[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in announcing the second tranche of the economic stimulus package, said ration cards will be portable to allow migrant workers access to food grains in all states. The “one nation one ration card” scheme will be fully operational in March 2021. About 67 million beneficiaries …
Read More »Why is there no Vande Bharat mission for Indian migrant workers to get home?
[ad_1] On March 31, the Center informed the Supreme Court that there were no migrant workers on the roads given the measures that governments had taken to shelter and feed them in various states. This presentation was made after the petitions were filed asking the Center to act to prevent …
Read More »Six migrants dead, four seriously injured after being hit by a bus near UP’s Muzaffarnagar; the police arrest the driver
[ad_1] Muzaffarnagar: Six migrant workers, on their way to their homes in Bihar from Punjab, died and four others were seriously injured when they were hit by a road bus on the Delhi-Saharanpur highway in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said Thursday. Follow LIVE updates on the coronavirus …
Read More »The Indian Coronavirus blockade: a boy sleeps in his mother’s wheeled suitcase: a video tells about the situation of migrants
[ad_1] A boy seen sleeping in a suitcase being carried by his mother. New Delhi: A child, tired of a walk his little body can barely take, sleeps in a suitcase his mother carries. The weight has nearly doubled for the woman, who is dragging the suitcase and her sleeping …
Read More »14 migrant workers die in accidents in Madhya Pradesh, UP
[ad_1] Highlight 70 workers were traveling from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh Most of them are from Unnao “We are making efforts to send them to Unnao”: Police Bhopal: Eight workers died and more than 54 were injured after the truck they were traveling in was hit by a bus in …
Read More »Madhya Pradesh truck crash kills at least 8 workers, 50 injured
[ad_1] At least eight workers died and 50 others were injured in a truck crash in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday night, ANI news agency reported. Workers were traveling in the truck from Maharashtra to their hometown in Uttar Pradesh when they collided with a bus last night in the …
Read More »Opposition parties hit the Covid-19 package at the Center
[ad_1] Opposition parties expressed their disappointment with the special Covid-19 stimulus package announced by the Center on Wednesday with Congress alleging that it has nothing for migrant workers returning to their home states. Congress sent former finance minister P Chidambaram to counter government announcements. “There is nothing in what the …
Read More »6 migrant workers hit by UP government bus, 2 injured, police say
[ad_1] Six migrant workers were hit by a UP government bus in the Muzaffarnagar district Highlight Workers walking to their hometown in Bihar from Punjab The accident happened at 11pm on Wednesday “The bus was empty and the driver is running away”: Police Muzaffarnagar: Six migrant workers were hit by …
Read More »Narendra Modi’s Rare 20 lakh crore stimulus combines cunning geoeconomics with Swadeshi-coated reinforcement, but may not be a panacea for job growth
[ad_1] “Look at London, talk to Tokyo” is an expression that is sometimes used to describe a wink or a squint. But this could literally be a fitting metaphor for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus announced to revive India’s economy affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind Modi’s obvious …
Read More »Government will run more trains, allow ticket issuance to passengers on the waiting list
[ad_1] The Center may allow more passenger trains to sail with more passengers, as the Ministry of Railways issued an order Wednesday night allowing tickets to be issued on a waiting list for trains starting May 22. To be clear, tickets are currently not issued on the waiting list for …
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