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Man Sentenced To Death For Rape, Murder Of 2-Year-Old Girl In Gujarat
A POCSO court in Surat on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a 35-year-old migrant worker for raping and murdering a two-and-a-half-year-old girl last month here in Gujarat, terming it as the "rarest of rare" case.
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Odisha Migrant Worker Returning Home From Surat Dies On Train
A 39-year-old migrant worker, who was returning home to Odisha's Ganjam district from Surat, died in a train, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Tuesday.
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Fearing Lockdown, Migrants Leaving Gujarat As COVID-19 Surges: Report
Fearing another lockdown in the wake of a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, migrant workers and their families have started leaving Surat and Ahmedabad, two of the state's most severely affected cities.
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Protesting Migrants Clash With Police In Surat, Over 100 Detained: Report
Hundreds of migrant workers came onto the streets and clashed with the police at a village in Surat district of Gujarat today to demand that they either be sent back to their home states or allowed to resume work at local industrial units to earn money, police said.
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Around 60 Protesting Migrant Workers Seeking To Return Home Arrested In Surat
Nearly 60 migrant workers were arrested on Saturday for protesting at the Hazira industrial area in Surat today demanding they be sent back to their respective states, among other issues.
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Man Accused Of Beating Migrant, Demanding 3x Train Fare; BJP Denies Link
A man in Gujarat's Surat has been accused of brutally thrashing a migrant worker after charging him and others three times the regular price for train tickets to return home amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. The ruling BJP has denied that the attacker was a member of the party.
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Migrant Workers Clash With Cops In Surat, Stones Thrown, Tear Gas Fired
A group of migrant labourers clashed with the police in Gujarat's Surat today. The workers have been demanding that they be sent home. This was the fourth instance of protest by migrants in Surat, where a huge number of labourers come from other states to work in the diamond and textile industries.
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Diamond Industry Buzzing In Surat, Workers Rebel, Hold Violent Protest
Hundreds of labourers held a protest outside the offices of the Diamond Bourse in Surat, alleging that they were made to work amid the countrywide lockdown over coronavirus.
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Hundreds Of Migrant Workers Vandalise Property In Gujarat's Surat: Police
Hundreds of migrant workers came out on roads and vandalised the office of an under-construction building and some vehicles in Gujarat's Surat district today while demanding that they be sent back to their native places, the police said.
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Migrant Workers Stage Another Protest In Surat, Say They Want To Go Home
Hundreds of migrant workers gathered in Surat on Tuesday evening, demanding that they be sent to their native places despite lockdown, police said.
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Migrants Seeking To Go Home Amid Lockdown Set Vehicles On Fire In Gujarat
Coronavirus Gujarat Lockdown: Hundreds of migrant workers, stuck in Surat amid the lockdown went on a rampage on Friday night, setting many vehicles on fire, police said.
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Migrant Workers Clash With Cops In Surat, Tear-Gassed, Over 90 Arrested
At least 93 migrant labourers have been arrested in Gujarat's Surat city for allegedly defying the nationwide lockdown and attacking police, an official said on Monday.
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Odisha Steps Up Measures to Prevent Swine Flu
In a bid to prevent spread of swineflu by migrant workers, health officers of Odisha's Ganjam district will keep track of their return, mainly from Gujarat where the disease has affected many.
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Man Sentenced To Death For Rape, Murder Of 2-Year-Old Girl In Gujarat
A POCSO court in Surat on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a 35-year-old migrant worker for raping and murdering a two-and-a-half-year-old girl last month here in Gujarat, terming it as the "rarest of rare" case.
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Odisha Migrant Worker Returning Home From Surat Dies On Train
A 39-year-old migrant worker, who was returning home to Odisha's Ganjam district from Surat, died in a train, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Tuesday.
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Fearing Lockdown, Migrants Leaving Gujarat As COVID-19 Surges: Report
Fearing another lockdown in the wake of a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, migrant workers and their families have started leaving Surat and Ahmedabad, two of the state's most severely affected cities.
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Protesting Migrants Clash With Police In Surat, Over 100 Detained: Report
Hundreds of migrant workers came onto the streets and clashed with the police at a village in Surat district of Gujarat today to demand that they either be sent back to their home states or allowed to resume work at local industrial units to earn money, police said.
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Around 60 Protesting Migrant Workers Seeking To Return Home Arrested In Surat
Nearly 60 migrant workers were arrested on Saturday for protesting at the Hazira industrial area in Surat today demanding they be sent back to their respective states, among other issues.
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Man Accused Of Beating Migrant, Demanding 3x Train Fare; BJP Denies Link
A man in Gujarat's Surat has been accused of brutally thrashing a migrant worker after charging him and others three times the regular price for train tickets to return home amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. The ruling BJP has denied that the attacker was a member of the party.
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Migrant Workers Clash With Cops In Surat, Stones Thrown, Tear Gas Fired
A group of migrant labourers clashed with the police in Gujarat's Surat today. The workers have been demanding that they be sent home. This was the fourth instance of protest by migrants in Surat, where a huge number of labourers come from other states to work in the diamond and textile industries.
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Diamond Industry Buzzing In Surat, Workers Rebel, Hold Violent Protest
Hundreds of labourers held a protest outside the offices of the Diamond Bourse in Surat, alleging that they were made to work amid the countrywide lockdown over coronavirus.
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Hundreds Of Migrant Workers Vandalise Property In Gujarat's Surat: Police
Hundreds of migrant workers came out on roads and vandalised the office of an under-construction building and some vehicles in Gujarat's Surat district today while demanding that they be sent back to their native places, the police said.
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Migrant Workers Stage Another Protest In Surat, Say They Want To Go Home
Hundreds of migrant workers gathered in Surat on Tuesday evening, demanding that they be sent to their native places despite lockdown, police said.
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Migrants Seeking To Go Home Amid Lockdown Set Vehicles On Fire In Gujarat
Coronavirus Gujarat Lockdown: Hundreds of migrant workers, stuck in Surat amid the lockdown went on a rampage on Friday night, setting many vehicles on fire, police said.
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Migrant Workers Clash With Cops In Surat, Tear-Gassed, Over 90 Arrested
At least 93 migrant labourers have been arrested in Gujarat's Surat city for allegedly defying the nationwide lockdown and attacking police, an official said on Monday.
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Odisha Steps Up Measures to Prevent Swine Flu
In a bid to prevent spread of swineflu by migrant workers, health officers of Odisha's Ganjam district will keep track of their return, mainly from Gujarat where the disease has affected many.
