Gujarat employers force migrants to pay for train tickets, Chhattisgarh govt orders probe
4 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat employers force migrants to pay for train tickets, Chhattisgarh govt orders probe

India Today  

Seventy-one migrant labourers who returned to Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh from Gandhinagar in Gujarat by a special train early this week have claimed their employers took money from them for the commute, an official said on Sunday. A state government release said a probe was ordered by the collector into the allegations, and a report has been submitted by the latter to the secretary of the state labour department. "It was revealed that six brick kiln owners and their accountants in Gandhinagar have illegally taken Rs 52,950 from 71 labourers working in their units on the pretext of paying for their train tickets. Officials said the Chhattisgarh government had given consent for 37 trains to bring back migrants stranded in the coronavirus-induced lockdown, and eight Shramik Special trains had arrived till Saturday since May 11.

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Odisha train accident sheds light on plight of labourers leaving home for work
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident sheds light on plight of labourers leaving home for work

Hindustan Times  

On Sunday morning, in a small hut at Charankhali village, close to the Sunderbans delta in West Bengal’s South 24 Paraganas district, 65 year old Subhadra Guyen was inconsolable. An official of the South Paraganas district, one of Bengal’s poorest, said, “At least a dozen people from South 24 Parganas district have died and more than 100 were injured. Read …

Three migrant workers walk from Bengaluru to Odisha, after denied the wage
1 year, 9 months ago

Three migrant workers walk from Bengaluru to Odisha, after denied the wage

Hindustan Times  

Three migrant workers who were working at Bengaluru walked almost 1000 kilometers distance to their hometown in Odisha, after they were denied their pay share, reported news agency PTI. Three migrant workers walk from Bengaluru to Odisha, after denied the wage According to PTI, the three migrant workers started their journey from Bengaluru around a month ago and reached Odisha’s …

Covid-19 migrant crisis: How they returned
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 migrant crisis: How they returned

Hindustan Times  

Millions of labourers spilled out of India’s cities in a desperate attempt to reach home during the lockdown. Their plight holds important takeaways for the country’s policymakers and development strategists A migrant labourer gets emotional while talking to a relative over his mobile phone at Nizamuddin Bridge, May 11, 2020. WALKING OR CYCLING Roughly a week after the lockdown was …

Rs 42 Lakh Loss as Some Shramik Specials Ran Empty: Maha Govt to HC
4 years, 5 months ago

Rs 42 Lakh Loss as Some Shramik Specials Ran Empty: Maha Govt to HC

News 18  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it incurred a loss of around Rs 42 lakh as most of the Shramik Special trains arranged in the last month to ferry stranded migrant workers to their native states amid the COVID-19 pandemic went empty. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, appearing for the state government, told a division bench …

Empty Shramik Specials trains led to a loss of ₹42 lakh: Maharashtra govt
4 years, 5 months ago

Empty Shramik Specials trains led to a loss of ₹42 lakh: Maharashtra govt

Live Mint  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it incurred a loss of around ₹42 lakh as most of the Shramik Special trains arranged in the last month to ferry stranded migrant workers to their native states amid the COVID-19 pandemic went empty. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, appearing for the state government, told a division bench of …

Railways spent ₹2,142 cr on Shramik Specials, generated ₹429 cr revenue:Data
4 years, 5 months ago

Railways spent ₹2,142 cr on Shramik Specials, generated ₹429 cr revenue:Data

Live Mint  

The Railways spent ₹2,142 crore on running Shramik Special trains for ferrying stranded migrant workers home during the coronavirus lockdown, but earned a revenue of just ₹429 crore, official data shows. Tamil Nadu paid ₹34 crore to the Railways for transporting around four lakh migrant workers to their home states in 271 trains. Another set of data, received from the …

Migrants back in farms, factories
4 years, 6 months ago

Migrants back in farms, factories

The Hindu  

AT a time when most States are reeling under the aftermath of the large-scale migration of urban labour, Punjab is faced with the challenge of ‘reverse migration’. The labourers who had migrated back home to Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh following the abrupt announcement of the lockdown in March end, and endured untold hardships to reach their home towns and …

