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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...
Around 12 people detained in Odisha by West Bengal STF in connection with Murshidabad violenceOdisha police detained around 12 individuals from Jharsuguda district on Monday, acting on a request from West Bengal Police concerning the...
Unemployment rate among graduates declines to 13.4 pc between July 2022 and June 2023As per the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), conducted by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, the lowest unemp...
Patnaik expresses concern over workers from Odisha trapped in Uttarakhand tunnel collapseOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed concern over the situation in Uttarakhand where several workers, including some from the sta...
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers establish communication with trapped workers, food, water being suppliedAround 40 workers trapped in an under-construction tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway have been rescued by rescuers who ha...
High time govt looks at existing definitions of informal labour force: SBI EcowrapIn India, informal employment is defined as someone who is not eligible for at least one social security benefit among provident fund (PF),...
Forced labour, cyber crimes zoom up in OdishaThe rate of cyber crimes was 4.2 per lakh population in the state, higher than the national rate of 3.7, according to the 'Crime in India 2...
58 mentally challenged people from Bihar, UP found working as bonded labourers in PunjabIn a communication to the chief secretary of Punjab, the Union Home Ministry said the Border Security Force (BSF) has found these 58 people...
How to bolster the presence of women in India's labour forceThe patriarchal family structure, lack of education and required skills, restriction to household chores, lack of access to a safe workplac...
Facing labour shortage, many Chief Ministers speed dial Bihar for helpPunjab chief minister Capt. Amrinder Singh recently requested Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to issue an appeal to the migrant workers f...
Won't blame any other govts as all doing their best: Bihar's Deputy CM Sushil ModiBihar's Deputy CM and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi praised the efforts of different state government and rejected the characterisati...
Hungry and homesick, Odia migrant labourers in Surat want to get back homeDalai is among estimated eight lakh Odia migrants working in Surat’s textile mills, many of who increasingly insistent on wanting to return...
Rural labour loses women, Karnataka worst offenderAccording to Niti Aayog, the main reasons are lack of job opportunities for women in rural areas and the poor performance in the agricultur...
Forced labour India's largest trafficking problem: US reportStating that the government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, it recommended New Delhi t...
SIM manufacturer Gemalto's data base hacking by spy agencies, a security threat: K C TyagiRaising the issue during Zero Hour, K C Tyagi said US and UK spy agencies have hacked into the data base of Dutch company Gemalto, popular ...
- Vedanta to shut down Lanjigarh alumina refinery from tomorrow
Vedanta group has decided to shut down its one million tonne alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha's Kalahandi district from tomorrow due...
- Orissa Govt draws flak from NCPCR, NHRC for violating child rights
The National Commission on Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)and the National Human Rights Commission [NHRC] have rapped Orissa Government ...