[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: The National Human Rights Commission issued notices on Friday to the Maharashtra chief secretary and the Aurangabad district magistrate to more than 16 migrant workers who were hit by a freight train. The incident occurred between Badnapur and Karmad stations in the Nanded Division. The …
Read More »Maharashtra reports 1,089 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, 748 in Mumbai; total infections at 19,063
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that the state government had no plans to deploy the army in Mumbai, which is one of the cities most affected by the coronavirus. “There has been a rumor for the past 2-3 days that the army …
Read More »Migrant workers run over by train requested transit passes A week ago, they decided to walk after there was no response from the MP government
[ad_1] Police officers examine the railway track after a train ran over migrant workers sleeping on the track in Aurangabad in Maharashtra on May 8, 2020. (REUTERS) Sixteen workers were killed on Friday morning after stopping to rest on the train tracks in Aurangabad. They had walked 45 km from …
Read More »Railways transported more than 2.5 lakh people stranded during the shutdown on 222 special trains: MHA | India News
[ad_1] Representative image NEW DELHI: More than 2.5 lakh passengers have traveled on 222 special trains for stranded migrant workers due to the ongoing blockade announced to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MHA) said on Friday. Addressing a press conference, MHA Joint …
Read More »“Stay where you are”: Shivraj Chouhan appeals to migrants after train tragedy
[ad_1] Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday asked stranded migrant workers to stay where they are. Chouhan’s comments came hours after 16 migrants who were sleeping on the train tracks were hit by a train in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. “I would like to appeal to all stranded workers …
Read More »President Ram Nath Kovind says he is “sad beyond words” in the Aurangabad train crash
[ad_1] President Ram Nath Kovind. My thoughts and prayers go out to the grieving families. Wishing a speedy recovery to the wounded, the president said on Twitter. PTI New Delhi Last update: May 8, 2020, 2:35 p.m. IST President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday he was sad beyond words …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi says that companies, workers need money now, not tomorrow
[ad_1] File photo of Rahul Gandhi The congressional leader demanded immediate support for migrant workers after a train hit 16 people in Aurangabad on Friday morning as they tried to return to their rural homes in Madhya Pradesh. News18.com Last update: May 8, 2020, 12:15 p.m. IST Claiming that migrant …
Read More »“Heart full of sadness”: leaders mourn workers killed in Maharashtra train crash
[ad_1] Sixteen migrant workers were crushed to death early Friday by a freight train in Maharashtra after they fell asleep on the tracks. The group of exhausted workers who were going to his house were run over between Jalna and Aurangabad. The incident occurred around 5.30 in the morning when …
Read More »IndiGo senior employees face salary cuts of up to 37% for May-July, according to the report; 32% for pilots
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: IndiGo is likely to implement a pay cut of up to 37 percent of top employees for the months of May, June, and July, The Economic Times reported. For pilots, the pay cut could be as much as 32 percent, the report added. Lower level …
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