60 lakh migrants took 4,450 Shramik specials to reach their home States: Railways
4 years, 6 months ago

60 lakh migrants took 4,450 Shramik specials to reach their home States: Railways

The Hindu  

Since May 1, 60 lakh migrants had taken 4,450 Shramik specials at an average ticket price of ₹600, of which the Railways had recovered 15%, Railway Board chairman V.K. At a virtual press conference, Mr. Yadav said most migrants had gone back to their States but the Railways had asked the governments if they wanted more trains. The Railways had …

No More Demand From Migrant Workers For Shramik Trains; State Govt Informs Bombay HC
4 years, 7 months ago

No More Demand From Migrant Workers For Shramik Trains; State Govt Informs Bombay HC

Live Law  

The State government informed the Bombay High Court on Friday that currently there is no demand from migrant workers for shramik trains to be taken back to their native places. Court had directed the State to file a report regarding those migrant workers whose application for leaving the State through special Shramik trains and buses are pending. However, Advocate General …

Coronavirus lockdown | Deaths in Shramik trains not due to lack of food, water, says government
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Deaths in Shramik trains not due to lack of food, water, says government

The Hindu  

The government on Friday told the Supreme Court that not a single migrant worker died in Shramik trains due to lack of food, water or medication. In turn, a three-judge Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan asked the government to complete the transportation of migrant workers, whether by rail or road, in the next 15 days. The Centre has been …

Rajasthan: Over 13 lakh migrants returned home on buses, Shramik Special trains
4 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan: Over 13 lakh migrants returned home on buses, Shramik Special trains

India Today  

More than 13 lakh migrants have returned to Rajasthan through Shramik special trains and buses, while over six lakh have gone to their home states from the desert state, a senior official said. “A total of 13.43 lakh migrants who were stuck in various states have arrived in Rajasthan from different states in buses and Shramik special trains and 6.13 …

Covid-19 lockdown: 256 Shramik trains cancelled by states, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, UP top defaulters
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 lockdown: 256 Shramik trains cancelled by states, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, UP top defaulters

India Today  

As the operation of Shramik Specials move towards culmination, Railways data showed that of the 4,040 trains run till Sunday, 256 were cancelled by state governments, with Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh being the top defaulters. Gujarat, which cancelled the maximum trains after Maharashtra, also ran the maximum 1,026 migrant special trains, ferrying more than 15 lakh migrant workers to …

Shramik Trains : Karnataka HC Asks Centre & State About Arrangements To Provide Food & Water To Migrants [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Shramik Trains : Karnataka HC Asks Centre & State About Arrangements To Provide Food & Water To Migrants [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State and Central Government to give details of arrangements made for providing food and water to the migrant workers who are traveling by Shramik special trains. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna ordered: "It will be appropriate if both the State Government and Central Government place …

2 migrants found dead on Shramik Train from Mumbai to Varanasi
4 years, 7 months ago

2 migrants found dead on Shramik Train from Mumbai to Varanasi

India Today  

Two people were found dead on a Shramik Express train that came from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Wednesday. North Eastern Railway spokesperson Ashok Kumar said during a medical examination, it was found that both suffered from serious health issues. At least seven deaths on-board migrant special trains were reported on Wednesday, officials said, putting the Railways in the …

25 lakh migrant workers have returned to state: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
4 years, 7 months ago

25 lakh migrant workers have returned to state: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath went live on Facebook on May 25 to enlist the measures taken by the state government to control the scourge of the coronavirus pathogen in the state. During the webinar, Yogi informed that until now, at least 25 lakh migrant workers had returned to Uttar Pradesh from other states, reports News 18. The Yogi …

Make sure migrants do not walk home: MHA tells states
4 years, 7 months ago

Make sure migrants do not walk home: MHA tells states

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a fresh communication to states, the Union home ministry, on Friday, instructed states to ensure that migrant workers do not have to walk back to their home states. Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to states instructing the establishements to urge migrants to take the Shramik Special trains, which are currently in operation. "In case they are …

