3,736 Shramik Special trains ferried over 48 lakh migrants since May 1The railways has distributed more than 85 lakh free meals and about 1.25 crore free water bottles to migrant workers travelling in these tr...
28 May, 2020, 08.53 PM IST
SC asks states to pay train fare of migrants; Railways to provide food during journeyThe apex court, which passed interim directions, said all migrant workers who are stranded at various places shall be provided food by conc...
28 May, 2020, 05.48 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi calls meeting of opposition parties on May 22 to discuss plight of migrantsAccording to sources, the aim of the meeting, which Gandhi will chair via video-conferencing, is to bring the like-minded parties together ...
19 May, 2020, 11.04 PM IST
Authorities in rural Maharashtra concerned over influx from citiesKolhapur Collector Daulat Desai, in a video conference with Pune divisional commissioner on Sunday, said if people coming in large numbers ...
18 May, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
UP accident underlines states receiving migrants should allow limited air, road, rail travel: Hardeep Singh PuriAt least 24 migrant workers were killed and 36 injured when a trailer rammed into a stationary truck, both carrying passengers, on a highwa...
16 May, 2020, 05.31 PM IST
Non-migrant workers in Delhi see income drop by at least 57 per cent during lockdown: StudyThe study uses data collected from 1,392 non-migrant workers, many of whom live in Delhi's informal settlements. The data was collected in ...
16 May, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
800 'Shramik Special' trains run so far, 10 lakh migrants ferried home: Railways"As on May 14, 2020, a total of 800 'Shramik Special' trains have been operationalised from various states across the country. More than 10...
14 May, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Special Kerala-Odisha train to be run for migrant workersThe migrant workers from Odisha accommodated in camps in Ernakulam District since the COVID-19 lockdown will be brought to the station in s...
01 May, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
Lockdown in India has impacted 40 million internal migrants: World BankAccording to the report -- 'COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens' -- the magnitude of internal migration is about two-and-a-half times ...
23 Apr, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Migrant workers returning home could spread coronavirus in sub-continent: World BankThe World Bank on Sunday said migrant workers returning home could become vectors carrying the coronavirus to unaffected states and village...
12 Apr, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
About 400 million workers in India may sink into poverty: UN reportEventual increase in global unemployment during 2020 will depend on future developments & policy measures.
08 Apr, 2020, 08.10 PM IST
Coronavirus lockdown impact: We have to help the migrant find a homeIt is not easy to work in an alien land. If Indians abroad complain of racial discrimination, north eastern Indians in Bengaluru suffer bul...
06 Apr, 2020, 06.30 AM IST
Govt could consider suggestions for cash transfer to unemployed workers: Niti Aayog VCFollowing the nationwide lockdown, which will be in place till April 14, thousands of migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other s...
30 Mar, 2020, 07.51 PM IST
India Lockdown: Migrants in J&K make desperate call22,000 non-local workers are stuck in the newly formed Union Territory of J&K due to the lockdown announced by the government in wake of th...
30 Mar, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
If food is not available to migrant workers, food riot may be a real possibility: Pronab SenIf food requirements of migrant workers are not met, then 'food riot' may be a real possibility.
28 Mar, 2020, 07.44 PM IST
No house rent from migrant labourers, workers for one month: Noida adminGautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate (DM) B N Singh said the order comes into effect immediately. In his order, the DM said it had come t...
28 Mar, 2020, 05.18 PM IST
Coronavirus lockdown: Labour pain- infection worry keeps attendance low across sectorsDuring an interaction with the government, industry members were told that workers who have returned home shouldn’t be called back, to redu...
28 Mar, 2020, 08.36 AM IST