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"People of Bengal will not forget harassment of Bengalis:" TMC's Tanmay GhoshTMC leaders accuse the BJP of exploiting Bengal's image and harassing its people through electoral roll revisions. Chief Minister Mamata Ba...
A town divided: Inside Perumbavoor’s migrant flashpoint, where drugs, fear and politics collideA signboard in Perumbavoor, Kerala, warns against drug peddling and prostitution, highlighting tensions between local residents and migrant...
Test of Sarma Shiksha Abhiyan in Assam Polls amid welfare gains and social faultlinesAssam's election sees BJP promising daily expulsion of Bangladeshi infiltrators. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's aggressive stance on ...
TMC claims PM not vocal against attacks on Bangladeshi Hindus, asserts party stands by sufferersThe Trinamool Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of silence on Hindu persecution in Bangladesh, while West Bengal's ruling p...
After Jajpur, fresh detentions of Bengal migrants in Odisha"The 16 migrant workers have been kept in a school Kendrapara since Tuesday midnight. All these workers hail from Murshidabad districts and...
BJP launches ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ outreach for West Bengal’s migrant voters during Durga PujaAfter targeting Bihar’s migrant voters, the BJP will now reach out to West Bengal’s 40 lakh migrants under its ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’...
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea against detention of Bengali-speaking migrantsThe Supreme Court has requested a comprehensive affidavit from the central government within a week regarding the alleged detention of Beng...
Mamata Banerjee launches ‘Sramashree’ scheme to support and rehabilitate returning migrant workers in BengalWest Bengal government introduces 'Sramashree' scheme for migrant workers. Mamata Banerjee announced financial aid of Rs 5,000 per month. T...
TMC MP Samirul Islam moves SC over alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in BJP-ruled statesTrinamool Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court concerning the alleged mistreatment of Bengali-speaking migrant...
SC issues notice to Centre, states on PIL alleging Bengali-speaking migrant labourers' detentionThe Supreme Court has taken cognizance of a public interest litigation (PIL) addressing the alleged detention of Bengali-speaking migrant l...
Govt helpline, party task forces, revamped migrant cells: Bengal steps up migrant distress responseThe West Bengal government and TMC are addressing reports of Bengali migrant workers facing harassment in other states. They've launched a ...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleges harassment of Rajbanshis, Matuas in other statesWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised concerns about the treatment of Bengali-speaking people. She cited instances of harassmen...
Rajbanshis, Matuas tortured in other states: Bengal CM Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claims that Rajbanshis and Matuas face torture in other states. She alleges Bengali speakers are...
Rajasthan releases Bengali workers after Mamata govt's interventionWest Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intervened to release migrant workers held in Rajasthan. These workers from Itahar were allege...
Mamata Banerjee alleges 300 Bengal migrants held in Rajasthan as 'Bangladeshis'Mamata Banerjee alleges that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are confined in Rajasthan. They are labelled as Bangladeshis despite having I...
Kerala government provides over 70,000 free kits to migrant workersThe Left government had decided to extend free food kits to migrant workers also along with the state people considering their plight due t...
COVID-19: Kerala opens call centres, control rooms to help migrant workersDirections have been given to listen to their issues empathetically while arriving at the call centres and give them enough mental support ...
Amid lockdown, migrant workers a content lot in KeralaTelevision, indoor games like carrom and chess for entertainment and even recharge for mobile phones are just some facilities provided for ...
View: Don’t corral illegal migrants into camps, resettle them in other statesThe best solution is to resettle them in other states that are short of labour, and are willing to receive workers.
Kerala's relationship with migrant workers from other states is showing signs of strainThe rising incidence of different kind of fevers that were hitherto unheard of in the state has been linked to inward migration.