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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.
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
Even after a month, only a paltry sum of allotted pulses reaches underprivileged
Data showed that out of the monthly allocated 1.95 lakh MTs, only 19,496 tonnes had been distributed by states
Trade Unions intervene in plea opposing MHA order directing payment of full wages to workers
Intervention application has been filed in this petition, in support of the government’s decision
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