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Bengali Migrant Workers Detained in Odisha: Calcutta High Court demands answers, seeks coordination between states
Court poses six pointed questions on detention of Sainur Islam and demands answers from Odisha over detention of youth during ‘identification drive’; Court directs West Bengal to appoint nodal officer
Gujarat Covid-19 cases cross 3.5k, local scientists blame L-type strain for the rise
The L-type strain is said to have a higher transmission rate, but international scientists debunk the claim
Bihar migrants stranded in Rajasthan, collective of organizations write to Bihar CM for help
The organizations have asked the Bihar CM to make free arrangements for the migrant workers to return to their homes in Bihar
Covid-19: JNU sanitation workers denied pay, protective gear
Plight of workers worsens even as administration and contractors play the blame game
A sacrifice most unfair
Migrant workers and the disproportionate burden of the lockdown
Rajasthan makes arrangements for safe passage of migrants
Ashok Gehlot plans to carry this out in a phased manner with proper protocols in place
No More Lockdown: Right to Food Campaign activists
They have asked the government for support for both NFSA and non-NFSA beneficiaries
Can harsher punitive measures as per ordinance amending Epidemic Disease Act be misused?
Also are these new punishments in line with existing criminal laws?
Positive Covid-19 case in Chennai slum poses difficulty for Chennai authorities
The area has been declared a containment zone and is said to have 1,500 residents
35 Bru refugees crossover to Tripura from Mizoram amid lockdown booked
They are now under in quarantine at a hostel in Kanchanpur
Imprisoned on their boats along Guj coast
Migrant fishworkers beg to be sent home to Andhra Pradesh
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