Coronavirus Lockdown: 'No dignity in living like this, it is humiliating', migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh on why they want to leave Mumbai
Parth Mn • 5 years agoHundreds of such migrant workers in Mumbai walked in the blistering heat along the eastern express highway with their belongings on their head.
Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: ICMR expands list of private labs from 8 to 13 for real-time RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 in Delhi
Fp Staff • 5 years agoCoronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that 1,362 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 18,120.
Coronavirus lockdown: Labour unions accuse BS Yediyurappa of giving in to real estate lobby after Karnataka cancels special trains for migrant workers
Mohit M Rao • 5 years agoIn a tech park in Garudacharpalya, civic officials had to be called after 1,600 labourers were locked in their camps after they had demanded pending wages to return home.
Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Confirmed cases in Delhi jump by 428 to 5,532, toll rises to 65; 1,542 recovered so far
Fp Staff • 5 years agoCoronavirus Outbreak Updates: 428 positive cases and one death reported in Delhi today, taking the total number of positive cases to 5532 and toll to 65.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Andhra Pradesh govt to pay travel fares of all migrants leaving state, give one-time fund of Rs 500
• 5 years agoAndhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided that the Government will be paying for the travel of all the migrant workers who were accommodated in relief centres setup across the state ever since the lockdown was imposed and wish to return to their respective states.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Centre says it may allow resumption of public transport soon based on 'some guidelines'
• 5 years agoStating that public transport may open soon with some guidelines, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, and MSME Nitin Gadkari has assured the bus and car operators of the country that the government is "fully aware of their problems, and will support them to mitigate their issues".
Spike in COVID-19 cases due to aggressive testing, our health teams visiting every nook and corner, says Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani
Debobrat Ghose • 5 years agoThis is a critical scenario, and we are being cautious in giving any kind of further relaxation, over and above the permissions given to industrial units and businesses, says Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani.
Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Confirmed cases in Bihar rise to 535 as 7 more test positive; Munger worst-affected district with 102 infections
Fp Staff • 5 years agoCoronavirus Outbreak Updates:Seven persons, including four minors, tested positive for COVID 19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in Bihar to 535, a top official said.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Mumbai records 635 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths today; total number of cases rise to 9,758
• 5 years agoAs many as 635 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Mumbai, taking the total number of cases in the city to 9,758, the Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai said.
India needs big stimulus package to mitigate impact of COVID-19; give money to bottom 60%, says Abhijit Banerjee in live chat with Rahul Gandhi
• 5 years agoBanerjee also suggested that the government hand out temporary ration cards to people to deal with the problem of food distribution for three months, and if need be can be renewed for another three months.