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Watch social media for atrocity cases on SCs, STs, other vulnerable sections of society, says Vijay Rupani
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Watch social media for atrocity cases on SCs, STs, other vulnerable sections of society, says Vijay Rupani

The Gujarat government on Tuesday directed the district collectors and superintendents of police to keep a watch on social media platforms for instances of atrocities on SCs, STs and other vulnerable sections of the society.

Gujarat migrant crisis: Alpesh Thakor’s aides struggle in vain to douse fires as Thakor Sena faces ire for attacks
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Gujarat migrant crisis: Alpesh Thakor’s aides struggle in vain to douse fires as Thakor Sena faces ire for attacks

With the situation now back to normal, the events of the past few days may as well become a forgotten blip in the minds of everyone but those who were directly impacted.

Gujarat migrant crisis: At pivotal Jhansi junction in UP, labourers' stories and rumours from western state converge
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Gujarat migrant crisis: At pivotal Jhansi junction in UP, labourers' stories and rumours from western state converge

Thousands of migrant labourers have already returned to their hometowns from Gujarat, amid attacks by local residents following the rape of a toddler allegedly by a worker from Bihar.

Gujarat migrant crisis: No exodus in Thakor-dominated Becharaji; locals credit rapid development for peace in area
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Gujarat migrant crisis: No exodus in Thakor-dominated Becharaji; locals credit rapid development for peace in area

Becharaji, a temple town on the border of Mehsana and Ahmedabad districts, remained largely peaceful even as several parts of Gujarat saw anti-migrant violence.

Gujarat migrant crisis: Odia migrants recall exodus after Babri Masjid demolition when lakhs fled to Odisha
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Gujarat migrant crisis: Odia migrants recall exodus after Babri Masjid demolition when lakhs fled to Odisha

The rape of a 14-month-old girl, allegedly by a Bihari factory worker in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district last month, had led to attacks on migrants in several neighbouring districts

Gujarat migrant crisis: From eating panipuris to visiting railway stations, state police go all out to assuage fears of scared workers
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Gujarat migrant crisis: From eating panipuris to visiting railway stations, state police go all out to assuage fears of scared workers

A senior police official, seeking anonymity, says that senior bureaucrats hailing from states like Bihar, such as Chief Secretary JN Singh and DGP Shivanand Jha, worked overtime to bring the situation back to normal.

Gujarat migrant crisis: Vadodara residents demand police post outside colony for fear of mob attacks
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Gujarat migrant crisis: Vadodara residents demand police post outside colony for fear of mob attacks

The atmosphere in affected districts of Gujarat seems to have returned to normal after two stressful weeks during which the north Indian migrant population in these areas was subjected to harassment, threats and violence

Gujarat migrant crisis: Uneasy calm in Ahmedabad as violence stops, but rumours fuel fear among 'outsiders'
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Gujarat migrant crisis: Uneasy calm in Ahmedabad as violence stops, but rumours fuel fear among 'outsiders'

Police claim that things have returned to normal and no new incidents of attacks on the North Indian community have been reported in the past seven days but these migrant vendors are not yet fully at ease.

Gujarat migrant crisis: In Bhavnagar's Alang ship breaking yard, it's business as usual for workers from UP, Bihar
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Gujarat migrant crisis: In Bhavnagar's Alang ship breaking yard, it's business as usual for workers from UP, Bihar

Attacks on migrant labourers in northern part of Gujarat had no impact on around 10,000-12,000 odd migrant workers in Alang, Bhavnagar, as business continues as usual in world’s largest ship breaking and recycling yard

Gujarat migrant crisis: Ahmedabad-based Sharmas of Agra live in fear after assault disrupts two peaceful decades
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Gujarat migrant crisis: Ahmedabad-based Sharmas of Agra live in fear after assault disrupts two peaceful decades

The call to throw migrants out of Gujarat in the aftermath of rape of a 14-month-old girl by a Bihari migrant in Sabarkantha district.