migrant workers

New Delhi, March 13 Issues with the availability of LPG have begun to disrupt the livelihoods of street vendors across the national capital, forcing many to close their stalls or take out heavy loans to sustain their daily operations.The disruption has pushed several small-scale traders into...

Podanur, March 11 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated several new railway services and infrastructure projects from Tiruchirappalli, including the flagship Podanur-Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express.The weekly train will connect Podanur Junction in Coimbatore with Dhanbad in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed serious concern on Wednesday regarding the availability of cooking gas in the country, given the tensions in West Asia, and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure adequate supply, and take...

Ranchi, March 10 The Jharkhand Assembly passed the budgetary demands of the labour, planning, training, and skill and industry departments by voice vote on Tuesday, with minister Sanjay Prasad Yadav asserting that the funds are essential for the welfare of workers and industrial development in...

Bhubaneswar, March 10. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday criticized the Odisha government, accusing it of failing to act quickly to rescue Odia people stranded in West Asian countries amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war.Expressing...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 9 Family members of a migrant worker from Odisha, who died at his workplace in Qatar, have appealed to the government to bring his body back to his village in the Ganjam district.The Arab country has been affected by the West Asia conflict.An officer from the Ganjam...

Kolkata, March 7 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, accusing the saffron party of using its allies and appointees for political gain before abandoning them.Speaking at the site of her indefinite protest against...

Chennai, March 7 – The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is planning to establish approximately 200 temporary, container-based shelters across the city to provide free accommodation for migrant workers and homeless families, in a major initiative aimed at addressing the growing demand for safe...

Hyderabad, March 5 – Three workers died and two were injured after falling from the fifth floor of a building under construction in Hyderabad on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred in the Al-Hasnat Colony area of Tolichowki when the scaffolding collapsed.Police said that two workers...

Kathmandu, March 5 – Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki held a telephone conversation with her Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, on Thursday, regarding the ongoing US-Iran conflict affecting the Gulf region and the safety of Nepali nationals residing in...

New Delhi, March 5 A 17-year-old girl was killed and over 100 shanties were gutted after a major fire broke out in Delhi's Rithala area in the early hours of Thursday.The blaze left dozens of migrant families homeless as it swept through the densely packed settlement. The Delhi Fire Services...

Tirunelveli, (Tamil Nadu), March 3 Two people, including a migrant worker from Odisha, were allegedly killed by a nine-member gang in Nanguneri, police said.Five people were injured in this attack, they added.The deceased were identified as John Mark (47), a resident of Perumpathu village...

Kolkata, March 3 Senior BJP leader Rahul Sinha said on Tuesday that his nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal was a testament to the party's recognition of dedicated workers.Sinha also said he would raise issues of "misgovernance" by the ruling Trinamool Congress...

Tirunelveli, (Tamil Nadu), March 3 Two people, including a migrant worker from Odisha, were allegedly hacked to death by a nine-member gang, and five others were injured in Nanguneri, police said.The deceased were identified as John Mark (47), a resident of Perumpathu village, and 57-year-old...

Thane, March 3 Two migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh have died in separate incidents of electrocution in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.The incidents occurred in the Kalyan and Dombivli areas of the district on Sunday night, an official said.Sandeep Ghorilal Rawat (35)...

Bhubaneswar, March 2: In light of the intensifying US-Israel-Iran conflict, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the Union government to take immediate steps to ensure the safe evacuation of migrant workers, professionals, students...

Bhubaneswar, March 2 BJD president Naveen Patnaik urged the Centre on Monday to take immediate steps to safely evacuate Odias who were stranded in West Asia due to the disruption of air connectivity amid escalating conflict.A swift action will not only protect lives but also reassure countless...

Saharsa (Bihar), March 2 – Anxiety has gripped two families in Saharsa district, Bihar, as their sons, Amit Kumar Chauhan and Keshav Kumar, remain in Doha, Qatar, with their families amidst the escalating Israel-Iran conflict in the Middle East.The parents say they have been deeply worried...

Kathmandu, March 2 – The Embassy of Nepal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed on Monday that a young man from Nepal’s western Gorkha district was killed during a drone interception operation at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.The security...

Kochi, February 28 Police on Saturday said they arrested five migrant workers and allegedly seized 30 kilograms of ganja from them in Puthencruz.Ashraf Mandal (56), Nuhunabi Mandal (45), Rofiqul (26), Ripan Mandal (41), and Yanus Ali Molla (42), all natives of Murshidabad in West Bengal, were...