Day: May 17, 2020

Just take me home, mother tells daily wager son

UP’s 16.5 lakh migrant workers reached state: Official

9:36 pm May 17, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said a total of 16.50 lakh migrant workers have already returned to the state. “So far 16.50 lakh migrant labourers have returned to the state through trains, buses and other transports. Till Sunday morning, 6.65 lakh migrant workers arrived by 522 Shramik Special trains,” said Additional Chief Secretary […]

1 dead, 6 injured in mini-bus accident in Navi Mumbai

9:32 pm May 17, 2020

Mumbai: A 67-year-old man was killed and six people were injured on Sunday afternoon when their mini- bus collided with a private bus on Mumbai-Pune Highway, Navi Mumbai police said. The deceased, identified as Kamarali Islam, and the six injured men were on their way to Ahmedabad in Gujarat from Shimoga in Karnataka, an official […]

‘Didi Kitchens’ extended till May 31 in Jharkhand

9:27 pm May 17, 2020

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Sunday decided to extend till May 31 the ‘Didi Kitchens’ set up to feed the poor amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. Over 7,000 ‘Didi Kitchens’ have so far served nutritious food to more than two crore needy people during the lockdown, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said. ‘Didi Kitchens’ are run by […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

213 fresh COVID-19 cases in UP; total now 4,353

9:21 pm May 17, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh reported 213 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total in the state to 4,353. So far, 2,444 people have recovered from the disease, while 104 people have died due to it, Principal Secretary Medical and Health Amit Mohan Prasad said. “A total of 4,353 COVID-19 cases have been reported from 75 districts […]

Decentralisation of cities, devt of far-flung areas can help address migrant workers’ woes: Gadkari

9:18 pm May 17, 2020

New Delhi: At a time when the trauma of migrant workers are coming to the fore amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said “decentralisation of cities” and development of far-flung areas are solutions to address the crisis faced by them. Migrants’ tragedy is “too unfortunate”, Gadkari said and emphasised that it was […]