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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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15 Sleeping Labourers Crushed Under Truck In Gujarat, PM Condoles Deaths
Fifteen migrant labourers, sleeping near the road, were crushed to death this morning by a truck in a tragic incident near Gujarat's Surat.
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167 Passengers Go Missing From Special Train Bringing Migrants To Haridwar
As many as 167 passengers of a special train bringing migrants to Haridwar from Gujarat's Surat have gone missing, causing concern among officials.
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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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Migrants Move From Gujarat To Madhya Pradesh Cramped In Trucks, With Forged Passes
Hundreds of migrant labourers are illegally returning to Madhya Pradesh from Gujarat on trucks, giving a go-by to all the rules meant to check the spread of coronavirus.
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Paying More Than Ticket Price, Say Migrants Taking Train From Gujarat's Surat
Hundreds of stranded migrants who boarded special trains to Bihar from Surat in BJP-ruled Gujarat last evening said they had to pay more than the ticket prices despite the central government's assurance that they won't be charged for the journey back home amid lockdown.
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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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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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15 Sleeping Labourers Crushed Under Truck In Gujarat, PM Condoles Deaths
Fifteen migrant labourers, sleeping near the road, were crushed to death this morning by a truck in a tragic incident near Gujarat's Surat.
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167 Passengers Go Missing From Special Train Bringing Migrants To Haridwar
As many as 167 passengers of a special train bringing migrants to Haridwar from Gujarat's Surat have gone missing, causing concern among officials.
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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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Migrants Move From Gujarat To Madhya Pradesh Cramped In Trucks, With Forged Passes
Hundreds of migrant labourers are illegally returning to Madhya Pradesh from Gujarat on trucks, giving a go-by to all the rules meant to check the spread of coronavirus.
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Paying More Than Ticket Price, Say Migrants Taking Train From Gujarat's Surat
Hundreds of stranded migrants who boarded special trains to Bihar from Surat in BJP-ruled Gujarat last evening said they had to pay more than the ticket prices despite the central government's assurance that they won't be charged for the journey back home amid lockdown.
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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.
