Congress will pay migrants' train ticket fare: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Monday slammed the PM Narendra Modi-led Indian government for not giving migrants stranded by the coronavirus lockdown a free train ride to their home.
Special train for migrants to run from Bhiwandi to Gorakhpur tonight
Thane/UNI: A special train for the stranded people will be run from Bhiwandi Road railway station in the district to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday night.
Special train carrying 1200 labourers from Telangana reaches Hatia
Hyderabad/IBNS: The special train, which was carrying 1200 labourers from Telangana has reached Jharkhand's Hatia district on Friday, Indian Railways said.
MHA allows stranded migrant workers, students to return home in special trains
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Home Ministry on Friday said migrat workers, students and others stranded in different parts of the country are allowed to return home by traveling in Indian Railways' operated special trains.
First special train carrying 1200 migrant workers leaves Telangana for Jharkhand
Hyderabad/IBNS: Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs allowed the movement of migrant workers, students, pilgrims and other people stranded across the country amid the ongoing lockdown, the first train carrying 1200 labourers left from Lingampally in Telangana for Jharkhand's Hatia district, media reports said.
Kashmiris labourers, stuck at Kangra, return home
Kangra/UNI: A batch of Kashmiri migrant labourers, living in different parts of Shahpur sub-division of this district, were sent to their hometown on Thursday.
Maharashtra: Two members of migrant group test COVID-19 positive in Kolhapur
Kolhapur/UNI: A 42-year-old woman, who was one in the 30-people group secretly travelling from Mumbai to native Karnataka, has tested COVID-19 positive after being detained midway by patrolling police, stated District Surgeon Dr B C Kempi Patil on Monday.
Total COVID-19 cases in India rise to 11,439 as country enters lockdown 2.0
New Delhi/IBNS: The total number of positive Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 cases in India increased to 11,439 as the South Asian country of massive 1.3 billion people entered into the second phase of an unprecedented nationwide lockdown on Wednesday.
Mumbai/IBNS: Thousand of migrant workers assembled in Bandra station in Mumbai on Tuesday, just hours after Indian PM Narendra Modi announced his decision to increase lockdown to combat COVID-19.
New Delhi/IBNS: Migrant workers stopped while journeying back home and sent to government shelters amid coronavirus lockdown should be provided with medical aid, food and counselling from religious leaders, the Supreme Court told the Centre on Tuesday, said media reports.
Migrant workers in Bareilly forced to take open bath with chlorinated water
Bareilly/IBNS: In a shocking incident, migrant workers in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly were forced to take an open bath in group allegedly with chlorinated water before their entry into the district.
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged the migrant workers to stay wherever they are, citing risk of coronavirus infection spreading to villages where the contagion has not reached yet.
Coronavirus : Assam Chief Secretary directs DCs to provide relief materials to daily wage earners
Guwahati/IBNS: In the wake of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Assam Chief Secretary has directed all districts Deputy Commissioner (DC) to provide relief materials to the daily wage earners in the state for seven days.
Coronavirus Outbreak: UP, Bihar govts to quarantine migrant workers in camps for 14 days
Lucknow/New Delhi/Patna/IBNS: As thousands of migrant workers from Delhi and its surroundings return to their hometowns, mostly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, following the 21-day-lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid coronavirus outbreak, a 14-day-quarantine has been made compulsory for them by their native States, reports said.
COVID-19 lockdown: Delivery agent dies while walking home from Delhi
Bhopal/IBNS: A 38-year-old man died on the way while walking over 200 km from Delhi to reach his home in Madhya Pradesh after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country, media reports said.