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Rwanda Government Says UK Migrant Deal Did Not Stipulate Return Of Funds
The Rwandan government said Tuesday that its controversial migrant deal with the UK did not stipulate the return of funds, following the decision by Britain's new government to scrap the scheme.
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India-Singapore Money Transfers Using Digital Payment System UPI Soon: Envoy
India and Singapore have completed technical preparations to link their fast payment systems UPI and PayNow to enable fund transfers between the two countries instantaneously and at low cost, a move which is aimed at benefitting migrant workers.
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CBI Probes Pension Fraud Worth Crores, Misuse Of Migrants' Data
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption and cheating case against three officials of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation or EPFO for allegedly siphoning off around 2.71 crore between March 2020-June 2021.
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Joe Biden Authorises Emergency Funds Of $100 Million For Afghan Migrants
US President Joe Biden on Friday authorized the use of up to $100 million to address migration emergencies related to the situation in Afghanistan, the White House said.
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Banksy Funds Mediterranean Refugee Rescue Boat: Report
British street artist Banksy is funding a ship covered with his own artwork to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean and has so far picked up at least 89 people, a newspaper reported.
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Highlights of #SwadesBuildingLivelihoods Telethon: Building Livelihoods Of Over 15,000 Needy Households
#SwadesBuildingLivelihoods campaign is raising funds to build livelihoods of 15,000+ most needy households in rural Raigad and Nashik districts of Maharashtra. The aim is to create self-sustaining communities
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Mumbai's Young And Restless Covid Warriors Raise Funds, Lift Spirits
Among the ceaseless efforts by Maharashtra's frontline Covid warriors to protect Mumbai from the coronavirus pandemic and keep the city's 'never stop' spirit alive are praise worthy efforts by its children and young adults.
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Kerala Asks PM Modi To Review Norms Under PM CARES Fund
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to change the norms regarding the PM CARES fund and said share weightage for the states should be allotted, considering the number of migrant workers in the respective states.
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Youngsters In Delhi Rally To Raise Funds, Send 400 Stranded Migrants Home
Moved by the plight of migrant workers stranded in the national capital due to the coronavirus-imposed lockdown, a group of youngsters rallied together to raise a total of Rs 2.5 lakh rupees to send 400 of such migrants to their homes.
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Delhi High Court To Hear Plea On Alleged Misappropriation Of Workers' Fund
The Delhi High Court Monday said its division bench will hear next week a PIL seeking CBI probe into alleged massive misappropriation of funds of Rs 3,200 crore meant for migrant and construction workers in the national capital.
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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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₹10,000 for Each Migrant Labourer: Mamata Banerjee's Appeal To PM
Just ahead of the cabinet meeting in New Delhi today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee brought up the controversial PMCare Relief Fund and tweeted that every migrant labourer displaced by the lockdown should be given ₹10,000 from that fund as a "one-time assistance".
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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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Pune Auto Driver Spent Wedding Funds On Migrants, Got Help From People, Used That Too
The gesture of a Pune-based auto-rickshaw driver to use the money saved for his wedding to feed migrant labourers has moved people across the country, many of whom have opened their purses to offer monetary help to him.
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Meet The Pune Man Who Spent His Wedding Fund To Help Migrants
Last few weeks have been tough for Akshay Kothawale, a 30-year-old auto-rickshaw driver in Pune, who has been applauded on social media for providing food to those in economic distress amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Rwanda Government Says UK Migrant Deal Did Not Stipulate Return Of Funds
The Rwandan government said Tuesday that its controversial migrant deal with the UK did not stipulate the return of funds, following the decision by Britain's new government to scrap the scheme.
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India-Singapore Money Transfers Using Digital Payment System UPI Soon: Envoy
India and Singapore have completed technical preparations to link their fast payment systems UPI and PayNow to enable fund transfers between the two countries instantaneously and at low cost, a move which is aimed at benefitting migrant workers.
-
CBI Probes Pension Fraud Worth Crores, Misuse Of Migrants' Data
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption and cheating case against three officials of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation or EPFO for allegedly siphoning off around 2.71 crore between March 2020-June 2021.
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Joe Biden Authorises Emergency Funds Of $100 Million For Afghan Migrants
US President Joe Biden on Friday authorized the use of up to $100 million to address migration emergencies related to the situation in Afghanistan, the White House said.
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Banksy Funds Mediterranean Refugee Rescue Boat: Report
British street artist Banksy is funding a ship covered with his own artwork to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean and has so far picked up at least 89 people, a newspaper reported.
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Highlights of #SwadesBuildingLivelihoods Telethon: Building Livelihoods Of Over 15,000 Needy Households
#SwadesBuildingLivelihoods campaign is raising funds to build livelihoods of 15,000+ most needy households in rural Raigad and Nashik districts of Maharashtra. The aim is to create self-sustaining communities
-
Mumbai's Young And Restless Covid Warriors Raise Funds, Lift Spirits
Among the ceaseless efforts by Maharashtra's frontline Covid warriors to protect Mumbai from the coronavirus pandemic and keep the city's 'never stop' spirit alive are praise worthy efforts by its children and young adults.
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Kerala Asks PM Modi To Review Norms Under PM CARES Fund
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to change the norms regarding the PM CARES fund and said share weightage for the states should be allotted, considering the number of migrant workers in the respective states.
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Youngsters In Delhi Rally To Raise Funds, Send 400 Stranded Migrants Home
Moved by the plight of migrant workers stranded in the national capital due to the coronavirus-imposed lockdown, a group of youngsters rallied together to raise a total of Rs 2.5 lakh rupees to send 400 of such migrants to their homes.
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Delhi High Court To Hear Plea On Alleged Misappropriation Of Workers' Fund
The Delhi High Court Monday said its division bench will hear next week a PIL seeking CBI probe into alleged massive misappropriation of funds of Rs 3,200 crore meant for migrant and construction workers in the national capital.
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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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₹10,000 for Each Migrant Labourer: Mamata Banerjee's Appeal To PM
Just ahead of the cabinet meeting in New Delhi today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee brought up the controversial PMCare Relief Fund and tweeted that every migrant labourer displaced by the lockdown should be given ₹10,000 from that fund as a "one-time assistance".
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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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Pune Auto Driver Spent Wedding Funds On Migrants, Got Help From People, Used That Too
The gesture of a Pune-based auto-rickshaw driver to use the money saved for his wedding to feed migrant labourers has moved people across the country, many of whom have opened their purses to offer monetary help to him.
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Meet The Pune Man Who Spent His Wedding Fund To Help Migrants
Last few weeks have been tough for Akshay Kothawale, a 30-year-old auto-rickshaw driver in Pune, who has been applauded on social media for providing food to those in economic distress amid the coronavirus lockdown.
