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 ticket price was paid by his fellow workers as he had no money, told India Today, "My meagre savings were exhausted because of my mother's surgery, and ever since the lockdown has begun, I have not earned anything. Migrant workers onboard the train to Bihar told India Today, "We were only given food once in the entire journey but not everyone got it. Migrant workers from Bihar boarding a train from Kalyan and their tickets photographed on May 6 On Monday, upon being asked whether migrant workers were being charged for being ride home, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said, "Be it the government of India or the Railways, we have not talked about charging from workers.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra allege extortion by police
3 years, 8 months ago

Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra allege extortion by police

Op India  

Migrant workers returning to their home states from Maharashtra are now complaining of alleged extortion by the Maharashtra Police. The migrant workers are fleeing Maharashtra mostly because of the 15-day lockdown measures imposed by the Uddhav Thackeray government. The Police and transport department at the Border Checking Point overlooked the jeeps,” said Sanaullah Khan, a migrant worker returning from Maharashtra. …

Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra to MP allege extortion
3 years, 8 months ago

Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra to MP allege extortion

Hindustan Times  

Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra to their native places in state including Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, are complaining of extortions at the hands of Maharashtra police, following the announcement of 15-day curfew by the Uddhav Thackeray government. More than 50 migrant workers were seen near Indore bypass crammed into two loading jeeps going to Jabalpur. After the …

Migrant labourers continue to leave Pune city after new restrictions
3 years, 8 months ago

Migrant labourers continue to leave Pune city after new restrictions

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Major chaos was witnessed at the Pune railway station on Wednesday, as migrant labourers rushed to leave the city after the strict restrictions were announced by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday. Manoj Jhawar, railway public relations officer, said, “The railways have made special provisions for migrant labourers, and announced more long-distance trains to Danapur which covers Uttar Pradesh, …

Migrant workers returning home from Mumbai in packed trains due to Covid-19 restrictions
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrant workers returning home from Mumbai in packed trains due to Covid-19 restrictions

India TV News  

Amid a massive spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, migrant workers have started returning to their native states fearing another complete lockdown that could be imposed by the government. News agency ANI reported that heavy rush is being seen at several Mumbai railway stations where migrants workers are making a beeling to catch trains for their hometown. A migrant worker …

Centre to Launch Pilot Project of Kisan Rail between Maharashtra and Bihar on Friday
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre to Launch Pilot Project of Kisan Rail between Maharashtra and Bihar on Friday

News 18  

The 'Kisan Rail' project mentioned by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21 will soon become a reality, with its pilot project to be launched on August 7 by Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar. A Kisan Special Parcel Train, as a pilot, will ply between Devlali in Maharashtra to Danapur in Bihar from August 7 to August …

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 …

Create infrastructure in UP, Bihar to decongest Mumbai: Shiv Sena
4 years, 6 months ago

Create infrastructure in UP, Bihar to decongest Mumbai: Shiv Sena

Live Mint  

The Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at Union minister Nitin Gadkari's remarks on the need to decongest Mumbai, saying if smart cities like Mumbai and Pune are created in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the population density of the country's financial capital will naturally come down. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' claimed that nearly 1.50 lakh migrant labourers, who …

State to screen returning migrants
4 years, 6 months ago

State to screen returning migrants

The Hindu  

The State government will begin a special drive to screen migrant workers returning to Maharashtra, after leaving for their home towns during the extended nationwide lockdown. New initiative Meanwhile, Skill Development Minister Nawab Malik has said the government is making all efforts to provide jobs to unemployed workers and youth, while facilitating availability of labour for the newly opened industry …

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 …

SC Asks Maharashtra To Make "More Vigilant & Concerted" Efforts In Identifying Stranded Migrant Workers
4 years, 7 months ago

SC Asks Maharashtra To Make "More Vigilant & Concerted" Efforts In Identifying Stranded Migrant Workers

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Maharashtra to be more vigilant and make concerted effort in identifying and sending stranded migrant workers to their native places.The Court also observed that there were "huge lapses" by the Maharashtra authorities in dealing with the issue and that "most of the claims are only on paper causing great miseries and hardship to the …

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 …

Bihar migrants going back to other States for livelihood
4 years, 7 months ago

Bihar migrants going back to other States for livelihood

The Hindu  

Migrants who returned to Bihar from Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra and other places have started to go back to those States for employment. The migrants who returned to their villages in Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Saharsha, Supaul and Purnia districts in north Bihar due to the extended lockdown, carrying tales of pain and anguish, are now returning to the places from where …

