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‘Better to die of corona than hunger’: UP migrants head back to jobs in other cities

Migrant workers aboard the Pushpak Express Special in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on June 3, 2020. They were on their way back to Bhopal where they were working before the nationwide lockdown was imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.

Updated on Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM IST

With no new demand from govt, Shramik Special trains end run from Delhi

Indian Railways began running Shramik Special trains from May 1 to ferry back home migrant labourers stranded in various parts of the country due to the nationwide lockdown in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Updated on Jun 3, 2020, 6:35 PM IST

198 migrant workers killed in road accidents during lockdown: Report

The report contributes fatigue among bus and truck drivers, hired to transport migrants, combined with over speeding and poor engineering of roads as the top reason for deaths. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 2, 2020, 5:44 PM IST

Bihar distributes condoms to migrant workers going home after Covid-19 quarantine

According to a Bihar health department official, contraceptives are being distributed to migrant labourers going back home after institutional quarantine since there are chances of unwanted pregnancies.

Updated on Jun 2, 2020, 5:31 PM IST

‘Over 11 lakh migrant workers tracked for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh; 1,027 found symptomatic’: Top health official

Uttar Pradesh: Medics conduct thermal screening of migrants arriving from Maharashtra by a special train during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against coronavirus in Prayagraj.

Updated on Jun 1, 2020, 4:39 PM IST

Real estate body NAREDCO to employ 2.5 lakh UP migrant workers in projects across state

Real estate body NAREDCO, with 250 developers as members of its UP chapter, will provide employment to 2.5 lakh migrant workers in Uttar Pradesh .

Updated on May 30, 2020, 1:13 AM IST

Maharashtra has few migrants left after 11.5 lakh return home, 8 Shramik trains cancelled

Several of the remaining migrants in Mumbai are opting to stay back on assurance of regular work and food.

Updated on May 29, 2020, 8:44 PM IST

Uttarakhand launches Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana for returnee migrants

The migrants who apply under this programme will get quick approval from the authorities concerned and their applications will be forwarded to banks with immediate subsidy which will be 25% in the hill districts and 15% in the plain districts. ( Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 28, 2020, 5:19 PM IST

‘No fare to be charged from stranded migrants, railways to give food during journey’: Supreme Court

The states should set up help desks to disseminate information about arrangements made for migrant workers, ordered the Supreme Court. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 28, 2020, 5:44 PM IST

‘Taking unprecedented steps’: Centre to Supreme Court on migrant workers

The top court had earlier issued notices to the Centre and the state governments, saying there have been “inadequacies and certain lapses” on their part in dealing with the migrant workers’ situation. (Photo Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 28, 2020, 7:14 PM IST

‘India has seen migrants’ pain but BJP has not’: Sonia Gandhi

A free and safe ride home, said Sonia Gandhi, must be ensured for the thousands of migrants, who are suddenly out of jobs because of nationwide lockdown.

Updated on May 28, 2020, 1:20 PM IST

Bihar man, on way back home from Gujarat, dies on board Shramik Special train

Migrant workers aboard a Shramik Special train at Danapur Railway station in Patna, Bihar.

Updated on May 26, 2020, 10:12 PM IST

Decoding the Centre’s plan for migrant workers, writes Ram Madhav

To manage this migration, a coordinated approach was needed between the Centre and the states, and between destination and origin states

Updated on Jun 25, 2020, 8:28 PM IST

9 migrants found dead in Telangana’s Warangal killed by fellow worker: Cops

The police had recovered nine bodies, said the commissioner, from a well at Gorrekunta village of Geesugonda block on the outskirts of Warangal. (Representative file photo)

Updated on May 25, 2020, 9:48 PM IST

Rajasthan govt to distribute wheat for free to needy migrant workers amid Covid-19 crisis

Migrants workers along with their families waiting to be screened at Govt. Sarvodaya Kanya Bal Vidyalaya, West Vinod Nagar before being taken by buses to railway stations from where they can board Shramik Special trains in New Delhi.

Updated on May 23, 2020, 10:26 PM IST

4 crore migrant workers in India; 75 lakh return home so far: Home ministry

Home Ministry has also set up a 24x7 control room to monitor migrant workers’ issues across the country under the supervision of the joint secretary level officers.

Updated on May 23, 2020, 7:14 PM IST

CM Mamata says don’t send Shramik Specials, officials busy with Amphan relief

At least 86 people in Bengal have died due to Cyclone Amphan. It was the region’s worst weather disaster and the authorities have been scrambling to restore normalcy. (Photo @AITCofficial)

Updated on May 23, 2020, 2:16 PM IST

Woman gives birth to twins on Shramik Special. Underweight children die

The twins could not survive, however, the doctors managed to save the mother, who has been admitted in an isolation ward at the Kaushambi district hospital. (HT photo)

Updated on May 22, 2020, 9:08 PM IST

‘Rajasthan made us pay for Kota students’ ride home’: UP govt to Congress

Uttar Pradesh’s deputy CM Dinesh Sharma.

Updated on May 22, 2020, 5:57 PM IST

Activist Afroz Shah detained on charges of ferrying stranded migrant workers

Afroz Shah has been seen moving in and around the city to feed and ferry migrant workers during the coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Updated on May 20, 2020, 1:46 PM IST

Over a dozen migrant workers injured in collision between two trucks near Kanpur

The incident occurred in Nanamau, just two kilometres away from Bilhaur Police Station, when the truck with the migrant labourers was on the way to West-Bengal from Haryana.

Updated on May 20, 2020, 6:38 AM IST

UP Congress president detained for dharna over buses for migrants

UP Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu being taken away by the police.

Updated on May 19, 2020, 8:30 PM IST

UP govt accuses Congress of submitting ‘fake’ bus list for migrants

The UP government said preliminary inquiry into the Congress list had shown that the list carried registration numbers of three-wheelers. (Photo: Sanchit Khanna/HT)

Updated on May 19, 2020, 6:35 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: 2,000 migrant workers gather at Mumbai’s Bandra to catch train to Bihar and all the latest news

The workers were attempting to board a Shramik special train that was bound for Bihar.

Updated on May 19, 2020, 5:04 PM IST

Consent of destination states not needed: Railways on trains for migrants

Previously, the trains were being run only after a concurrence was given by states that are sending the passengers as well as those receiving them, the ministry said. (HT photo)

Updated on May 19, 2020, 7:34 PM IST

Four killed, 16 injured after bus carrying migrant workers crashes into truck at Yavatmal

The bus crashed into a truck from behind while trying to overtake.

Updated on May 19, 2020, 1:18 PM IST

9 labourers killed, several injured as their truck collides with bus in Bihar’s Bhagalpur

The accident occurred on NH-31 as the truck collided with the bus coming from the opposite direction near Kharik. The truck fell into a ditch after hitting the bus.

Updated on May 19, 2020, 12:41 PM IST

4 migrant labourers killed in road accident in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal

The bus was travelling from Solapur to Jharkhand, ANI said.

Updated on May 19, 2020, 9:40 AM IST

3 migrant workers killed, 12 injured after vehicle overturns in UP’s Mahoba

At least 17 people were travelling in the vehicle when it overturned on the Jhansi-Mirzapur highway in UP .

Updated on May 19, 2020, 7:36 AM IST

Yashwant Sinha claims ‘arrest’ by Delhi police over protest for migrants

Yashwant Sinha sitting at a dharna at Rajghat in Delhi. (HT photo)

Updated on May 18, 2020, 9:02 PM IST

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