Vehicles sent to Nepal border to bring back 26 Jharkhand workersThese 26 migrant workers from Jharkhand, engaged in a project in Nepal by Larsen & Tourbro, through a contractor, had sent SOS messages inc...
21 May, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
Delhi extends lockdown for one more week till May 24Test positivity rate in Delhi has dipped to 11 per cent while new cases have shown a steep drop to around 6,500 per day.
16 May, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
As states tighten Covid restrictions: Centre keeping tabs on migrant workers’ movesOn Tuesday, the labour ministry reviewed the situation with state labour secretaries as concerns grew over the rise in infections from thos...
15 Apr, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
Centre keeping tabs on movement of workers across the country, concerned about mass exodusA top government official told ET that as of now the worker movement across states continues to be normal and no state has reported any maj...
14 Apr, 2021, 03.45 PM IST
Divert resources to rural India to tackle the pandemic: George Mathew, Medical expert“Rural India needs hand-holding from the government from the point of view of infrastructure as well as human resources management, there n...
01 Sep, 2020, 09.48 AM IST
PM Modi launches employment scheme for migrant workers affected by coronavirus lockdownLaunching the 'Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan', Modi said there are some people who might not appreciate efforts of villagers in the fight ag...
20 Jun, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
3 candidates including Shibu Soren in fray for 2 Rajya Sabha seats in JharkhandSoren, Congress candidate Shahzada Anwar and BJP state president Deepak Prakash had filed their nomination papers in March after the Electi...
10 Jun, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
Alcohol orders to add fizz to Swiggy and ZomatoFood delivery app Swiggy has started doorstep delivery of alcohol in Jharkhand, while rival Zomato told ET that it plans to launch the serv...
22 May, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
Many CMs favour extension of lockdown, seek financial help during video conference with PM ModiWhile most of the NDA-ruled states are willing to abide by any decision taken by the Centre, some like Bihar and Assam requested the lockdo...
12 May, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Migrants continue long, arduous homeward trekOver the last two days, hundreds of migrant labourers from Bengaluru have started walking to their home states as the Karnataka government ...
08 May, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
At over 70,000 in a week, Gujarat sends home most migrant workers in special trainsMore than 21,000 migrants from Maharashtra have been able to return home in 21 such trains and around 5,000 more are likely to be transport...
07 May, 2020, 07.18 PM IST
Slow movement of fish seeds from Bengal due to lockdown to impact fish production in the countryTrade officials said police harassment, fear of the virus, labour scarcity and shortage of trucks has blocked the movement of fish seed fro...
15 Apr, 2020, 10.24 AM IST
Lockdown: Migrant workers stage protest in MumbraWorkers, mostly from Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, who live in rented accommodations, claimed that houseowners were ...
14 Apr, 2020, 07.42 PM IST
Jharkhand needs urgent help from Centre: Hemant SorenJharkhand is a small, poor and backward state and needs urgent help from the Centre as per our demands,” CM Soren told. “We are in the earl...
11 Apr, 2020, 07.10 AM IST
States chart revival course for post-lockdown economyOdisha became the first state to extend the lockdown till April 30.
10 Apr, 2020, 08.07 AM IST
Strength of federalism has given major boost to fight against COVID-19: SorenSoren said lifting the lockdown is a "big challenge" and must be given a considered thought. Though the spread of the coronavirus has been ...
09 Apr, 2020, 03.21 PM IST
Coronavirus lockdown: 'How long will we survive with no work, little money?', ask migrant workersMany of the people who had gathered at Anand Vihar claimed that with no money to pay rent and buy food, they cannot stay in the city, even ...
30 Mar, 2020, 08.52 AM IST