First 'Shramik' special train from Ghaziabad leaves for Bihar carrying 1,420 migrant workers
4 years, 7 months ago

First 'Shramik' special train from Ghaziabad leaves for Bihar carrying 1,420 migrant workers

India TV News  

The first 'Shramik' special train from Ghaziabad left for Bihar's Muzaffarpur on Friday with 1,420 stranded migrant workers onboard, officials said. The special train with a total of 22 coaches left around 9 pm from Ghaziabad old railway station. Additional District Magistrate Santosh Kumar Vaish told PTI that all the 1,420 passengers had applied on the state government's Jansunvai portal. …

'No food, no water, no money': Back in UP's Banda on Shramik Special, migrant labourers look back on long journey home
4 years, 7 months ago

'No food, no water, no money': Back in UP's Banda on Shramik Special, migrant labourers look back on long journey home

Firstpost  

Maneuvering the lockdown, contradictory government mandates and the always looming threat of both the virus and starvation, the first wave of migrants finally returned to their hometowns this week. In the current spirit of being ‘vocal about local’ we waited at Banda station to welcome the first train of labourers returning home from Surat on the newly-running Shramik Express trains. …

Lockdown: 642 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 8 lakh migrants ferried home
4 years, 7 months ago

Lockdown: 642 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 8 lakh migrants ferried home

India Today  

The Railways has operated 642 Shramik Special trains since May 1, ferrying home eight lakh migrant workers who were stranded in various parts of the country due to the Covid-19 lockdown, officials said on Wednesday. From Monday, these 'Shramik Special' trains started carrying around 1,700 passengers each, instead of the earlier 1,200, to ferry as many workers home as possible. …

Migrant worker dies on board shramik special train; 34-year-old Gonda resident had embarked on journey home from Pune
4 years, 7 months ago

Migrant worker dies on board shramik special train; 34-year-old Gonda resident had embarked on journey home from Pune

Firstpost  

A 34-year-old migrant worker died on board a Pune-Prayagraj Shramik Special train on Monday and his post-mortem has been conducted, officials said on Tuesday New Delhi: A 34-year-old migrant worker died on board a Pune-Prayagraj Shramik Special train on Monday and his post-mortem has been conducted, officials said on Tuesday. “The migrant worker died on the Pune-Prayagraj special train and …

Migrants and governments: A Covid-19 story of mismatch
4 years, 8 months ago

Migrants and governments: A Covid-19 story of mismatch

India Today  

India always had an internal problem of migrants. That the migrant workers have never been the focus of serious policy making of governments is also evident from the fact that the there is no concrete number of migrants in India. States have looked clearly clueless in having an effective SOP for sending back migrant workers home in the wake of …

Maharashtra government to pay railway fare of migrant workers using CM's Relief Fund
4 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra government to pay railway fare of migrant workers using CM's Relief Fund

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra government on Sunday decided that it will pay for the railway fare of the Shramik Special trains all migrant workers who do not have the ability to pay for their ticket back home. The state government will be transferring the amount required to pay for such tickets to the accounts of district collectors to aid migrant workers who …

Migrants resort to desperate means to reach home, Centre asks states to permit more special trains
4 years, 8 months ago

Migrants resort to desperate means to reach home, Centre asks states to permit more special trains

India Today  

The Centre on Sunday appealed to all states to permit the operation of more special trains for stranded workers so that they can reach home in the next three-four days itself, as six more people died during the country-wide exodus of the migrants facing hardships and even risking their lives to travel amid the coronavirus lockdown. Senior railway officials say …

302 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 3.4 lakh migrants ferried: Railways
4 years, 8 months ago

302 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 3.4 lakh migrants ferried: Railways

