26 Jharkhand Labourers Stuck in Nepal Appeal for Rescue; State Arranging Transport
3 years, 7 months ago

26 Jharkhand Labourers Stuck in Nepal Appeal for Rescue; State Arranging Transport

News 18  

After 26 migrant labourers of Jharkhand stuck in Nepal due to lockdown sought help from the government through video messages, the state administration has taken steps to bring them back, an official said on Thursday. Meanwhile, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren retweeted a message by a non-profit body Shubh Sandesh Foundation: “Doing our best to assist 26 Jharkhand migrants stuck in Nepal. Our friends in Nepal are in touch coordinating food, travel pass, medicine etc for them.” In the Twitter post, the Foundation has thanked Chief Minister Soren and legislator Basant Soren for arranging transport on Saturday. Former Jharkhand legislator and BJP leader Kunal Sarangi on Thursday also urged the Centre to come forward for rescuing the 26 migrant workers.

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Uttarakhand tunnel: 21 workers from Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam reach home
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel: 21 workers from Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam reach home

Deccan Chronicle  

Ranchi/Bhubaneswar/Guwahati: It was a grand homecoming for 21 Silkyara tunnel workers from Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam who reached their respective states on Friday.In Jharkhand capital Ranchi, 15 workers, who spent 17 gruelling days inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi, were given a rousing welcome when their plane landed shortly after 8pm from Delhi. "All the 15 workers, their 12 family members …

Rescued Jharkhand workers’ kin rue lack of jobs forces youth to put lives in danger
1 year ago

Rescued Jharkhand workers’ kin rue lack of jobs forces youth to put lives in danger

Hindustan Times  

A kilometre off the Ranchi-Hazaribag expressway, Khirabera is a village of around 1,000 people, mostly tribal, in the picturesque Chutupalu Valley. Sukhram Bediya, Anil Bediya, and Rajendra Bediya, Khirabera natives who were among the 41 workers rescued from the collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel on Tuesday, too, were forced to look for work hundreds of kilometers away from home. “They have to …

Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: NDRF team enters tunnel to save 41 trapped workers with ambulances on standby
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: NDRF team enters tunnel to save 41 trapped workers with ambulances on standby

Live Mint  

A 15-member NDRF team, led by a commandant, has been assigned the mission of rescuing 41 labourers trapped for the past 10 days in the collapsed Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi. Covering a distance of 1605 km, this initiative aims to support the rescue efforts for the trapped workers in the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse incident. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren voiced …

36 Jharkhand Labourers Stranded in Tajikistan: Official
1 year, 10 months ago

36 Jharkhand Labourers Stranded in Tajikistan: Official

News 18  

At least 36 migrant labourers from Jharkhand have been stranded in Tajikistan for the last two months, and the state government is making efforts to ensure their safe return, an official said. The labourers, while interacting with family members through social media, alleged that the company engaging them in laying of power transmission lines has seized their passports, was providing …

80 migrant workers from Telangana stranded in Malaysia
2 years ago

80 migrant workers from Telangana stranded in Malaysia

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Malaysian immigration authorities have detained about 350 Indians, including 80 from Telangana, for lack of proper documentation, The Indians are now stranded in the country for 10 days. Malaysian officials detained them after they landed at the Kuala Lumpur airport on November 30, after they were found to be not carrying proper documents. Dandgula Mallesh told Deccan Chronicle via …

Migrant workers stranded in Bihar affect economic activity in TS
2 years, 1 month ago

Migrant workers stranded in Bihar affect economic activity in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Thousands of workers, mostly from Bihar, left the city for Chhath Puja and have not returned, halting economic activity and affecting the construction sector in particular. Although the festival ended on October 31, the migrant workers remained stranded in their state due to a lack of trains to Hyderabad. According to the Bihar Samaj Seva Sangh, it has approached …

Rescue Indian workers from Myanmar, CPI urges Centre
2 years, 3 months ago

Rescue Indian workers from Myanmar, CPI urges Centre

India TV News  

Workers hailing from Tamil Nadu were duped on the pretext of job offers and forced into bonded labour in Myanmar, the CPI said on Monday and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate steps to rescue them. After falsely promising job opportunities in Thailand, Tamil Nadu workers were taken by unscrupulous elements to Myawaddy in Myanmar and they were …

