migrant workers

New Delhi: As part of its Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant) mission, the Central government's scheme to provide free foodgrains to 8 crore migrant labourers and their families kicked off on Saturday. Those migrant labourers who are not…

New Delhi: The Union government has blamed some states for the plight of migrant workers during the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown. According to Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, despite the Centre having arranged for…

New Delhi: Over 2.10 lakh stranded passengers travelled back to their home states in 145 Shramik Special trains on May 14 alone. On the first day of their mission, on Labour Day (May 1), the Ministry of Railways had operated just four…

New Delhi: The Union Health ministry issued guidelines for RT-PCR pooled sampling for specific citizens to test for coronavirus. A decision has been taken to use one-time RT-PCR based pooled sampling for surveillance purposes vis-à-vis…

New Delhi: The Shramik Special trains have crossed a milestone by transporting more than 10 lakh migrant workers back to their home states in less than 15 days, the Railway Ministry said in a release on Thursday. Indian Railways has…

Shimla: Just when the Himachal Pradesh government thought it had managed to contain the deadly coronavirus in the state with no new cases over the last few weeks; the state witnessed a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, after the arrival of…

Bhubaneswar: Partial resumption of commercial establishments and government offices, opening up of liquor shops and air space, starting trains - are all these measures a pointer that there won’t be a third lockdown? Apart from shaking the…

New Delhi: With the Ministry of Railways (MoR) deciding to start passenger train services from May 12 in a graded manner, the Union government has laid out a standard operating procedure to be followed by all parties concerned. Passenger…

Aurangabad: At least 14 migrant workers were killed and five injured when an empty rake of goods wagon ran over them near Gadhejalgaon village in Aurangabad district on Friday. According to media reports, the accident took place around…

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has had to reverse its decision to stop special trains from transporting migrant workers to their native states, after facing pressure from all quarters. The BS Yeddyurappa-led state administration will…