India Today  

The Indian Railways has operated 302 'Shramik Special' trains since May 1 and ferried home more than 3 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said. While the railways has not yet announced the cost incurred on the special services, officials indicate the national transporter has spent around Rs 80 lakh per service. …

Coronavirus: 8 trains to bring nearly 30,000 migrants to Bengal, claims TMC
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: 8 trains to bring nearly 30,000 migrants to Bengal, claims TMC

India Today  

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday said the West Bengal government has sought eight special trains from the union government to bring back migrant workers from the state who are stuck outside. Another two trains from Bangalore will ferry 3,904 migrant workers from the five central Bengal districts of Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum, Paschim Bardhaman and Jhargram. Another 2,424 workers will …

Railways until Thursday ran 201 Shramik train ferrying 2 lakh migrants
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways until Thursday ran 201 Shramik train ferrying 2 lakh migrants

Op India  

In what can be seen as a stupendous service provided amidst the coronavirus outbreak, the India Railways operated around 201 Shramik Special trains till late Thursday and helped nearly 2 lakh stranded migrant workers, tourists and students to return to their home state. Congress creating needless controversy On May 4 Congress leaders took to Twitter to claim that since the …

Two arrested in Noida for illegally offering bus service to migrants
4 years, 8 months ago

Two arrested in Noida for illegally offering bus service to migrants

India TV News  

Noida Police has arrested two persons who were trying to lure migrants and collecting money from them in disguise for free bus service to their native towns. The duo was conning people saying that the Bihar government has arranged free bus service for labourers from Delhi, UP and Gautam Buddha Nagar. Ever since lockdown imposed in the country due to …

160 migrants found traveling to UP in three trucks
4 years, 8 months ago

160 migrants found traveling to UP in three trucks

India TV News  

The Mumbai police on Thursday intercepted three trucks carrying 160 migrant labourers from the city to Utttar Pradesh, an official said. Drivers of the three trucks and another person were boooked for violation of lockdown, said an official of the RAK Marg police station. When the black covers were removed, the police found in all 160 daily wage workers packed …

Maharashtra: 16 migrant workers mowed down by goods train in Aurangabad, 5 injured
4 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra: 16 migrant workers mowed down by goods train in Aurangabad, 5 injured

India TV News  

At least 16 migrant workers were killed after coming under a goods train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Friday morning. "The injured have been shifted to Aurangabad civil hospital," Chief Public Relations Officer of South Central Railway told ANI. "During early hours today after seeing some labourers on track, loco pilot of goods train tried to stop the train but …

'Who Will Pay Their Travel & Medical Cost?' Bombay HC Asks State To Clarify Regarding Stranded Migrant Workers
4 years, 8 months ago

'Who Will Pay Their Travel & Medical Cost?' Bombay HC Asks State To Clarify Regarding Stranded Migrant Workers

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court directed the state government to clarify who will be paying for the cost of travel and medical screening of migrant workers stranded in the state due to the ongoing lockdown as a consequence of the pandemic of Covid-19. Justice SC Gupte was hearing via video conferencing PILs filed by two NGOs namely Sarva Hara Jan Andolan …

Karnataka govt withdraws request to run special trains for migrant labourers
4 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka govt withdraws request to run special trains for migrant labourers

India TV News  

The Karnataka government has withdrawn its request to the railways to run special trains to ferry migrant labourers to their home states, hours after builders met Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to apprise him of the problems to the construction sector in case they left. The Principal Secretary in the Revenue Department N Manjunatha Prasad, who is the nodal officer …

Migrant workers | Row over sharing of train fares
4 years, 8 months ago

Migrant workers | Row over sharing of train fares

The Hindu  

The Railways on Wednesday said 122 Shramik Special trains had been run since May 1. On Tuesday, Union Home Ministry spokesperson Punya Salila Srivastava said these special trains had so far ferried nearly 70,000 migrants. Full coverage | Lockdown displaces lakhs of migrants Punjab clarifies Meanwhile, amid a controversy over migrants being asked to shell out the fares for their …

Paid for train tickets with final savings, say migrant workers from Bihar
4 years, 8 months ago

