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Farmer Who Sent Workers Home On Plane During Lockdown Found Dead
A mushroom farmer who sent his workers home to Bihar on a plane during the migrant crisis spurred by the 2020 Covid lockdown was found hanging in a temple in Delhi on Wednesday.
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As Covid Cases Surge In Delhi, Migrants Fear Another Lockdown
With a surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi and its neighbouring cities, migrant workers and daily wagers fear another round of lockdown could push them into a severe financial crisis from which they might never recover.
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Australia Lifts Near 2-Year Entry Ban For Non-Citizens Amid Omicron Scare
Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a near two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns and restart international travel.
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8,700 People Died On Railway Tracks In 2020 Despite Reduced Train Services
Over 8,700 people were mowed down on railway tracks in 2020 even though passenger train services were severely curtailed during the year due to the national coronavirus lockdown, with officials saying many of the victims were migrant workers.
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26 Jharkhand Migrant Workers Brought Home After Getting Stranded In Nepal
Twenty-six Jharkhand migrant workers stuck in Nepal due to COVID-induced lockdown there on Saturday reached India-Nepal border and boarded a bus for their home in Dumka, a top official said.
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Over 8 Lakh Migrants Left Delhi In 4 Weeks Of Lockdown Amid 2nd Covid Wave: Report
Over eight lakh migrant workers left the national capital in the first four weeks of the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the Delhi Transport Department.
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States Gear Up To Tackle Covid In Villages With Online Consultations: Report
As the Covid wave gradually shifts to rural areas, several states are gearing up to check its spread through self-proclaimed lockdowns by Panchayati Raj institutions, creating a database of migrants and providing free online medical consultation to t
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Don't Leave Delhi In Fear Of Lockdown, Arvind Kejriwal Urges Migrant Workers
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged migrant workers to not return to their native places in fear of lockdown. He assured that the government will take care of them.
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Delhi Goes Into Lockdown Tonight, Ends Early Monday Morning
Delhi will be under a six-day lockdown from 10 pm tonight to 5 am on Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced, calling it a necessary step to prevent a bigger crisis in the capital.
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Fearing Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Spike, Some Migrant Workers Begin Leaving Delhi
Amidst the rising number of coronavirus cases in the national capital, some of the migrant workers have started returning to their native places in fear of imposition of lockdown.
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Fearing Lockdown, Migrants Leaving Gujarat As COVID-19 Surges: Report
Fearing another lockdown in the wake of a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, migrant workers and their families have started leaving Surat and Ahmedabad, two of the state's most severely affected cities.
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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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Will Ensure Direct Cash Transfer To Underprivileged In Bengal If Elected: Congress
Slamming the TMC government in West Bengal for not doing anything for migrant workers who returned to the state during the lockdown, Congress Parliamentary Party leader Adhir Chowdhury Wednesday said the party will ensure direct cash transfer to every poor in the state if elected to power.
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From Migrant Crisis To Farmers' Protest - 10 Defining Images Of 2020
The year 2020 has been extremely challenging to the entire world. An unprecedented pandemic, deaths of some of the biggest names in the world, a global lockdown, civil unrests across the world and a hard-hit economy were just some of the adversities the planet faced. As 2020 draws to a close, we look at 10 defining images of the year and the storie...
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Independent Musicians Shine Bright As Pandemic Silences Bollywood
"Independent artists fill the empty spot created by Bollywood music with original and organic content that audiences can relate to," said Palak Parnoor Kaur
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Farmer Who Sent Workers Home On Plane During Lockdown Found Dead
A mushroom farmer who sent his workers home to Bihar on a plane during the migrant crisis spurred by the 2020 Covid lockdown was found hanging in a temple in Delhi on Wednesday.
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As Covid Cases Surge In Delhi, Migrants Fear Another Lockdown
With a surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi and its neighbouring cities, migrant workers and daily wagers fear another round of lockdown could push them into a severe financial crisis from which they might never recover.
-
Australia Lifts Near 2-Year Entry Ban For Non-Citizens Amid Omicron Scare
Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a near two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns and restart international travel.
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8,700 People Died On Railway Tracks In 2020 Despite Reduced Train Services
Over 8,700 people were mowed down on railway tracks in 2020 even though passenger train services were severely curtailed during the year due to the national coronavirus lockdown, with officials saying many of the victims were migrant workers.
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26 Jharkhand Migrant Workers Brought Home After Getting Stranded In Nepal
Twenty-six Jharkhand migrant workers stuck in Nepal due to COVID-induced lockdown there on Saturday reached India-Nepal border and boarded a bus for their home in Dumka, a top official said.
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Over 8 Lakh Migrants Left Delhi In 4 Weeks Of Lockdown Amid 2nd Covid Wave: Report
Over eight lakh migrant workers left the national capital in the first four weeks of the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the Delhi Transport Department.
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States Gear Up To Tackle Covid In Villages With Online Consultations: Report
As the Covid wave gradually shifts to rural areas, several states are gearing up to check its spread through self-proclaimed lockdowns by Panchayati Raj institutions, creating a database of migrants and providing free online medical consultation to t
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Don't Leave Delhi In Fear Of Lockdown, Arvind Kejriwal Urges Migrant Workers
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged migrant workers to not return to their native places in fear of lockdown. He assured that the government will take care of them.
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Delhi Goes Into Lockdown Tonight, Ends Early Monday Morning
Delhi will be under a six-day lockdown from 10 pm tonight to 5 am on Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced, calling it a necessary step to prevent a bigger crisis in the capital.
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Fearing Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Spike, Some Migrant Workers Begin Leaving Delhi
Amidst the rising number of coronavirus cases in the national capital, some of the migrant workers have started returning to their native places in fear of imposition of lockdown.
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Fearing Lockdown, Migrants Leaving Gujarat As COVID-19 Surges: Report
Fearing another lockdown in the wake of a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, migrant workers and their families have started leaving Surat and Ahmedabad, two of the state's most severely affected cities.
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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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Will Ensure Direct Cash Transfer To Underprivileged In Bengal If Elected: Congress
Slamming the TMC government in West Bengal for not doing anything for migrant workers who returned to the state during the lockdown, Congress Parliamentary Party leader Adhir Chowdhury Wednesday said the party will ensure direct cash transfer to every poor in the state if elected to power.
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From Migrant Crisis To Farmers' Protest - 10 Defining Images Of 2020
The year 2020 has been extremely challenging to the entire world. An unprecedented pandemic, deaths of some of the biggest names in the world, a global lockdown, civil unrests across the world and a hard-hit economy were just some of the adversities the planet faced. As 2020 draws to a close, we look at 10 defining images of the year and the storie...
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Independent Musicians Shine Bright As Pandemic Silences Bollywood
"Independent artists fill the empty spot created by Bollywood music with original and organic content that audiences can relate to," said Palak Parnoor Kaur
