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"I Cant Walk Anymore": Afghan Migrant Dies On Snowy Route To Iran
Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier.
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After Migrant Deaths, Centre Says No Data On Farmer Suicides
The government has no data on farmers suicide as many states do not submit figures to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), the Rajya Sabha was told in a written reply today.
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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Says 97 Migrants Died On Shramik Trains During COVID-19 Lockdown
The government has informed the Rajya Sabha that 97 people died on board the Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant labourers lost their lives in the trains which were run to ferry them during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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After Backlash, Government's "Clarification" On Migrant Deaths
Facing opposition attacks for saying there is "no data" on migrant deaths in the coronavirus lockdown, the government today sought to clarify that there was "no mechanism" to collect such data in districts.
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Fake News Caused Migrant Exodus: Government's 2nd Shocker In Parliament
The mass movement of migrants after the country went into lockdown in March to fight the coronavirus was because of "fake news", the government said in parliament on Tuesday, delivering a new shocker a day after saying there was no data on migrant deaths, therefore "no question of" compensation.
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No Data On Migrant Deaths, So No Compensation, Says Government: 10 Points
There is no data on migrant deaths so the "question does not arise" of compensation, the Union labour ministry said in parliament on Monday to a question on whether families of those who had lost their lives while trying to reach home in the coronavirus lockdown had been compensated. The government's written response in Lok Sabha on the first day o...
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"You Didn't Count So No One Died?" Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM Over Migrants
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is abroad for his mother Sonia Gandhi's health check-up, this morning tweeted a sharp retort to the government's response in parliament on Monday about the data of migrants' deaths during coronavirus lockdown.
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No Data On Migrant Deaths, So No Compensation: Government To Parliament
There is no data on migrant deaths so the "question does not arise" of compensation, the Union labour ministry said in parliament on Monday to a question on whether families of those who had lost their lives while trying to reach home in the coronavirus lockdown had been compensated. The government's written response in Lok Sabha on the first day o...
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Union Minister Slams Ashok Gehlot Over Death Of 11 Pak Hindus Migrants In Rajasthan
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday attacked the Rajasthan government over the deaths of 11 members of a Hindu migrant family from Pakistan and said the incident reflects the "working style" of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
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Maharashtra Spent Rs 100 Crore On Over 11 Lakh Migrants' Travel: Minister
The Maharashtra government has spent Rs 100 crore on transporting more than 11 lakh migrant labourers to their home states without waiting for any Central aid, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Saturday.
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"I Cant Walk Anymore": Afghan Migrant Dies On Snowy Route To Iran
Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier.
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After Migrant Deaths, Centre Says No Data On Farmer Suicides
The government has no data on farmers suicide as many states do not submit figures to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), the Rajya Sabha was told in a written reply today.
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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Says 97 Migrants Died On Shramik Trains During COVID-19 Lockdown
The government has informed the Rajya Sabha that 97 people died on board the Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant labourers lost their lives in the trains which were run to ferry them during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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After Backlash, Government's "Clarification" On Migrant Deaths
Facing opposition attacks for saying there is "no data" on migrant deaths in the coronavirus lockdown, the government today sought to clarify that there was "no mechanism" to collect such data in districts.
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Fake News Caused Migrant Exodus: Government's 2nd Shocker In Parliament
The mass movement of migrants after the country went into lockdown in March to fight the coronavirus was because of "fake news", the government said in parliament on Tuesday, delivering a new shocker a day after saying there was no data on migrant deaths, therefore "no question of" compensation.
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No Data On Migrant Deaths, So No Compensation, Says Government: 10 Points
There is no data on migrant deaths so the "question does not arise" of compensation, the Union labour ministry said in parliament on Monday to a question on whether families of those who had lost their lives while trying to reach home in the coronavirus lockdown had been compensated. The government's written response in Lok Sabha on the first day o...
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"You Didn't Count So No One Died?" Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM Over Migrants
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is abroad for his mother Sonia Gandhi's health check-up, this morning tweeted a sharp retort to the government's response in parliament on Monday about the data of migrants' deaths during coronavirus lockdown.
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No Data On Migrant Deaths, So No Compensation: Government To Parliament
There is no data on migrant deaths so the "question does not arise" of compensation, the Union labour ministry said in parliament on Monday to a question on whether families of those who had lost their lives while trying to reach home in the coronavirus lockdown had been compensated. The government's written response in Lok Sabha on the first day o...
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Union Minister Slams Ashok Gehlot Over Death Of 11 Pak Hindus Migrants In Rajasthan
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday attacked the Rajasthan government over the deaths of 11 members of a Hindu migrant family from Pakistan and said the incident reflects the "working style" of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
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Maharashtra Spent Rs 100 Crore On Over 11 Lakh Migrants' Travel: Minister
The Maharashtra government has spent Rs 100 crore on transporting more than 11 lakh migrant labourers to their home states without waiting for any Central aid, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Saturday.
