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PM's Fixation With "Namaste Trump" Event Led To Covid Spread In Country: NCP
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition of scaring migrant workers into fleeing to their native states from Mumbai during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday hit back claiming the PM's fixation w
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Migrants Responsible For Covid Spread In Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray
MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday said migrant workers from other states were responsible for the rapid spread of coronavirus in Maharashtra, which has been reporting a large number of new infections since the last few weeks.
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Amid Lockdown Speculation, What Anand Mahindra Said To Uddhav Thackeray
With Maharashtra witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases over the last few weeks, businessman Anand Mahindra on Monday said "the people a lockdown hurts most are the poor, migrant workers and small businesses" as he gave a word of advice to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
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Not Implementing Order: Top Court Slams Maharashtra, Delhi Over Migrants
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra and Delhi governments for not informing it of the condition of migrant workers in the two states amid the coronavirus crisis. The top court had told the two states to file affidavits containing details about what they have done for the welfare of migrant workers, schemes for them and the number of s...
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Top Court Refuses To Accept Maharashtra's Claim On Migrant Workers Issue
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra government on the migrant workers issue and refused to accept its claim that there was no problem in the state on this front, saying it is its duty to find out the lapses and act on them.
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"Huge Lapses, Claims Only On Paper": Top Court To Maharashtra On Migrants
The Maharashtra government today found itself on the receiving end of sharp criticism from the Supreme Court over its handling of the migrant labourers, thousands of whom are still in the state. Despite the state's claims of provision of food and shelter to migrants, there are "submissions" that there are no proper arrangements for it, or any simpl...
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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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Over 11 Lakh Migrants Have Left Maharashtra: Supreme Court Told
The Supreme Court was informed today that over 11 lakh migrant workers have gone back to their native places from Maharashtra, the state worst affected by COVID-19 -- both in number of cases and casualties.
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826 Special Trains Ferried 11.9 Lakh Migrants From Maharashtra: Minister
Around 11.90 lakh migrant workers stranded in Maharashtra due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown have been sent back to 21 states by 826 Shramik Special train services between May 1 and June 2, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday.
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Supreme Court Allows Lawyer To Deposit Rs 25 Lakh For Migrants' Travel
The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition related to making safe transport arrangements for migrant workers "irrespective of their caste, creed and religion", allowed the lawyer and petitioner in the case to pay Rs. 25 lakh so that individuals from Uttar Pradesh who are stranded here can return home.
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822 Shramik Trains Ferried Over 11 Lakh Migrants From Maharashtra: Minister
A total of 11,86,212 migrant workers have travelled to their home states from Maharashtra in 822 "Shramik" special trains, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said today.
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Migrant Woman Allegedly Bites Maharashtra Cop Who Asked Her To Wear A Mask
A woman migrant worker in Palghar district of Maharashtra attacked a police constable and bit her arm after the latter asked her to wear a mask, an official said on Wednesday.
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Piyush Goyal's "12 Ministers" Jibe At Rahul Gandhi On Maharashtra
Hours after Rahul Gandhi sought to distance his party from the developments in Maharashtra which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal hit out at him, saying that the partners of the ruling coalition in the state should sort out their internal differences and send migrant workers by trains.
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Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra On Collision Course Over Trains For Migrants
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal lashed out at the Maharashtra government once again on Tuesday, accusing the state of not providing information about passengers, resulting in many Shramik Special trains, being used to ferry migrant workers stranded by the COVID-19 lockdown, not running.
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18 Migrants Killed In Separate Accidents In UP, Maharashtra And Bihar
Three migrant workers were killed and 12 were injured after their truck overturned on the Jhansi-Mirzapur highway in Uttar Pradesh.
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PM's Fixation With "Namaste Trump" Event Led To Covid Spread In Country: NCP
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition of scaring migrant workers into fleeing to their native states from Mumbai during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday hit back claiming the PM's fixation w
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Migrants Responsible For Covid Spread In Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray
MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday said migrant workers from other states were responsible for the rapid spread of coronavirus in Maharashtra, which has been reporting a large number of new infections since the last few weeks.
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Amid Lockdown Speculation, What Anand Mahindra Said To Uddhav Thackeray
With Maharashtra witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases over the last few weeks, businessman Anand Mahindra on Monday said "the people a lockdown hurts most are the poor, migrant workers and small businesses" as he gave a word of advice to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
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Not Implementing Order: Top Court Slams Maharashtra, Delhi Over Migrants
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra and Delhi governments for not informing it of the condition of migrant workers in the two states amid the coronavirus crisis. The top court had told the two states to file affidavits containing details about what they have done for the welfare of migrant workers, schemes for them and the number of s...
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Top Court Refuses To Accept Maharashtra's Claim On Migrant Workers Issue
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra government on the migrant workers issue and refused to accept its claim that there was no problem in the state on this front, saying it is its duty to find out the lapses and act on them.
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"Huge Lapses, Claims Only On Paper": Top Court To Maharashtra On Migrants
The Maharashtra government today found itself on the receiving end of sharp criticism from the Supreme Court over its handling of the migrant labourers, thousands of whom are still in the state. Despite the state's claims of provision of food and shelter to migrants, there are "submissions" that there are no proper arrangements for it, or any simpl...
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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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Over 11 Lakh Migrants Have Left Maharashtra: Supreme Court Told
The Supreme Court was informed today that over 11 lakh migrant workers have gone back to their native places from Maharashtra, the state worst affected by COVID-19 -- both in number of cases and casualties.
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826 Special Trains Ferried 11.9 Lakh Migrants From Maharashtra: Minister
Around 11.90 lakh migrant workers stranded in Maharashtra due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown have been sent back to 21 states by 826 Shramik Special train services between May 1 and June 2, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday.
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Supreme Court Allows Lawyer To Deposit Rs 25 Lakh For Migrants' Travel
The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition related to making safe transport arrangements for migrant workers "irrespective of their caste, creed and religion", allowed the lawyer and petitioner in the case to pay Rs. 25 lakh so that individuals from Uttar Pradesh who are stranded here can return home.
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822 Shramik Trains Ferried Over 11 Lakh Migrants From Maharashtra: Minister
A total of 11,86,212 migrant workers have travelled to their home states from Maharashtra in 822 "Shramik" special trains, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said today.
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Migrant Woman Allegedly Bites Maharashtra Cop Who Asked Her To Wear A Mask
A woman migrant worker in Palghar district of Maharashtra attacked a police constable and bit her arm after the latter asked her to wear a mask, an official said on Wednesday.
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Piyush Goyal's "12 Ministers" Jibe At Rahul Gandhi On Maharashtra
Hours after Rahul Gandhi sought to distance his party from the developments in Maharashtra which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal hit out at him, saying that the partners of the ruling coalition in the state should sort out their internal differences and send migrant workers by trains.
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Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra On Collision Course Over Trains For Migrants
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal lashed out at the Maharashtra government once again on Tuesday, accusing the state of not providing information about passengers, resulting in many Shramik Special trains, being used to ferry migrant workers stranded by the COVID-19 lockdown, not running.
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18 Migrants Killed In Separate Accidents In UP, Maharashtra And Bihar
Three migrant workers were killed and 12 were injured after their truck overturned on the Jhansi-Mirzapur highway in Uttar Pradesh.
