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What’s your problem if we have a Jagannath Dham?: Mamata Banerjee to BJP
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee also alleged that migrant workers from her state are being singled out for speaking Bengali and assaulted in BJP-ruled states
Published on May 05, 2025 09:02 PM IST
Efforts on to bring back migrant workers kidnapped in Niger, in touch with MEA: Jharkhand govt
Efforts on to bring back migrant workers kidnapped in Niger, in touch with MEA: Jharkhand govt
Published on Apr 28, 2025 09:32 PM IST
PTI |
Migrants living on shoestring in Cyprus risk abuse,
CYPRUS-LABOUR/MIGRANTWORKERS:Migrants living on shoestring in Cyprus risk abuse, watchdog says
Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:21 PM IST
Reuters |
After Supreme Court directive, Over 15k e-Shram card holders in Ludhiana to benefit from ration scheme
The move comes in response to a Supreme Court directive asking all states and Union territories to issue ration cards to nearly 8 crore e-Shram workers across the country who continued to be excluded from food security schemes; the order was passed on October 3, 2023
Published on Apr 24, 2025 06:58 AM IST
Rishika Kriti, Ludhiana
Karnataka minister on migrant crimes: 'Can't stop people coming here'
Parameshwara’s comments come in the wake of a case in Hubballi, where a five-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by a man originally from Bihar.
Published on Apr 14, 2025 01:52 PM IST
Contractor from MP who supplied labourers to Gujarat fireworks unit arrested: Police
Khubchand Mohonani and his son Deepak Mohonani, who owned the factory, had been arrested earlier and are in judicial custody
Published on Apr 07, 2025 10:32 PM IST
Are benefits for poor reaching genuine beneficiaries? SC asks
Are benefits for poor reaching genuine beneficiaries? SC asks
Published on Mar 19, 2025 06:21 PM IST
PTI |
States show high per capita for development, say 75% population BPL for subsidies: SC
States show high per capita for development, say 75% population BPL for subsidies: SC
Published on Mar 19, 2025 03:59 PM IST
PTI |
HC directs state to implement welfare measures for cane cutters
The court was hearing a suo moto public interest litigation (PIL) based on a 2023 newspaper report which highlighted the financial and sexual exploitation of nearly 1-1.2 million migrant workers engaged in the cutting, pruning and transportation of sugarcane in Maharashtra
Published on Mar 18, 2025 07:58 AM IST
Karuna Nidhi
Three migrant workers hit by train while filming reels in Karnataka, die on spot
The victims have been identified as Rahul (18), Bikesh (20), and Lallan (24), all carpenters from Uttar Pradesh working in the Bengaluru Rural district.
Updated on Feb 21, 2025 09:53 AM IST
27 Bangladeshi nationals arrested for illegal stay in Ernakulam
With Thursday’s arrests, the number of Bangladeshis detained in the Ernakulam rural district police limits this month has risen to 34, police said
Published on Feb 01, 2025 05:04 AM IST
Ambreen Sidhu honours migrant workers with ‘The Lotus Diaspora’
Ambreen Sidhu's latest book, 'The Lotus Diaspora', offers creative non-fiction stories that address the hardships faced by migrant workers in India.
Updated on Jan 05, 2025 09:24 PM IST
Before Saudi World Cup, a deal for Indian workers
India should negotiate agreements with Saudi Arabia to ensure better protection of migrant workers, prioritising fair wages, and safe working conditions
Published on Dec 18, 2024 08:35 PM IST
Two migrants, one militant killed in separate incidents in Manipur
Three killed in Manipur: two migrant workers shot in Kakching, and a militant killed by police in Thoubal amid ongoing ethnic tensions.
Updated on Dec 15, 2024 04:45 AM IST
Thomas Ngangom, Imphal
FIFA’s Saudi Arabia evaluation ‘an astonishing whitewash’ – Amnesty
The Middle East kingdom’s hosting of the 2034 World Cup is set to be confirmed in December.
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 09:44 PM IST
PA_Media |
Nearly 200 UK care firms with migrant staff violated labour rules, says report
MIGRATION-BRITAIN/SOCIAL CARE:Nearly 200 UK care firms with migrant staff violated labour rules, says report
Published on Nov 12, 2024 02:31 PM IST
Reuters |
Officials on toes to manage festive rush at Ludhiana railway station
During the festival season a problem that passengers confront is the rush due to which many people with reservations fail to get seats.
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Rakshit Sharma, Ludhiana
21,000 workers dead in 8 years of Mohammed bin Salman's ‘Saudi vision 2030’
ITV’s documentary shares migrant workers’ stories in Saudi Arabia, revealing harsh conditions, unpaid wages and claims of human rights abuses.
Published on Oct 28, 2024 09:13 PM IST
After Shimla, verification of migrant workers made must in Himachal’s Una
Notably, similar orders were issued by the Shimla district administration earlier this month under which the registration and verification of migrant workers in the unorganised sector was made mandatory
Baba Siddique murder: Cops seek father’s help to track accused from Bahraich
Police seek help from the father of wanted suspect Shiv Kumar Gautam in the murder of ex-Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, as manhunt continues.
Updated on Oct 19, 2024 09:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Baba Siddique murder: Four migrants from U.P’s Balrampur, Gonda also under scanner
Police have tracked the four migrants’ frequent phone conversations with two alleged assailants from Bahraich in the Baba Siddique murder case
Updated on Oct 16, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
SC raps states for delay in issuing ration cards to migrant workers
ASG Aishwarya Bhati appearing for Centre said that accountability has to be fixed on states as they have to conduct verification before identifying eligible persons under the Food Safety Act.
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 07:22 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
Supreme Court sets last deadline to give ration cards to migrant workers
The Supreme Court warned states/UTs that it had run out patience and that the court’s interest was to see that ration was provided to the poor
Published on Oct 04, 2024 07:24 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Registration, verification of migrant workers made must in Shimla
According to these orders, no employer, contractor, or trader in Shimla district may engage any migrant labourer in small non-formal jobs, services, or contract labor until the migrant labourers report to SHO at the relevant police station and submit their details along with a passport-sized photograph.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 05:16 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Dharamshala
Mosque row: Himachal Muslim delegation meets KC Venugopal as protests continue
Congress party’s national chairman of minority department and Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi also accompanied the delegation
Now, protests against outsiders pick up pace in Himachal
On Monday, the market in Solan remained closed until noon in response to a call from local traders protesting the increasing number of migrants from other states
3 children die in wall collapse at brick-kiln in Haryana’s Panchkula
Victims were playing when wall suddenly collapsed, while their parents, all migrant labourers, worked at kiln in the vicinity.
Published on Sep 04, 2024 04:27 PM IST
Meghalaya enacts legislation to protect migrant workers amid surge in attacks
The new legislation, titled the Meghalaya Identification, Registration (Safety & Security) of Migrant Workers Amendment Bill, 2024, seeks to strengthen the existing framework aimed at safeguarding migrant workers in the state
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 06:33 PM IST
David Laitphlang
Ludhiana: New Durga Colony residents rue ‘poor living conditions’
Residents of New Durga Colony in Dhandari Kalan have lamented the abysmal state of their living conditions.
Published on Aug 17, 2024 10:20 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
CPI MP calls for Kerala's inclusion in Budget's flood relief fund list
Sandosh Kumar, calling for solidarity over the landslides in Wayanad that killed nearly 300 people, urged the Centre to declare this a ‘national disaster’.
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 10:24 PM IST