Surat: Speeding truck runs over 15 labourers sleeping on footpath, PM Modi expresses grief
India | January 19, 2021 10:02 ISTFifteen migrant labourers were killed in the Surat on Tuesday after they were crushed by a speeding truck.
Fifteen migrant labourers were killed in the Surat on Tuesday after they were crushed by a speeding truck.
India's nationwide lockdown in late March to curb the spread of COVID-19 rendered millions of migrant workers jobless, as factories and workplaces were ordered to shut and people were asked to stay at home.
Addressing a joint press conference in the national capital on November 12, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that concerned ministries are working closely with the states to create online portals for migrant workers.
The theme is a brainchild of concept designer Rintu Das and is brought alive by sculptor Pallab Bhowmick from Krishnanagar in Bengal's Nadia district.
The hardship faced by the people could have been mitigated if there was a well laid out strategy, he said in the Lok Sabha, addingthat the intensity of the pandemic could have been moderated.
Migrant labourers, who had left for their native places during coronavirus lockdown, are being brought back by their employers to project sites in cities.
A Sub-Inspector in Bengaluru has taken the role of a teacher to ensure children of migrant workers don't have to compromise on their studies amid the shutdown of teaching institutions due to Covid-19 pandemic.
'Dabangg' actor Sonu Sood who is being hailed as the 'messiah' for his philanthropy work, took to Twitter to share about his new initiative aimed at providing accommodation to the migrant workers.
On the 47th birthday, Sonu Sood took to his official Twitter account and announced as many as 3 Lakh jobs offers for the migrant workers as ongoing COVID-19 crisis has left millions of Indians jobless. The free website and app, named 'Pravasi Rojgar', will digitally connect job providers with the job seekers.
A picture of an Odisha migrant worker went viral on the internet as he named his welding shop after Sonu Sood. Prashant Kumar Pradhan, whom the actor had airlifted from Kerala, opened up a welding shop and named it - Sonu Sood Welding Shop.
Sonu Sood said, 'Seeing the smiles on their faces, the tears of happiness in their eyes has been the most special experience of my life.'
The HRD Ministry on Tuesday issued guidelines to states and union territories regarding education of migrant workers' children who have returned home during the COVID-19 pandemic, asking them to ensure that their names are not struck off the school rolls.
Ahead of her birthday on July 9, Elnaaz Norouzi will raise money to help feed six to seven thousand families of Indian migrant workers.
One person was killed and 20 others were injured, when a Bihar-bound bus carrying migrants from Puducherry hit a truck in Odisha's Balasore district on Wednesday, a senior police officer said.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman adderessed mediapersons ahead of launch of 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
While addressing a press conference via video conferencing in the national capital on June 15, the Chairman of Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav spoke on migrant workers.
Migrant workers alleged lack of adequate facilities at a quarantine centre in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling.
Migrant workers alleged lack of adequate facilities at a quarantine centre in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling. According to the migrants, toilets are not good and there is lack of suitable drinking water. "The condition of the toilet is not good and th
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has turned out to be the real-life hero for the migrant workers. Yet again, he showed his dedication and care by helping a man reach his hometown in Varanasi to attend the last rites of his wife.
During the coronavirus pandemic, many Bollywood celebrities have come forward and helped by providing food and traditional aid. After Sonu Sood, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has arranged 3 flights to send migrant workers back to their home in Varanasi.
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