Migrants

Anti-Child Trafficking Drive In Bihar By Kailash Satyarthi's Foundation

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

A campaign against child trafficking was launched in Bihar on Tuesday by Kailash Satyarthi's foundation for children. The foundation claimed that the state was among the worst affected by the migrant crisis when lockdown was first announced.'Mukti Caravan', a campaign. which has been running in various parts of the country for many years, was launc...

Autopsy Says Poisonous Substance Killed Pak Migrant Family In Rajasthan

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 10, 2020

Autopsies on the 11 Pakistani Hindu migrants, found dead at a farm 100 km from Jodhpur, indicated the consumption of a poisonous substance, police said on Monday, pointing at the possibility of a mass suicide.

Union Minister Slams Ashok Gehlot Over Death Of 11 Pak Hindus Migrants In Rajasthan

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 10, 2020

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.

11 Members Of Pak Hindu Migrant Family Found Dead In Rajasthan: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Eleven members of a family of Pakistan Hindu migrants were found dead at a farm in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Sunday morning, police said.

How One Domestic Abuse Survivor Prompted Police Officer To Help Others

Offbeat | Friday August 7, 2020

An Indian Police Services officer posted in Telangana has opened up about her experience of helping survivors of domestic abuse and migrant families amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

Two-Thirds Of Migrants Have Returned To Cities Or Wish To Do So: Survey

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

Nearly two-thirds of migrant workers, who had left for home due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, have either returned to cities or wish to do so in absence of skilled employment in villages, according to a new study that surveyed 4,835 households.

All You Need To Know About Newly Launched Digital Platforms For Residential Properties

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha | Sunday August 2, 2020

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs launched 'CREDAI Awas App' and NAREDCO online portal 'HousingforAll.com' on July 31.

World's Largest Food Scheme, Meant To Help Migrants, Goes Online

India News | Vrishti Beniwal, Bloomberg | Tuesday July 28, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak is accelerating a push to digitize India's food-rationing system, allowing citizens to receive entitlements anywhere in the country -- boosting labor mobility and the country's economic recovery.

Nearly 100 Migrants "Still Floating In Mediterranean, Risk Drowning": UN

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 27, 2020

Libya Migrants: Around 100 migrants fleeing war-ravaged Libya have run into difficulty in the Mediterranean and could drown, the UN said Monday, urging a rapid rescue.

"No Less Than God For Us": Andhra Family After Sonu Sood Gifts Tractor

Andhra Pradesh News | Edited by Stela Dey | Monday July 27, 2020

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has gifted a tractor to a farmer from Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district after a video of the farmer's young girls ploughing the fields with a yoke went viral on social media. Seeing their plight, Mr Sood, who has helped a massive number of migrant labourers stranded in cities to get home amid the coronavirus lockdown, cam...

Assam Labourer Sells 15-Day-Old Daughter Due To Poverty, Cops Rescue Baby

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

Driven by extreme poverty and lack of work during the COVID-19 crisis, a migrant labourer in Assam sold his 15-day-old daughter for Rs 45,000 but police rescued the baby, officials said on Friday.

All Existing Demand For Shramik Trains Met, Last One Operated On July 9: Railways

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

The Railways on Thursday said it has met all the existing demand of states for Shramik Special trains to ferry stranded migrant workers home, with the last service being operated on July 9.

SpiceJet, Sonu Sood To Bring Back 1,500 Indian Students From Kyrgyzstan

India News | Edited by Nandini Gupta | Friday July 24, 2020

After helping hundreds of migrant labourers return home at the height of the coronavirus lockdown, Actor Sonu Sood has joined hands with SpiceJet to evacuate 1,500 Indian students from Kyrgyzstan.

Construction Starts In Chennai As Builders Bring Back Workers In Buses

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday July 22, 2020

Thousands of migrant construction workers, who had returned home after a countrywide lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, are being brought back in chartered sleeper buses to resume construction in Chennai.

Priti Patel Promises "Compassionate Approach" At UK Visa Department

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 22, 2020

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Tuesday promised a cultural change within her department, responsible for the country's visas, as part of a "lessons learned" review into the Windrush scandal, in which thousands of legal migrants of Commonwealth heritage were incorrectly denied British residency rights.