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Received 1,337 Trains Carrying Migrants From Various States: UP Government

India News | ANI | Thursday May 28, 2020

Gorakhpur has become the first district in the country to receive more than 200 trains, by which over 2 lakh migrant workers have returned, amid the ongoing COVID-19 induced lockdown.

Rights Panel Notice To UP Government Over Death Of 19-Year-Old Migrant Worker

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 28, 2020

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over reported death of a 19-year-old migrant worker due to hunger in Saharanpur, after he had walked 350 km from Ludhiana on way to his home in the state, officials said on Wednesday.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Orders Completion Of Migrant Workers' Skill-Mapping In 15 days

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 26, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials today to complete the skill-mapping of migrant labourers in 15 days and get a survey conducted for their adjustment in MSMEs and industrial units.

"Absurd": Rahul Gandhi On Yogi Adityanath's Plan For Permission From State To Hire Local Workers

India News | ANI | Tuesday May 26, 2020

A day after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that no state can take manpower from Uttar Pradesh without his government's permission, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that this is "absolutely absurd" and added that these people are not his personal property.

BJP, BSP Slam Rajasthan Congress's "Insensitivity" In Handling Students, Migrants

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 22, 2020

Political parties in Uttar Pradesh today accused the Congress and its government in Rajasthan of double standards over buses for migrant workers as the UP government cleared a Rs 36 lakh bill sent by Rajasthan for sending back UP students stranded in Kota.

Row Over Migrants: Rajasthan Minister Demands Action Against Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 22, 2020

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Friday accused the UP government of petty politics over the issue of buses for migrants, while another state minister demanded action against Yogi Adityanath for allegedly defying the Centre's orders on vehicles.

UP Government Jails Those Helping Migrants, Alleges Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 21, 2020

A day after the standoff between the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government and the Congress over the latter's offer to provide 1,000 buses for migrants, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra claimed those trying to help stranded labourers are being jailed and asked party workers to carry on.

UP Congress Chief Arrested Again In Another Case Over Buses For Migrants

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 20, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu was granted bail by an Agra court today and released before being arrested again by a team of Lucknow police in a second case filed in connection with the Congress standoff with the UP government over arrangement of buses for migrant workers.

Waiting For UP Government Bus, 6-Year-Old Dies After Speeding Truck Runs Her Over

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday May 20, 2020

A six-year old girl died in western Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district on Tuesday morning after she was hit by a speeding truck, as she and her parents waited for a bus arranged by the state government by the side of a road, hoping to get home to their village in Sitapur district.

UP Government To Bear Expenses To Bring Back Migrant Workers Home

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday asked other states not to charge train fares from its migrant workers as his government was the bearing the expenses.

Case Against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Aide, UP Congress Chief In Bus Row: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 20, 2020

In an escalating political fight with Yogi Adityanath over buses for migrants, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of "crossing all limits". The Congress general secretary, who had offered to run 1,000 buses to take stranded workers home, tweeted: "When we got a chance to set aside politics to help desperate migran...

After Priyanka Gandhi's Letter, UP Government Tweaks Response Over Buses

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Hours after a letter war broke out between the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over buses to take migrant workers home, the Uttar Pradesh government has written another letter to the Congress leader, asking for 500 buses each to be sent to Noida and Ghaziabad that border Delhi.

No, Says Noida, Hours After UP Allows Travel From Delhi

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 19, 2020

The administration in Noida, Delhi's neighbouring city in Uttar Pradesh, has said that "status quo" will be maintained for now or that people will not be allowed to enter Noida from the capital, hours after the Uttar Pradesh government said people in Delhi can travel to Noida and Ghaziabad. The final call on allowing entry into the two cities lies ...

BJP's Centre, UP Governments Failed To Tackle Coronavirus Crisis: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 15, 2020

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said both the Union and Uttar Pradesh governments have failed to tackle the coronavirus crisis due to their "short-sightedness and impractical decisions".

6 Migrants Workers Run Over By UP Government Bus, 2 Injured: Police

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday May 14, 2020

Six migrant workers were run over by an Uttar Pradesh government bus on a highway in the state's Muzaffarnagar district, the police said this morning. Two workers were injured.