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The Orissa High Court awards them Rs 20 lakh each to two SBI Sweepers

Two daily-wage sweepers had given their “sweat & blood” to the State Bank of India, the Orissa High Court said on June 23

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

If agriculture were to be the most remunerative activity

How the Covid-19 pandemic has proved to be a great leveler

Migrant travels 2,800 km on foot from Gujarat to reach home in Assam amid lockdown

45-year-old Jadav Gogoi was robbed of his cash and valuables on the way and survived by begging

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