Madhya Pradesh

‘About 80,000 migrants left Pune so far for home states’

12:00 am May 19, 2020

Pune: Nearly 80,000 migrant workers and other people have left Pune district in Maharashtra so far in trains and public transport for their home states amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown, a senior official said on Monday. In the next two days, 18 special trains from the district are scheduled to leave for various districts in different […]

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 […]

MP: Sunday 'corona' curfew to be lifted as pandemic under control now, says CM

Private schools can charge only tuition fee now: MP CM

12:16 am May 17, 2020

Bhopal: Private schools in Madhya Pradesh can charge only tuition fee during the lockdown period, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday. He also said that no examination of the remaining subjects of Class 10 will be conducted, while that for Class 12 subjects will be held in June. Private schools have been closed […]

COVID-19 patients in Indore can now video-call their kin

9:20 pm May 16, 2020

Indore: To fend off depression as well as boredom among coronavirus patients in hospitals here, the authorities have decided to provide them video-calling facility and TV sets. The pandemic has affected the Indore district the hardest in Madhya Pradesh. Over 1,100 patients are being treated for virus infection at the moment. “The feeling of loneliness […]

ASHA workers played critical role in COVID-19 management in UP, tracked 30.43 lakh migrant returnees

4 lakh migrants ferried out of Gujarat in trains so far

6:04 pm May 14, 2020

Ahmedabad: More than 300 Shramik Special trains from Gujarat have ferried around 4 lakh migrant workers to their home states amid the lockdown so far, accounting for 40 per cent of transportation of such people in the country, said officials on Thursday. With this, out of the total 10 lakh migrants sent back to their […]