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Madrasi Camp Demolition: CPI(M) Delhi Demands Halt to Evictions, Rehab Within 5 Km
Reminding BJP of its promise of “Jahan Jhuggi, Wahaan Makaan”, the CPI(M) said over 400 working-class families in the 60-year-old slum cluster were evicted despite valid documents.
Pelting stones in protest against a failing system is tough on a hungry stomach
Image: Prakash Singh/AFPPeople in some parts of Delhi rushed to...
K’taka HC asks state to immediately take decision on payment of fares of migrants
In the precise words of the court, “no one should be deprived of an opportunity to go back to his own State only for the reason that he has no capacity to pay for the transport”
Take more action for justice to Odia migrant workers: Activist Prafulla Samantara to Odisha CM
The environmental activist wrote to CM Naveen Patnaik asking him to provide free travel to migrants apart from ensuring that they get free rations
Are passengers travelling on Shramik trains & Special AC trains guinea pigs to test new travel protocols?
The Indian railways, will continue ‘shramik special trains’ to transport migrant workers, and a separate set of air conditioned special trains to transport regular passengers but have cancelled all other tickets booked till June 30th.
Over 300 workers booked in Malerkotla for demanding full wages
From Kashmir to Punjab and Gujarat, reports of workers not being paid their dues are emerging
Maha govt tells HC it will give foodgrains to ration card holders from 11 states
The state government has reached agreement with 11 states and asked them to port ration cards so that migrants stuck in the state can get ration
Dilution of labour rights & protection condemnable: Trade Unions
A joint platform of central trade unions, federations and associations have roundly criticised the total exemption to employers from all labour laws in UP and MP and serious dilution of obligations under labour laws in some states.
ST buses pick up 21,714 stranded migrants from highways: M’tra
Even as horror stories, photos and videos, of disillusioned migrants taking to the highways and clambering on hired trucks and lorries to escape the big city’ were being circulated, between 9 and 11 May, 1,169 buses of the Maharashtra State Transport (ST)ferried 21,714 migrants, of which, 11,866 were ferried by 530 buses on Monday alone
Mumbai’s Covid-19 woes worsen
Probe ordered into hospital keeping dead bodies kept next to patients, even as blood banks are facing a shortage of supply. Also two BDD chawls have been ordered to be sealed for the next week
16 migrant workers run over by train in Aurangabad, Opposition demands answers
Say Central govt alone responsible for tragedy that was completely avoidable
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