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 …

One lakh guest workers sent back home from Kerala during lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

One lakh guest workers sent back home from Kerala during lockdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Tackling the guest workers’ issues and sending them back home has been a major challenge faced by various state governments during the coronavirus pandemic. Amid the battle against Covid 19, Kerala government could effectively respond to the Union government’s call to send back guest workers to their native places. Since May 1, when the first Shramik special trains started its …

Workers from West Bengal depart Pune to more challenges at home
4 years, 7 months ago

Workers from West Bengal depart Pune to more challenges at home

Hindustan Times  

The wait for migrant workers from West Bengal ended on Friday after two Shramik special trains left for Kolkata from the Pune railway station. Manoj Jhawar, Pune railway division spokesperson said, “On Friday, two trains were sent from Pune railway station to West Bengal. Jhulan, a migrant from Bihar said, “After seeing stranded people from West Bengal depart by train, …

Navi Mumbai stops registrations for Shramik trains
4 years, 7 months ago

Navi Mumbai stops registrations for Shramik trains

Hindustan Times  

The Navi Mumbai police on Friday announced that they would stop accepting applications for Shramik special as most labourers have returned to their hometown. Navi Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Kumar said, “We have sent most of the people home. Until now, close to 50 such special trains have departed from Navi Mumbai and Panvel transporting 63,209 labourers to different states, …

‘No Passengers’: K’taka Cancels Trains as Migrants Wait to Leave
4 years, 7 months ago

‘No Passengers’: K’taka Cancels Trains as Migrants Wait to Leave

The Quint  

“Even today, we have been told for tomorrow, they want to cancel four trains to Bihar, two to UP and one for Nagaland,” he added. While there is no public document on how many migrant workers want to leave the city on these trains, many police stations have been overwhelmed with the number of workers – especially from Bihar and …

Railways accuses Maharashtra govt of politicising Shramik trains; claims despite trains being ready, passengers were not available
4 years, 7 months ago

Railways accuses Maharashtra govt of politicising Shramik trains; claims despite trains being ready, passengers were not available

Firstpost  

As the feud between the Maharashtra government and railways refuses to die down, the national transporter accused the state on Tuesday of politicising the migrants issue and alleged that despite trains being ready, passengers were not available. New Delhi: As the feud between the Maharashtra government and railways refuses to die down, the national transporter accused the state on Tuesday …

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 …

Our families need us in this tough time, migrant workers say as they struggle to go home
4 years, 7 months ago

Our families need us in this tough time, migrant workers say as they struggle to go home

The Hindu  

Babban Mahto’s wait to see his two-month-old girl for the first time only seems to be getting longer. It says the application has been successfully submitted, but how do we know which train will take us home and when?” asks Jitendra Mahto, 35, who worked in a T-shirt printing unit. Salendra Kumar, 30, from Bihar’s Chapra district, says he just …

With Maharashtra and Gujarat at loggerheads over procedures, 5,000 Gujarati workers languish in Mumbai waiting to go home
4 years, 7 months ago

With Maharashtra and Gujarat at loggerheads over procedures, 5,000 Gujarati workers languish in Mumbai waiting to go home

Firstpost  

The success of transporting migrant workers from one state to another depends on the coordination between two concerned states. Lakshman Patel, a social activist based in Navi Mumbai, said he helped the government of Maharashtra put together a list of Gujarati workers wanting to go home. But based on the availability of coaches, Maharashtra should be able to send the …

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 …

Auraiya UP Accident: 24 migrant labourers dead, 22 injured after two trucks collide; workers were travelling to Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal
4 years, 7 months ago

Auraiya UP Accident: 24 migrant labourers dead, 22 injured after two trucks collide; workers were travelling to Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal

Firstpost  

Twenty four migrant labourers were killed after a truck they were travelling in collided with another truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya Twenty-four migrant labourers were killed after a truck they were travelling in collided with another truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya, according to several media reports. उत्तर प्रदेश के औरैया में भीषण सड़क हादसे में 24 मज़दूरों की मृत्यु का …

24 Migrants Killed, Many Injured After 2 Trucks Collide In Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya
4 years, 7 months ago

