amid the nationwide COV...
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Migrant Cycling 1,000 Km Home Takes Meal Break, Run Over By Car In UP
A migrant worker, trying to cycle over 1,000 kilometres from Delhi to his hometown East Champaran in Bihar, died on Saturday in Lucknow after being hit by a car. He is survived by his wife and three children.
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Coronavirus: Centre Preps Exercise To Blunt Criticism Over Migrants
The centre will launch an exercise to counter what is seen as not doing enough to help stranded and hungry migrant workers amid the lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, sources have said.
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No Food, No Water, Migrants Packed In Truck's Cargo Hold Travel 800 Km
A heavy-lift dumper truck with 10 wheels is seen parked on a dusty highway on the outskirts of Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur. Some people who are sitting on the bare metal of the truck's cargo hold become visible from the ground as they stand up to look for water amid the scorching May afternoon. The cargo hold is hot to touch because of the summer...
