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"Vaccination On Boat" Programme Launched In Bengal's Sundarbans
The West Bengal government on Monday started the Covid-19 vaccination on boat programme in an island of Sundarbans and inoculated 150 people, most of whom are migrant labourers, South 24 Parganas District Magistrate P Ulganathan said.
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Railways Approves Operation Of 660 More Trains As Covid Curve Flattens
With the flattening of the coronavirus curve, the Railways has added 660 more trains in June to facilitate the movement of migrant labourers and clear the waiting list in various origin-destination clusters, it said in a statement.
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Give Food, Transport To Stranded Migrant Workers In Delhi NCR: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh governments to provide dry ration ration, open community kitchens and ensure proper transportation for those wanting to return to their home districts.
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No Plan To Stop Train Services, No Covid Negative Certificate Needed Either: Railways
Railways said there is no plan to curtail or stop train services and assured passengers that trains will be provided on demand amidst reports of migrant workers rushing to their hometowns, reminiscent of the days following the COVID-19 lockdown
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Migrants' Hardships Theme Of Many Durga Puja Pandals In Bengal
Many Durga Puja committees in West Bengal have chosen the theme of the hardships faced by migrant labourers while returning home during lockdown to COVID-19 pandemic issue for the five-day festival starting from October 22.
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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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Assam Labourer Sells 15-Day-Old Daughter Due To Poverty, Cops Rescue Baby
Driven by extreme poverty and lack of work during the COVID-19 crisis, a migrant labourer in Assam sold his 15-day-old daughter for Rs 45,000 but police rescued the baby, officials said on Friday.
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SpiceJet, Sonu Sood To Bring Back 1,500 Indian Students From Kyrgyzstan
After helping hundreds of migrant labourers return home at the height of the coronavirus lockdown, Actor Sonu Sood has joined hands with SpiceJet to evacuate 1,500 Indian students from Kyrgyzstan.
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COVID-19 Reveals Constitutional Guarantee Of Equal Opportunity Still A "Distant Dream": High Court
Concerned over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India and the recent migrant crisis, the Bombay High Court has said that the pandemic has revealed that despite our constitutional guarantees, a society that provides equal opportunities to all remains a "distant dream".
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UN Experts Hope India Will Promptly Implement Supreme Court Order On Migrants
UN independent experts have voiced deep concern over the plight of migrant workers in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed hope that the government will promptly implement the Supreme Court's order to alleviate their hardships.
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Free Fare, Advance Payments: How Punjab Is Trying To Bring Migrants Back
In a case of reverse migration, farmers in Punjab are trying to woo back migrants by offering them advance payments, more labour charges and confirmed train tickets for their return.
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Mamata Banerjee Urges Centre To Give ₹10,000 Each To Migrant Workers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed to the Centre to give one-time assistance of ₹10,000 each to migrant workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Governments Should Collect Data On Migrant Workers: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court today said the recent migrant labour crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic indicates an immediate need for availability of proper data relating to the workers to ensure steps can be taken in a timely manner for their welfare in such emergent situations.
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Poor, Labourers Hit Hardest" By Coronavirus: PM Modi On Mann Ki Baat
In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today mentioned migrant workers in in his month monthly radio address "Mann ki Baat", saying they have been hit the hardest during the outbreak. "There is no class of people who did not suffer due to COVID-19 outbreak, but poor, labourers hit hardest," he said.
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UP Had Over 70,000 Buses But Migrants Made To Walk Home: Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, claiming that despite having over 70,000 buses in its fleet, labourers had to walk home amid the COVID-19 lockdown resulting in many deaths.
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"Vaccination On Boat" Programme Launched In Bengal's Sundarbans
The West Bengal government on Monday started the Covid-19 vaccination on boat programme in an island of Sundarbans and inoculated 150 people, most of whom are migrant labourers, South 24 Parganas District Magistrate P Ulganathan said.
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Railways Approves Operation Of 660 More Trains As Covid Curve Flattens
With the flattening of the coronavirus curve, the Railways has added 660 more trains in June to facilitate the movement of migrant labourers and clear the waiting list in various origin-destination clusters, it said in a statement.
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Give Food, Transport To Stranded Migrant Workers In Delhi NCR: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh governments to provide dry ration ration, open community kitchens and ensure proper transportation for those wanting to return to their home districts.
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No Plan To Stop Train Services, No Covid Negative Certificate Needed Either: Railways
Railways said there is no plan to curtail or stop train services and assured passengers that trains will be provided on demand amidst reports of migrant workers rushing to their hometowns, reminiscent of the days following the COVID-19 lockdown
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Migrants' Hardships Theme Of Many Durga Puja Pandals In Bengal
Many Durga Puja committees in West Bengal have chosen the theme of the hardships faced by migrant labourers while returning home during lockdown to COVID-19 pandemic issue for the five-day festival starting from October 22.
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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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Assam Labourer Sells 15-Day-Old Daughter Due To Poverty, Cops Rescue Baby
Driven by extreme poverty and lack of work during the COVID-19 crisis, a migrant labourer in Assam sold his 15-day-old daughter for Rs 45,000 but police rescued the baby, officials said on Friday.
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SpiceJet, Sonu Sood To Bring Back 1,500 Indian Students From Kyrgyzstan
After helping hundreds of migrant labourers return home at the height of the coronavirus lockdown, Actor Sonu Sood has joined hands with SpiceJet to evacuate 1,500 Indian students from Kyrgyzstan.
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COVID-19 Reveals Constitutional Guarantee Of Equal Opportunity Still A "Distant Dream": High Court
Concerned over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India and the recent migrant crisis, the Bombay High Court has said that the pandemic has revealed that despite our constitutional guarantees, a society that provides equal opportunities to all remains a "distant dream".
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UN Experts Hope India Will Promptly Implement Supreme Court Order On Migrants
UN independent experts have voiced deep concern over the plight of migrant workers in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed hope that the government will promptly implement the Supreme Court's order to alleviate their hardships.
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Free Fare, Advance Payments: How Punjab Is Trying To Bring Migrants Back
In a case of reverse migration, farmers in Punjab are trying to woo back migrants by offering them advance payments, more labour charges and confirmed train tickets for their return.
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Mamata Banerjee Urges Centre To Give ₹10,000 Each To Migrant Workers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed to the Centre to give one-time assistance of ₹10,000 each to migrant workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Governments Should Collect Data On Migrant Workers: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court today said the recent migrant labour crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic indicates an immediate need for availability of proper data relating to the workers to ensure steps can be taken in a timely manner for their welfare in such emergent situations.
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Poor, Labourers Hit Hardest" By Coronavirus: PM Modi On Mann Ki Baat
In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today mentioned migrant workers in in his month monthly radio address "Mann ki Baat", saying they have been hit the hardest during the outbreak. "There is no class of people who did not suffer due to COVID-19 outbreak, but poor, labourers hit hardest," he said.
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UP Had Over 70,000 Buses But Migrants Made To Walk Home: Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, claiming that despite having over 70,000 buses in its fleet, labourers had to walk home amid the COVID-19 lockdown resulting in many deaths.
