migrant labourers

Nuapada: Over 20 migrant labourers hailing from Chandel village under Khariar block in Nuapada district have been allegedly tortured and held hostage by a brick kiln owner in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. These migrant labourers…

New Delhi: Delhi Police have denied reports of exodus of migrant labourers from the national capital over the fear of imposition of another lockdown in the city, an official said here on Tuesday. "Labourers are not migrating from the…

Chennai:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday launched a scheme to provide dry ration kits to migrant labourers, struggling over Covid-related issues including lockdowns and loss of jobs. A release from the Chief Minister's…

New Delhi:  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. Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tweeted,…

New Delhi: The Union government is conducting five different types of surveys through which it aims to collect the data of all migrant workers, maids, professionals, etc. The Labour Bureau of the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been…

Gandhinagar: At least 14 migrant labourers hailing from Rajasthan were mowed down and six others injured by a speeding dumper truck in Gujarat's Surat in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said. The victims, including a toddler, were…

Balangir: Kantabanji police rescued 48 migrant labourers, including 23 women and 8 children while the Dadan Sardar (broker) fled the spot last night. Reports said that the labour force was being taken to the Kantabanji railway station by…

New Delhi: Indian Railways on Sunday said it has generated 10,66,246 man days of work till September 25 this year under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) in six states to benefit migrant labourers. These states include Bihar,…

Patna:  The migration of labourers is turning out to be a poll issue for the opposition parties in Bihar. Tejashwi Yadav, leader of the opposition, has slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for being unable to create jobs in the state.…

"Akshay Kumar to play Sonu Sood in his biopic." The joke has been doing the rounds of social media over nearly a day now. The reference, in good humour, is to Sonu's initiative to send stranded migrant labourers home amid the COVID-19…