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As the world struggled against the coronavirus pandemic, people also saw the plight of migrant workers in India, who had to walk days and days, barefoot, in the scorching sun, only to return to their places of origin with little savings. and with an uncertain future ahead. . With industries …

NEW DELHI: A fractured opposition may work in favor of Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar, but chances are he will face off in the upcoming October-November three-phase elections. Nitish Kumar may eventually emerge victorious. However, the situations are not as favorable as during the 2015 assembly elections. In the last …

With migrant workers facing immense difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers of Durga Puja in a Kolkata neighborhood have decided to pay tribute not to Goddess Durga but to migrant workers who have been struggling to survive the pandemic. The Barisha Club Durga Puja committee in Behala, Kolkata has …

With just one month left until the plan is finalized, the Narendra Modi government has so far spent only 56% of the funds on a special initiative to provide employment for migrant workers who returned home during the coronavirus disease pandemic ( Covid-19) and the lockdown was enforced to prevent …

In the first substantive discussion on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Parliament on Wednesday, the Opposition questioned the government about its handling of the pandemic, the way the shutdown, the slipping of the economy, was announced and managed, the suffering. of migrant workers and the Center’s approach to the States …

On migrant deaths, Nityanand Rai replied that these details “were not kept centrally” (Archive) New Delhi: The massive movement of migrants after the country was blocked in March to combat the coronavirus was due to “false news,” the government said in parliament today, giving a new surprise a day after …

NEW DELHI: The Home Office has said the Center does not have any records of migrant workers who died while returning home during the nationwide blockade after the corona pandemic. This was stated by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Tuesday, in a written response to …

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government for declaring in Parliament on Monday, the first day of the uninterrupted 18-day monsoon session, that he did not know how many migrant workers had died during the coronavirus disease (Covid -19) -induced confinement while returning to their places of …

Migrant workers return to cities after the coronavirus lockdown was relaxed. (AP file) According to a report by the International Labor Organization and the Asian Development Bank, 41 lakh of jobs were lost in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 14, 2020 6:03 …

Several migrant workers, who were walking or riding in other private vehicles, suffered accidents during the closing period. (Image: PTI) Many migrant workers lost their lives during the 68-day national lockdown that was imposed in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. News18.com Last …