Tag: labourers
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.....
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.....
Covid Surge: PMO's Top Priority To Prevent Reverse Migration Of Workers This Time
With a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in India, preventing another reverse migration of workers, particularly from key industrial areas, seems to be the top most priority of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). ....
Put Money Into Migrants Accounts As They Are Returning: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded that the government should transfer money into the accounts of the migrants who are compelled to go back home due to the lockdown and pandemic. ....
Labourers Cannot Be Subjected To Exploitation: Rahul Gandhi On Labour Law Amendment
After many states amended labour laws to restart economic activity in view of the coronavirus lockdown, the Congress lashed out at the state governments and said that labourers could not be subjected to exploitation. ....
