Tag Archives: coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus cases cross 7,000 marks in Gujarat, the number rises to 425 as 29 patients die within 24 hours; Ahmedabad reports 275 new infections

[ad_1] Ahmedabad With 388 people testing positive the night before, 275 in the Ahmedabad district alone, the number of Gujarat coronavirus cases reached 7,013, a senior official said Thursday. During the same period, 29 patients with COVID-19 died, bringing the state’s death toll from the pandemic to 425, Chief Health …

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Coronavirus shutdown: unions accuse BS Yediyurappa of yielding to property lobby after Karnataka cancels special trains for migrant workers

[ad_1] Bangalore: On a warm Wednesday afternoon, spirits rose to the gates of a sprawling construction site in southern Bengaluru. In the context of five residential towers under construction, which will house more than 2,500 families in 31-story buildings, hundreds of workers shouted a demand: Let’s go home, even if …

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Karnataka migrant crisis reveals the gloom of Bengaluru’s economy and how recruitment agencies exploit workers

[ad_1] The Karnataka government decided to resume trains for migrant workers stranded in the state, after facing strong criticism from unions, civil society groups and the opposition Congress. Despite the U-turn, the decision to prevent migrants from leaving the state has refocused on the darkest part of Bangalore’s “Silicon City” …

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