Tag: labourer
18 Karnataka Labourers Killed In Pune Accident
At least 18 labourers were killed and 19 others injured when a tempo carrying them from Karnataka to Pune overturned here on Tuesday, a police official said.....
Six Labourers From West Bengal Shot Dead In J&K's Kulgam
At least six non-local labourers were killed and another one seriously injured in a sudden attack by militants on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. All the killed were from West Bengal's Murshidabad, police sources said.....
Dalit Activist Who Set Himself On Fire In Gujarat Dies
A 60-year-old Dalit activist, who set himself on fire in Gujarat over government's alleged failure to regularize land tilled by a landless labourer, succumbed to his burn injuries late on Friday.....
35 FIRs Against Attackers On Migrants In Gujarat, 450 Detained
Police have filed 35 complaints and detained around 450 persons for attacking the migrant community residing in Gujarat, Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja said on Monday.....
Mamata Expresses Shock Over Bengal Labourers' Killing In Kashmir
Expressing shock at the killing of five workers from West Bengal in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her government would extend all help to the bereaved families.....
14 Migrant Labourers Crushed Under Speeding Truck In Gujarat
At least 14 migrant labourers from Rajasthan, including a child sleeping near a road were crushed to death and six others injured on Tuesday morning by a speeding dumper truck in Gujarat's Surat, police said. ....
PM Must Wake Up To Reality About Poverty: Chidambaram
A day after 15 migrant construction workers, including a child, were crushed to death by a truck in Gujarat's Surat, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday slammed the Modi government at the Centre, saying it is time that the Prime Minister woke up to reality and not repeat the statistics about toilets, housing and open defection-free numbers fed by bureaucrats. ....
Fake News Triggered Labourers' Migration, Can't Be Ignored: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its satisfaction with the measures taken by the Centre to contain the spread of coronavirus but expressed serious concern over the circulation of fake news across various news platforms - electronic, print or social media -- which triggered an exodus of migrant workers from the cities.....
Only 700km More: We Hide By Day, Walk By Night
Hiding during the day and walking over 20 km everynight has become a routine for Shiv Babu, 23, a textile factory worker, who like scores of migrant labourers around the country is desperately trying to reach his far-off village from the industrial towns and cities of urban India.....
4 Labourers Trapped, 36 Rescued In Punjab’s Building Collapse
At least four labourers were trapped and 36 rescued with minor injuries on Monday when an under-construction portion of a two-storeyed factory in Punjab's Ludhiana town collapsed, police said. ....
