Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday expressed deep shock over the death of Bihari labourers killed in a boiler blast in Andhra Pradesh and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakhs each for family members of those killed in the incident.
Kolkata/IBNS: Thousands of workers in West Bengal's Murshidabad are queuing up outside health centres to get covid-free certificate so that they can get back to work outside and within the state, officials said, according to reports.
Shiv Sena mocks Sonu Sood for helping migrants, dubs him a 'puppet' of BJP
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has mocked actor Sonu Sood in his satirical article in party mouthpiece Saamana, saying a new "Mahatma" has emerged in the lockdown period who would soon meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and possibly also "go for promotion of the party".
Nearly 1 lakh people arrive in North East on Shramik Special trains
Guwahati/UNI: Nearly one lakh stranded people of North Eastern states have arrived in different states of the region till yesterday in 63 Shramik Special trains.
Over 1,33,425 stranded Odias returned to Odisha till May 16: Official
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Over one lakh Odias stranded in other states due to lockdown have returned to Odisha, state Chief Spokesman on Corona Subroto Bagchi said here on Saturday.
Truck carrying migrant labourers hits vehicle in UP's Auraiya, 24 dead
Auraiya/IBNS: A truck, which was carrying migrant labourers, collided with another vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, leaving 24 people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
SC dismisses petition asking the Centre for food, water and shelter to migrants walking on highways
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking its direction to the Centre for providing food and water to the migrants walking to their homes saying "it is impossible for this court to monitor who is walking and not walking."
Two migrant labourers killed in road accident
Gopalganj/UNI: In a tragic incident, two migrant labourers were crushed to death by a speed truck while returning home, near Supauli village under Sindhwalia police station area in Gopalganj district today.
We are making arrangements to send back migrants to their homes: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday assured migrants in Delhi that his government is making arrangements for them to take migrant workers back to their homes.
New Delhi/IBNS: After Home Minister Amit Shah accused the West Bengal government of not cooperating with the return of stranded Bengali migrant workers to the state, the Ministry of Railways in a series of tweets on Saturday evening said the state government is not approving enough trains for bringing them back.
Amit Shah claims WB govt not allowing migrants' trains to reach state, TMC calls it bundle of lies
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has sent a letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and accused the state government of not cooperating with the Centre to allow the trains carrying migrant labourers to enter Bengal, evoking an angry reaction as with the Trinamool Congress calling it a "bundle of lies".
West Bengal govt not allowing trains with migrants to reach state: Amit Shah in letter to Mamata
New Delhi/IBNS: In yet another episode of exchange of barbs, Union Home Minister Amit Shah shot a letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accusing the state government of not cooperating with the Centre to allow the trains carrying migrant labourers to enter Bengal.
'Inhuman': Akhilesh Yadav on suspension of provisions of labour laws for 3 yrs in UP
Lucknow/UNI: Terming the suspension of most provisions of the labour laws for three years 'inhuman,' Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government should resign for this act.
In a bid to shorten their journey, five migrant labourers jump from moving train in UP
Shahjahanpur/UNI: As many as five migrant labourers jumped from the Amritsar-Gonda Special train at the Roja railway station on its way to Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur on Friday.
COVID-19: Karnataka announces free travel for migrant labourers returning home within the state
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka government on Sunday announced that migrant labourers returning home could travel for free for the next three days on state-run buses.