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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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As Migrants Return, Nitish Kumar Rolls Out Red Carpet With Jobs Promise
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, scorched over the migrant crisis last year, today requested the migrants from his state to return home quickly in the backdrop of the raging second wave of Covid.
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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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As Migrants Flee Cities, Concerns About COVID-19 Surge In Villages
India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday and daily deaths hit their highest in more than five months, as it battles a second wave of infections and states complain of a persistent vaccine shortage.
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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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Youngsters In Delhi Rally To Raise Funds, Send 400 Stranded Migrants Home
Moved by the plight of migrant workers stranded in the national capital due to the coronavirus-imposed lockdown, a group of youngsters rallied together to raise a total of Rs 2.5 lakh rupees to send 400 of such migrants to their homes.
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Highlights Of Rebuilding Lives Telethon: A Campaign To Rehabilitate Migrant Workers Affected By Coronavirus Lockdown
Rebuilding Lives is an action-oriented campaign by American India Foundation (AIF) in partnership with NDTV to rehabilitate migrant workers who have been hit hard by the economic fallout of the lockdown imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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AAP's Sanjay Singh To Fly Migrants Home Using MP Quota
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh tweeted today Singh tweeted today that he was using his annual quota of flights as an MP to help migrant workers return to their home states.
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Railway Board Instructs Zones To Ensure Punctuality Of Special Trains
With reportedly 40 per cent of the Shramik Special trains running late by eight hours on an average, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed the zones to ensure a punctual operation of these trains.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Seeks Help From Industries, Corporates To Bring Back Migrants
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday appealed to industries and corporate houses to help bring back migrant workers stranded in other states, even as his government ferried over 4.5 lakh of them in trains, buses and even chartered flights during the lockdown.
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Modi-Shah And Railways Minister Have A Lot To Answer For
Perhaps the most tragic and disheartening aspect of India's battle against the novel Coronavirus pandemic has been the fate of migrant workers - those stranded in another state, suddenly without a job, a livelihood or even a roof above.
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3 Kg Wheat, 2 Kg Rice, Temporary Ration Cards Per Migrant: UP Government
Uttar Pradesh will distribute free food rations - wheat and rice - to migrant workers and their families who have returned to the state amid the coronavirus lockdown
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An Unpleasant Surprise Greets Many UP Migrants Reaching Home After Months
Spending his days under a tree outside a village in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district, Sarvesh Kumar reminisces of the time when hundreds came to see him when his wedding procession reached the village. But now, on his return from Gujarat, he has been asked by the villagers to stay out.
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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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As Migrants Return, Nitish Kumar Rolls Out Red Carpet With Jobs Promise
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, scorched over the migrant crisis last year, today requested the migrants from his state to return home quickly in the backdrop of the raging second wave of Covid.
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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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As Migrants Flee Cities, Concerns About COVID-19 Surge In Villages
India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday and daily deaths hit their highest in more than five months, as it battles a second wave of infections and states complain of a persistent vaccine shortage.
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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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Youngsters In Delhi Rally To Raise Funds, Send 400 Stranded Migrants Home
Moved by the plight of migrant workers stranded in the national capital due to the coronavirus-imposed lockdown, a group of youngsters rallied together to raise a total of Rs 2.5 lakh rupees to send 400 of such migrants to their homes.
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Highlights Of Rebuilding Lives Telethon: A Campaign To Rehabilitate Migrant Workers Affected By Coronavirus Lockdown
Rebuilding Lives is an action-oriented campaign by American India Foundation (AIF) in partnership with NDTV to rehabilitate migrant workers who have been hit hard by the economic fallout of the lockdown imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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AAP's Sanjay Singh To Fly Migrants Home Using MP Quota
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh tweeted today Singh tweeted today that he was using his annual quota of flights as an MP to help migrant workers return to their home states.
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Railway Board Instructs Zones To Ensure Punctuality Of Special Trains
With reportedly 40 per cent of the Shramik Special trains running late by eight hours on an average, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed the zones to ensure a punctual operation of these trains.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Seeks Help From Industries, Corporates To Bring Back Migrants
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday appealed to industries and corporate houses to help bring back migrant workers stranded in other states, even as his government ferried over 4.5 lakh of them in trains, buses and even chartered flights during the lockdown.
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Modi-Shah And Railways Minister Have A Lot To Answer For
Perhaps the most tragic and disheartening aspect of India's battle against the novel Coronavirus pandemic has been the fate of migrant workers - those stranded in another state, suddenly without a job, a livelihood or even a roof above.
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3 Kg Wheat, 2 Kg Rice, Temporary Ration Cards Per Migrant: UP Government
Uttar Pradesh will distribute free food rations - wheat and rice - to migrant workers and their families who have returned to the state amid the coronavirus lockdown
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An Unpleasant Surprise Greets Many UP Migrants Reaching Home After Months
Spending his days under a tree outside a village in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district, Sarvesh Kumar reminisces of the time when hundreds came to see him when his wedding procession reached the village. But now, on his return from Gujarat, he has been asked by the villagers to stay out.
