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11 Of 47 Workers Stuck In Africa's Cameroon Brought To Jharkhand
The Jharkhand government on Sunday said 11 of the 47 workers stranded in Cameroon in central Africa were brought to the state and efforts were underway for the safe return of the remaining labourers.
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17 Indian Construction Workers Stranded In Bangladesh Evacuated By Border Force
Altogether 17 Indian workers engaged in road construction in Bangladesh and stranded due to the ongoing unrest were evacuated by the BSF, an official said on Thursday.
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UK Hails Drop In Visas As Stranded Indian Care Workers Appeal For Help
The UK government on Wednesday hailed a significant drop in healthcare visa applications following its restrictions on family dependents, even as hundreds of Indian care workers who find themselves unfairly stranded in the country appeal for help.
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Jharkhand Urges Indian Embassy In Tajikistan To Expedite Return Of Stranded Workers
The Jharkhand government has written to the Indian embassy in Tajikistan, requesting it to expedite the safe return of migrant labourers from the state, who have been stranded in the central Asian country for the last several months.
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Indian Embassy Assures Flight For Gorakhpur Workers Stranded In Cambodia
The Indian embassy in Cambodia on Tuesday said that it was trying to organise a special flight to send back the labourers from India who were stuck in Phnom Penh due to the Covid-induced lockdown.
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38 Missing, 186 Rescued Four Days After Cyclone Sank Barge Off Mumbai
38 ONGC workers are among those still missing four days after a barge that was carrying 261 people sank 35 nautical miles off the Mumbai coast as Cyclone Tauktae battered India's west coast and left several vessels stranded
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49 Workers Stranded For Months In UAE Brought Back To India: Report
Stranded in the UAE for several months amid the pandemic after their offices shut down, 49 Indians have now been repatriated after the Indian mission in Dubai helped them secure their passports and security deposits from two companies, a media report said today.
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All Existing Demand For Shramik Trains Met, Last One Operated On July 9: Railways
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.
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Opinion: Modi-Shah And Railways Minister Have A Lot To Answer For
Perhaps the most tragic and disheartening aspect of India's battle against the novel Coronavirus pandemic has been the fate of migrant workers - those stranded in another state, suddenly without a job, a livelihood or even a roof above.
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Over 50 Lakh Stranded Migrants Returned Home On 3,736 Shramik Trains Since May 1
The Indian Railways has ferried over 50 lakh migrant workers on board 3,736 "Shramik Special" trains since May 1, according to official data.
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Over 1.38 Lakh Migrants Returned Home On Shramik Trains From Rajasthan: Railways
Over 1.38 lakh migrant workers stranded in Rajasthan have been sent to their home states in 98 Shramik Special trains till Sunday, the North Western Railway said on Monday.
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Migrants' Trains To Run At Full Capacity, 3 Stops In Destination State
The special trains taking lakhs of stranded migrant workers back home during the coronavirus lockdown will now run at full capacity, the Railways said today. The "Shramik Special" trains will also have three stops in the destination state apart from the final stop on the request made by states, the Railways state.
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Coronavirus: Railways Takes Over 1.9 Lakh Migrants In 189 Shramik Special Trains So Far
The Indian Railways on Thursday said it has operated 189 Shramik Special trains since May 1 and ferried home over 1.90 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Bengal Migrants' Train Amid Letters, Tweets Between Governor, Governments
Bengal government announced Sunday evening that 1,200 migrants who had been stranded in Rajasthan amid the coronavirus lockdown, would be returning on Tuesday via a special "shramik (worker)" train run by the Indian Railways
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Opinion: For Modi Government, Migrant Workers Are Not Citizens
India was among the first countries to rescue citizens stranded abroad when international travel was severely restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Special Air India planes were sent to bring Indians home. In answer to a question in the Lok Sabha on March 4, the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said, "Air India has r...
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11 Of 47 Workers Stuck In Africa's Cameroon Brought To Jharkhand
The Jharkhand government on Sunday said 11 of the 47 workers stranded in Cameroon in central Africa were brought to the state and efforts were underway for the safe return of the remaining labourers.
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17 Indian Construction Workers Stranded In Bangladesh Evacuated By Border Force
Altogether 17 Indian workers engaged in road construction in Bangladesh and stranded due to the ongoing unrest were evacuated by the BSF, an official said on Thursday.
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UK Hails Drop In Visas As Stranded Indian Care Workers Appeal For Help
The UK government on Wednesday hailed a significant drop in healthcare visa applications following its restrictions on family dependents, even as hundreds of Indian care workers who find themselves unfairly stranded in the country appeal for help.
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Jharkhand Urges Indian Embassy In Tajikistan To Expedite Return Of Stranded Workers
The Jharkhand government has written to the Indian embassy in Tajikistan, requesting it to expedite the safe return of migrant labourers from the state, who have been stranded in the central Asian country for the last several months.
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Indian Embassy Assures Flight For Gorakhpur Workers Stranded In Cambodia
The Indian embassy in Cambodia on Tuesday said that it was trying to organise a special flight to send back the labourers from India who were stuck in Phnom Penh due to the Covid-induced lockdown.
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38 Missing, 186 Rescued Four Days After Cyclone Sank Barge Off Mumbai
38 ONGC workers are among those still missing four days after a barge that was carrying 261 people sank 35 nautical miles off the Mumbai coast as Cyclone Tauktae battered India's west coast and left several vessels stranded
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49 Workers Stranded For Months In UAE Brought Back To India: Report
Stranded in the UAE for several months amid the pandemic after their offices shut down, 49 Indians have now been repatriated after the Indian mission in Dubai helped them secure their passports and security deposits from two companies, a media report said today.
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All Existing Demand For Shramik Trains Met, Last One Operated On July 9: Railways
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.
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Opinion: Modi-Shah And Railways Minister Have A Lot To Answer For
Perhaps the most tragic and disheartening aspect of India's battle against the novel Coronavirus pandemic has been the fate of migrant workers - those stranded in another state, suddenly without a job, a livelihood or even a roof above.
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Over 50 Lakh Stranded Migrants Returned Home On 3,736 Shramik Trains Since May 1
The Indian Railways has ferried over 50 lakh migrant workers on board 3,736 "Shramik Special" trains since May 1, according to official data.
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Over 1.38 Lakh Migrants Returned Home On Shramik Trains From Rajasthan: Railways
Over 1.38 lakh migrant workers stranded in Rajasthan have been sent to their home states in 98 Shramik Special trains till Sunday, the North Western Railway said on Monday.
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Migrants' Trains To Run At Full Capacity, 3 Stops In Destination State
The special trains taking lakhs of stranded migrant workers back home during the coronavirus lockdown will now run at full capacity, the Railways said today. The "Shramik Special" trains will also have three stops in the destination state apart from the final stop on the request made by states, the Railways state.
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Coronavirus: Railways Takes Over 1.9 Lakh Migrants In 189 Shramik Special Trains So Far
The Indian Railways on Thursday said it has operated 189 Shramik Special trains since May 1 and ferried home over 1.90 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Bengal Migrants' Train Amid Letters, Tweets Between Governor, Governments
Bengal government announced Sunday evening that 1,200 migrants who had been stranded in Rajasthan amid the coronavirus lockdown, would be returning on Tuesday via a special "shramik (worker)" train run by the Indian Railways
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Opinion: For Modi Government, Migrant Workers Are Not Citizens
India was among the first countries to rescue citizens stranded abroad when international travel was severely restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Special Air India planes were sent to bring Indians home. In answer to a question in the Lok Sabha on March 4, the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said, "Air India has r...
