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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra
A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.
Akhil Gogoi goes on indefinite hunger strike in Assam
The peasant leader and his fellow incarcerated activists are protesting the inhuman living conditions in jail
ASHA Workers on Covid-19 duty demand safety gear, healthcare, insurance and better wages
At present they are conducting door-to-door surveys, monitoring quarantines, recording health conditions, etc. without protective gear, unless they buy one on their own
Desire for scoring political brownie points greater than need to control Covid-19 in Delhi?
BJP and AAP busy claiming credit for sundry protocols and rollbacks even as national capital overtakes Mumbai as coronavirus capital of India
Covid-19: Allahabad HC asks police to spread awareness rather than arresting people
The court noted that the offence was of overcrowding and asked the police to reconsider the case
Covid-19 cases spike in Ahmedabad’s posh West Zone, residents cry foul
Residents of Sachin Tower in the West Zone have alleged that the government put them under micro-containment based on rumours spread on social media
Covid-19 ‘cure’: Patanjali only had licence to make ‘immune booster’, not ‘medicine’
Ramdev and Balkrishna now share ‘receipt of documents' as a validation of claims, even as controversy rages on
Free universal healthcare for all in India
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Migrant Diaries: The story of Mohammed Jamaluddin
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“We took a bus, then rode in a truck, then walked, then boarded another truck, and were heckled by officials at each checkpost,” a mason recalls his hellish journey from Mumbai to Birbhum
Reports of glaring vacancies of ASHA workers in Covid-19 hotspots, no pay emerge
It has surfaced that many states do not provide safety equipment to ASHA workers and most haven’t received their pay for months during the crisis
Migrants are victims, not criminals: Guj HC
The court granted bail to 33 migrant workers hailing from Jharkhand and West Bengal
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