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Doctor, 6 Workers Killed In Jammu And Kashmir Terror Attack
A doctor and six construction workers were killed when terrorists opened fire at a construction site at Gagangir in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, official sources said Sunday. The number of casualties can go up, sources said.
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Jharkhand To Set Up "Labour Consulates" In Ladakh, Kerala For Its Migrants
Jharkhand has launched an initiative for the systemic registration of migrant workers in the source as well as destination districts.
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Spooked By Killings, Workers From Other States Line Up To Leave J&K
On a rainy morning in Srinagar, three children of Vikas Choudhary, a labourer from Bihar, are trembling in the cold as they wait for a taxi to leave Kashmir - upending a life of 18 years.
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No Work For Them Under MGNREGA, UP Villagers Start Cleaning Canal For Free
Unable to find work under the MGNREGA, a group of villagers in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, have started the task of cleaning a canal so that water supply reaches the farm lands.
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Priti Patel Heads Up UK's New Windrush Review Panel
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Monday launched a new cross-government review panel to address issues faced by the country's immigrant communities to mark the National Windrush Day, observed in honour of migrants brought to Britain to address labour shortages in the wake of World War II.
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Poster War In Patna On Lalu Yadav's 73rd Birthday
Bihar's veteran leader Lalu Prasad Yadav trended on Twitter today as his 73rd birthday became the occasion for a political skirmish with ally turned rival, the ruling Janata Dal United or JDU.
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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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UP Congress Chief Ajai Kumar Lallu Denied Bail By Special MP-MLA Court
A special MP-MLA court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajai Kumar Lallu, arrested on charges of alleged forgery of documents of buses arranged by his party for ferrying stranded migrant labourers during the coronavirus lockdown.
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RTI Body Asks Centre To Upload Data On Stranded Migrants Online, Rebukes Official Who Denied It
The Central Information Commission has pulled up an official for "callous and casual" response for denying data on stranded migrant labourers under the RTI Act, and asked the Labour Ministry to upload on its website as much data as possible.
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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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Over 21 Lakh Migrant Labourers Have Returned To UP: Official
More than 21 lakh migrant labourers have returned to Uttar Pradesh from different parts of the country on over 1,500 special trains so far, a senior state government official said on Saturday.
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Not Just Migrants, Those Left Without Jobs During Lockdown Leaving Mumbai
While migrants labourers are leaving Mumbai in hordes, many who had better jobs are also leaving the city as they don't expect their jobs to resume any time soon. Mumbai's entertainment industry provides lakhs of jobs but with no opportunities now, many who were employed as set decorators, set assistants and make up assistants are leaving Mumbai.
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Delhi Farmer Spends Rs 70,000 On Air Tickets To Send 10 Migrants Home
Pappan Singh, a mushroom farmer has paid Rs 70,000 for air tickets to send 10 of his labourers - migrants from Bihar - back home. He has also, for nearly two months now, been feeding and sheltering them
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14.75 Lakh Migrants Register As UP Plans To Employ Them In Industrial Units
With 25 lakh people returning to Uttar Pradesh during the coronavirus lockdown, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to complete the skill-mapping of migrant labourers in 15 days and get a survey conducted to employ them in MSMEs and industrial units, officials said.
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UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Orders Completion Of Migrant Workers' Skill-Mapping In 15 days
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials today to complete the skill-mapping of migrant labourers in 15 days and get a survey conducted for their adjustment in MSMEs and industrial units.
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Doctor, 6 Workers Killed In Jammu And Kashmir Terror Attack
A doctor and six construction workers were killed when terrorists opened fire at a construction site at Gagangir in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, official sources said Sunday. The number of casualties can go up, sources said.
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Jharkhand To Set Up "Labour Consulates" In Ladakh, Kerala For Its Migrants
Jharkhand has launched an initiative for the systemic registration of migrant workers in the source as well as destination districts.
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Spooked By Killings, Workers From Other States Line Up To Leave J&K
On a rainy morning in Srinagar, three children of Vikas Choudhary, a labourer from Bihar, are trembling in the cold as they wait for a taxi to leave Kashmir - upending a life of 18 years.
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No Work For Them Under MGNREGA, UP Villagers Start Cleaning Canal For Free
Unable to find work under the MGNREGA, a group of villagers in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, have started the task of cleaning a canal so that water supply reaches the farm lands.
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Priti Patel Heads Up UK's New Windrush Review Panel
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Monday launched a new cross-government review panel to address issues faced by the country's immigrant communities to mark the National Windrush Day, observed in honour of migrants brought to Britain to address labour shortages in the wake of World War II.
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Poster War In Patna On Lalu Yadav's 73rd Birthday
Bihar's veteran leader Lalu Prasad Yadav trended on Twitter today as his 73rd birthday became the occasion for a political skirmish with ally turned rival, the ruling Janata Dal United or JDU.
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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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UP Congress Chief Ajai Kumar Lallu Denied Bail By Special MP-MLA Court
A special MP-MLA court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajai Kumar Lallu, arrested on charges of alleged forgery of documents of buses arranged by his party for ferrying stranded migrant labourers during the coronavirus lockdown.
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RTI Body Asks Centre To Upload Data On Stranded Migrants Online, Rebukes Official Who Denied It
The Central Information Commission has pulled up an official for "callous and casual" response for denying data on stranded migrant labourers under the RTI Act, and asked the Labour Ministry to upload on its website as much data as possible.
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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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Over 21 Lakh Migrant Labourers Have Returned To UP: Official
More than 21 lakh migrant labourers have returned to Uttar Pradesh from different parts of the country on over 1,500 special trains so far, a senior state government official said on Saturday.
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Not Just Migrants, Those Left Without Jobs During Lockdown Leaving Mumbai
While migrants labourers are leaving Mumbai in hordes, many who had better jobs are also leaving the city as they don't expect their jobs to resume any time soon. Mumbai's entertainment industry provides lakhs of jobs but with no opportunities now, many who were employed as set decorators, set assistants and make up assistants are leaving Mumbai.
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Delhi Farmer Spends Rs 70,000 On Air Tickets To Send 10 Migrants Home
Pappan Singh, a mushroom farmer has paid Rs 70,000 for air tickets to send 10 of his labourers - migrants from Bihar - back home. He has also, for nearly two months now, been feeding and sheltering them
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14.75 Lakh Migrants Register As UP Plans To Employ Them In Industrial Units
With 25 lakh people returning to Uttar Pradesh during the coronavirus lockdown, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to complete the skill-mapping of migrant labourers in 15 days and get a survey conducted to employ them in MSMEs and industrial units, officials said.
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UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Orders Completion Of Migrant Workers' Skill-Mapping In 15 days
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials today to complete the skill-mapping of migrant labourers in 15 days and get a survey conducted for their adjustment in MSMEs and industrial units.