10 Jharkhand Tribal Women, Struggling in Tamil Nadu Due to Language Barrier, Forced to Leave State
3 years, 2 months ago

10 Jharkhand Tribal Women, Struggling in Tamil Nadu Due to Language Barrier, Forced to Leave State

News 18  

Ten tribal women from Jharkhand were forced to return to their home state after facing difficulties while working in Tamil Nadu. These women, who primarily hail from remote areas of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, had moved to Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu to work for a company. On Tuesday, a statement released by the Jharkhand government said that these women, beleaguered …

Jharkhand CM says 30 minors rescued from being trafficked to Delhi
3 years, 5 months ago

Jharkhand CM says 30 minors rescued from being trafficked to Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that as many as 30 minor girls and boys were rescued last week owing to the steps taken by the state government to end human trafficking and migrant workers’ exploitation, news agency PTI reported. Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, In a statement, Soren explained that on June 24, a crackdown by the …

Ending human trafficking, migrant workers' exploitation our top priority: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
3 years, 5 months ago

Ending human trafficking, migrant workers' exploitation our top priority: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren

India Today  

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that the top priority of the government is to end the menaces of human trafficking and migrant workers' exploitation in the state. READ: Human trafficking in Jharkhand: 7 minor girls rescued from Ranchi airport, sent to shelter home "Removing the blot of human trafficking from Jharkhand is our priority. Citing examples, the …

Need robust mechanism to check migrant workers' exploitation, says Jharkhand CM
3 years, 6 months ago

Need robust mechanism to check migrant workers' exploitation, says Jharkhand CM

Hindustan Times  

Concerned over "exploitation" of Jharkhand migrant workers in various parts of the country, especially in difficult terrains, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has voiced the need to put in place a robust mechanism to check such practices and said he would hold necessary discussions with his counterparts from other states. "Once we tide over the Covid-19 crisis, I will personally hold …

36 Jharkhand tribal women stranded in Tamil Nadu to return home
3 years, 6 months ago

36 Jharkhand tribal women stranded in Tamil Nadu to return home

Hindustan Times  

Thirty-six tribal women from Jharkhand who were stranded in Tamil Nadu due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the southern state will return to their home district of Dumka on Friday evening, a senior official said. "As soon as we got information about tribal migrant workers from our district getting stranded in Tirupur, we ensured their return with the help of …

26 Jharkhand migrant workers stranded in Nepal depart for Dumka
3 years, 7 months ago

26 Jharkhand migrant workers stranded in Nepal depart for Dumka

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-six Jharkhand migrant workers stuck in Nepal due to COVID-induced lockdown there on Saturday reached India-Nepal border and boarded a bus for their home in Dumka, a top official said. We have been provided food.Apart from Subh Sandesh Foundation, Indian Youth Association, Nepal too helped us besides Chief Minister Hemant Soren, legislator Basant Soren and DC among others.Nepal people also …

Migrant labourers suffer as states impose partial Covid lockdowns
3 years, 7 months ago

Migrant labourers suffer as states impose partial Covid lockdowns

India Today  

The partial and weekend lockdowns have resulted in yet another exodus of migrant labourers from the industrial areas of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. MIGRANT LABOURERS RETURN HOME Labourers who worked in fields and industries besides big construction sites and have started moving towards villages in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Jharkhand. PUNJAB INDUSTRIALISTS FEAR LOSSES AS LABOURERS LEAVE INDUSTRIAL HUBS Partial …

Number of Jharkhand residents missing in Chamoli district rises to 21
3 years, 10 months ago

Number of Jharkhand residents missing in Chamoli district rises to 21

Hindustan Times  

The number of people from Jharkhand who are missing in Chamoli district of Uttrakhand, following a glacial burst that triggered an avalanche and massive flooding on Sunday morning, rose to 21, officials said on Tuesday. Ten people, who are stranded in Chamoli district, have requested the state government to help them return to their respective district, officials said. Johnson Topno, …

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