Paid for train tickets with final savings, say migrant workers from Bihar

India Today  

Around 1,200 workers set off from Kalyan in Maharashtra to Danapur in Bihar on Tuesday. These migrant workers who were not being paid any wages ever since the lockdown came into effect, were made to pay Rs 20 for the bus ticket and Rs 700 for the train ticket from Kalyan to Danapur in Bihar. One of the labourers whose …

Over Rs 50 crore spent to ferry nearly 70,000 migrants in last 5 days, say railway officials
4 years, 8 months ago

Over Rs 50 crore spent to ferry nearly 70,000 migrants in last 5 days, say railway officials

India TV News  

Nearly 70,000 stranded migrants have been ferried to various parts of the country in 'Shramik Special' trains since May 1 at the estimated expense of over Rs 50 crore, railway officials said on Tuesday even as the issue of their travel cost remained a matter of political bickering with the Congress and BSP leaders attacking the railways for charging money …

Coronavirus lockdown: Rumours, misinformation prompts hundreds of desperate migrants to throng bus terminals in Ahmedabad, Surat
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown: Rumours, misinformation prompts hundreds of desperate migrants to throng bus terminals in Ahmedabad, Surat

Firstpost  

A total of 23 Shramik Special trains carrying around 28,000 migrant workers had left various stations of Gujarat since 2 May to Tuesday morning, a state government release said Ahmedabad: Scores of migrant workers, desperate to travel back to their native states amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown, on Tuesday came out on streets in Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat, officials said. …

Railways has subsidised 85% fare of special trains for migrant workers, states to pay remaining 15%, claims BJP
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways has subsidised 85% fare of special trains for migrant workers, states to pay remaining 15%, claims BJP

Firstpost  

The state government concerned can also pay for the tickets, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said. New Delhi: The BJP said on Monday the railways has subsidised 85 percent of ticket fare for special trains being run to transport migrant workers and the state government has to pay the remaining 15 percent, soon after the Congress attacked the central government over …

Coronavirus lockdown | Bihar to reimburse fare of returning migrants
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Bihar to reimburse fare of returning migrants

The Hindu  

Hours after Congress president Sonia Gandhi announced on Monday that her party would pay the train fare for migrants heading home on special trains and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejaswhi Yadav offered to foot the bill for the first 50 trains to Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said while migrant workers will be reimbursed the entire expenses they incurred on …

Bihar govt will bear train fares of students, migrant workers: Nitish
4 years, 8 months ago

Bihar govt will bear train fares of students, migrant workers: Nitish

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday made it clear that no fare will be charged from students returning to the state by special trains while migrant workers will be reimbursed the expenses incurred, besides getting additional assistance, after they complete the mandatory 21-day quarantine. In a video message, Kumar said these measures were already in place but blamed …

Shramik Specials: railways say ‘sending States’ will have to pay ticket costs
4 years, 8 months ago

Shramik Specials: railways say ‘sending States’ will have to pay ticket costs

The Hindu  

The railways on Monday said the “sending States” should pay them for transporting migrant workers on Shramik Specials and it was up to them to decide how to fund this cost. Sending State may decide to bear this cost or take it from passengers or take it from the receiving State after mutual consultation or may charge it to any …

Tejashwi offers fare of 50 trains to Bihar govt. to bring back migrants
4 years, 8 months ago

Tejashwi offers fare of 50 trains to Bihar govt. to bring back migrants

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, on May 4 offered the fare of 50 trains to the Bihar government to bring back stranded migrants. “As per the Union Home Ministry’s directions, the State governments would have to arrange trains to bring back stranded migrants from other States…so we …

‘Will Bear Cost of Rail Travel of Migrant Workers’: Sonia Gandhi
4 years, 8 months ago

‘Will Bear Cost of Rail Travel of Migrant Workers’: Sonia Gandhi

The Quint  

In a detailed statement, she said: “Our workers and labourers form the backbone of our economy. As the central government barely gave a four-hour notice of the lockdown, workers and migrant labourers were denied the opportunity to return to their homes. Post the partition of 1947, this is the first time India witnessed a tragedy with such a massive human …

