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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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"Gross Violations" In Railways Handling Of Migrants: Rights Panel
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has send notices to the Union Home Secretary, the Railways and the governments of Gujarat and Bihar over hardships faced by migrants onboard trains due to delay in services and lack of food and water allegedly leading to sickness and death of some of them, officials said on Thursday.
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Rights Panel Notice To UP Government Over Death Of 19-Year-Old Migrant Worker
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.
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Responsibility Of States To Take Care Of Migrants, Says NITI Aayog CEO
The government - at the centre and in states - could have done a lot more to take of care of migrant workers who have had a gruesome time because of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Amitabh Kant, the CEO of the NITI Aayog said on Friday.
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Migrants Break Barricades, Rush In After UP's "No Entry" Order: Watch
Thousands of people, arms laden with small children and baggage, running pell-mell on a highway as cars zip past -- this was what Mathura witnessed last evening after the Uttar Pradesh government stopped entry of migrants following multiple deaths on the highway. Many labourers, who were making their way back into the state had died -- some from ex...
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"Let's See How They Will Justify This": Opposition Slams BJP On UP Migrant Deaths
Hitting out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress and Samajwadi Party termed the death of 24 migrant workers as a "murder", while the BSP asked the party in power to ensure the safety of migrants trying to return home amid the lockdown.
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"Government Involved In Relief Work": PM Condoles Migrants' Death In UP
The government is involved in relief work in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, about 200 km from state capital Lucknow, where 24 migrants were killed in a road accident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning.
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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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"Gross Violations" In Railways Handling Of Migrants: Rights Panel
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has send notices to the Union Home Secretary, the Railways and the governments of Gujarat and Bihar over hardships faced by migrants onboard trains due to delay in services and lack of food and water allegedly leading to sickness and death of some of them, officials said on Thursday.
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Rights Panel Notice To UP Government Over Death Of 19-Year-Old Migrant Worker
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.
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Responsibility Of States To Take Care Of Migrants, Says NITI Aayog CEO
The government - at the centre and in states - could have done a lot more to take of care of migrant workers who have had a gruesome time because of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Amitabh Kant, the CEO of the NITI Aayog said on Friday.
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Migrants Break Barricades, Rush In After UP's "No Entry" Order: Watch
Thousands of people, arms laden with small children and baggage, running pell-mell on a highway as cars zip past -- this was what Mathura witnessed last evening after the Uttar Pradesh government stopped entry of migrants following multiple deaths on the highway. Many labourers, who were making their way back into the state had died -- some from ex...
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"Let's See How They Will Justify This": Opposition Slams BJP On UP Migrant Deaths
Hitting out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress and Samajwadi Party termed the death of 24 migrant workers as a "murder", while the BSP asked the party in power to ensure the safety of migrants trying to return home amid the lockdown.
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"Government Involved In Relief Work": PM Condoles Migrants' Death In UP
The government is involved in relief work in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, about 200 km from state capital Lucknow, where 24 migrants were killed in a road accident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning.
