UP, Coronavirus: Last week, 24 migrant workers were killed when a trailer rammed a stationary truck New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government will send 12,000 buses to ferry stranded migrants to their states. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked state governments to provide lists of the migrants who need rides home, sources said. District magistrates […] More
“We might be opening in June. If so, we will be taking a number of precautions. Please let us know in the next week if you would be interested in sending your child.” Interested? Of course, I’m interested. He would get a chance to socialize, surrounded by the teachers and friends he loves. I would […] More
Image copyright Smitha Girish Image caption Smitha Girish says her husband is now unable to work and send money home because of coronavirus Remittances are a lifeline for tens of millions of families around the world. But as the coronavirus pandemic limits the ability of migrants to work and send their wages back home, that […] More
A specialised chemical called PTBC will be sent to Visakhapatnam. Ahmedabad: A specialised chemical called PTBC, made only in Vapi town of Gujarat, will be sent to Visakhapatnam on an urgent basis to help in neutralising the effects of gas leak at a polymer plant, a Gujarat government official said on Thursday. A major leak […] More
A team would be constituted to coordinate the transfer of migrant workers Biplab Kumar Deb Agartala: Tripura has decided to send back 33,000 migrant workers to their respective states, largely by train, chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Monday. “There are more than 33,000 migrant workers and their family members in the state belonging to […] More
As state governments rush to book buses and trains to send migrant workers home, the Union Home Ministry on Sunday evening pulled up states and told them that the relaxation wasn’t meant for workers who intended to visit home but only those who were in distress because they had been caught unaware by the lockdown. […] More