Govt shells crores to bring rich back, makes poor Indians pay: Migrants closer to home, yet so far
4 years, 8 months ago

Govt shells crores to bring rich back, makes poor Indians pay: Migrants closer to home, yet so far

India Today  

As soon as the coronavirus pandemic struck, India took no time to rescue its citizens from Covid-19 hotspots around the world, operating special flights to bring back those stranded in foreign countries. After the first 40 days of the lockdown was over, on May Day, the government finally decided to start operating “Shramik Special” trains to move the migrant workers …

A story to tell grandchildren: Train crew after bringing stranded workers home
4 years, 8 months ago

A story to tell grandchildren: Train crew after bringing stranded workers home

India Today  

For loco driver Haridas and guard Rajeev Raikwar, the 02121 Shramik Special wasn’t just another train. The “workers' special” the two rolled into Lucknow Sunday morning was the first such train to Uttar Pradesh, bringing home 800 migrant labourers stranded for weeks in Maharashtra. Haridas who drove the train from Jhansi to Lucknow a part of its journey from Nashik …

As migrants return, states guard against Covid surge
4 years, 8 months ago

As migrants return, states guard against Covid surge

Hindustan Times  

States receiving migrant labourers from across India are gearing up for a massive challenge: a spurt in Covid-19 cases. Odisha, which will test all workers for Covid-19 after a mandatory 14-day quarantine period, has instructed all community centres to remain open around the clock, and has decided to create 4,200 new isolation beds. “Special attention is being paid to workers …

First 'Shramik Special' train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers from Jaipur reaches Patna
4 years, 8 months ago

First 'Shramik Special' train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers from Jaipur reaches Patna

India TV News  

The first 'Shramik Special' train carrying 1,187 stranded migrant labourers from Jaipur reached the Danapur railway station on Saturday. The 24-coach train departed at 10 pm on Friday from Jaipur and reached the Danapur railway station around 2 pm. "After medical examination, they will be served food and sent to their respective districts by buses," Patna Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Kumar …

Maharashtra: 1,000 migrant labourers hit streets, demand return home
4 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra: 1,000 migrant labourers hit streets, demand return home

India TV News  

Around 1,000 migrant labourers, mostly from northern parts of India, came on to the streets in Maharashtra's Chandrapur on Saturday to demand that arrangements be made for their return to the native places, police said. "More than 1,000 labourers, mostly staying at a construction site in a government medical college, hit the streets and demanded that arrangement be made for …

First special train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers reaches Patna
4 years, 8 months ago

First special train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers reaches Patna

India Today  

The first 'Shramik Express' special train carrying 1,187 stranded migrant labourers from Jaipur reached in Patna on Saturday afternoon. Patna Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Agarwal, Patna DM Kumar Ravi and SSP Upendra Sharma were present at the railway station to oversee the arrangements on the arrival of the migrant workers. Patna Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Agarwal informed all the migrant workers who …

Railways runs 'Shramik Special' trains to move migrant workers, stranded people
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways runs 'Shramik Special' trains to move migrant workers, stranded people

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Friday announced "Shramik Special" trains in order to move migrant workers and all those pilgrims, tourists, students, and people who are stranded at different places amid the coronavirus lockdown. These special trains will be run from point to point on the request of both the concerned state government as per the standard protocols for sending and …

Hundreds reached Mumbai’s Bandra railway station to go home; lathicharged
4 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds reached Mumbai’s Bandra railway station to go home; lathicharged

Hindustan Times  

In a replay of scenes at Delhi’s border with Uttar Pradesh last month, hundreds of migrant workers gathered outside Bandra West railway station on Tuesday evening to demand that the railways run trains to take them home. Mumbai Police dispersed the crowd of hundreds of migrant workers who were demanding that the railways run trains to take them home “The …

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