24 Migrants Killed, Many Injured After 2 Trucks Collide In Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya

ABP News  

New Delhi: Twenty-four migrants were killed and atleast 35 were injured after the truck they were travelling in collided with another truck on early Saturday in Auraiya of Uttar Pradesh. He has also directed that all the injured be provided medical care immediately and the Commissioner and IG Kanpur to visit the site and give the report on the cause …

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. …

14 Home-bound Migrant Labourers Killed in Two Road Accidents, Nearly 60 Injured
4 years, 7 months ago

14 Home-bound Migrant Labourers Killed in Two Road Accidents, Nearly 60 Injured

News 18  

Guna/Muzaffarnagar/Lucknow: Fourteen migrant labourers were killed and nearly 60 injured in two road accidents while they were on the way to their homes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, police said on Thursday. The second accident took place in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar around 10.30 pm on Wednesday when six migrant workers walking to their homes in Bihar from Punjab were killed …

6 migrants killed, 4 critically injured after UP roadways bus runs over near Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur border
4 years, 7 months ago

6 migrants killed, 4 critically injured after UP roadways bus runs over near Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur border

India TV News  

At least 6 migrants have been killed and 4 others are critically injured after a UP roadways bus hit them near Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur border. This is the second such incident when migrants workers who are walking back home amid lockdown were killed. Last week, at least 16 migrant workers were killed after coming under a goods train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district. …

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 …

Maharashtra Congress arranges trains to facilitate return of 27,685 migrants; 24,000 more to to be sent back home, says Balasaheb Thorat
4 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra Congress arranges trains to facilitate return of 27,685 migrants; 24,000 more to to be sent back home, says Balasaheb Thorat

Firstpost  

The Maharashtra Congress has borne the travel expenses of nearly 27,865 migrant workers and sent them back to their native places, state party president Balasaheb Thorat claimed Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress has borne the travel expenses of nearly 27,865 migrant workers and sent them back to their native places, state party president Balasaheb Thorat claimed on Tuesday. Congress President Sonia …

Will never come back: Migrants leave Pune, cops try to convince them to stay for construction work
4 years, 7 months ago

Will never come back: Migrants leave Pune, cops try to convince them to stay for construction work

India Today  

A group of 150-200 migrant labourers were found on the Samgam Bridge in Pune on Monday evening trying to walk out of Maharashtra to go home. As police officials caught up with them, additional CP of Pune tried to convince them to stay back saying construction work will begin soon. Additional CP of Pune City Ravindra Shisawe was seen trying …

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 …

366 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 400,000 migrants ferried: Railways
4 years, 8 months ago

366 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 400,000 migrants ferried: Railways

Live Mint  

The Indian Railways on Sunday said that, amid pandemic, a total of 366 “Shramik Special” trains have been taking migrant workers at various states of the country to their native places. These 287 trains have terminated in various states like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. These trains have been …

Truck carrying migrant workers overturns in Madhya Pradesh; 5 killed
4 years, 8 months ago

Truck carrying migrant workers overturns in Madhya Pradesh; 5 killed

The Hindu  

Five migrant workers were killed and 13 persons injured after their truck overturned on a highway in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh on the night of May 9, said district officials. “Perched atop a heap of mangoes laden on the Agra-bound truck coming from Hyderabad, 15 migrant workers were headed towards Jhansi and Etah districts of Uttar Pradesh,” said Rahul …

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 …

Migrant workers | Maharashtra train accident victims were battling hunger
4 years, 8 months ago

Migrant workers | Maharashtra train accident victims were battling hunger

The Hindu  

“Please send us some money. We will die of hunger and thirst,” were the last words Krishnawati Singh recalled from her husband’s phone conversation at 9 p.m. on Thursday, as he dispiritedly trudged along railway tracks in Maharashtra hoping to reach his village home, some 800 km away. Back home in Maman village of Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district, landless and …

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 …

Aurangabad Train Accident: 16 migrant workers sleeping on tracks run over by goods train in Maharashtra; railway ministry orders inquiry
4 years, 8 months ago

Aurangabad Train Accident: 16 migrant workers sleeping on tracks run over by goods train in Maharashtra; railway ministry orders inquiry

Firstpost  

Fourteen migrant workers were killed after coming under a goods train in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district on Friday, according to several media reports. Sixteen migrant workers were killed after being run over by a goods train in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district on Friday, according to several media reports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his anguish over the incident: …

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 …

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 …

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