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Karnataka government should give account of money spent on migrant
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 22 (ANI): Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the state government should give details of the amount it spent on migrants and labourers during the coronavirus crisis if it is transparent.
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Germany to take in 24 families of migrants in Greece who require m
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): The first 24 families of migrants in Greece who have children in need of medical care will arrive in Germany next week, Steve Alter, a spokesman for the German Interior Ministry said on Sunday, adding that the country would accept a total of 243 child
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COVID-19 screening, samples centre established in J-K for migrant
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): A COVID-19 screening and sampling centre has been established at Qazigund in Anantnag for migrant labourers coming from outside Kashmir valley.
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SC adjourns to July 24 hearing on PILs over 'miseries' of migrants
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to July 24 hearing on a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) over the "miseries and difficulties" being faced by migrants labourers across the country following the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Migrants suffering due to coronavirus pandemic, lockdown: Mayawat
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): BSP chief Mayawati on Friday stressed upon the plight of migrants during the coronavirus times and said they are reeling under poverty due to rampant unemployment in the state.
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Indian Railways to generate 8 lakh man days of employment for migr
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Indian Railways Ministry on Tuesday said it will generate 8 lakh man-days employment in various infrastructure projects across six states till October 2020.
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CEIC Research explores the impact of lockdown on employment and mi
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): India has a large working population, employed in both formal and informal sectors. The largest portion of the formal workforce is engaged in the agricultural sector, 42.4 per cent in 2019.
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Union Cabinet approves development of affordable rental housing co
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the development of affordable rental housing complexes (AHRCs) for urban migrants or poor as a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U).
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Returnee migrants to get employment in 160 railway infrastructure
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The migrant workers who returned to 116 districts of six states will get benefits under recently launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan as they will get employment in 160 railway infrastructure development works, said Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Boar
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Bhumi Pednekar helps migrants, underprivileged in this thoughtful
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar supported migrant labourers traveling long distances amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a rather unique way- by donating footwear to them.
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Sonia writes to PM Modi, urges Centre to extend free foodgrains to
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the government to extend the provision of free foodgrains for a period of three months till September 2020 for priority households, beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana
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SC asks Centre, States to ensure compliance of order to transport
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and States to ensure compliance of its June 9 order and transport all those migrant labourers wanting to go to their respective villages within the stipulated time period given by it.
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