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Uttar Pradesh’s missing voters: Agricultural labourers move due to low incomes; Muslims, SC/STs in search of jobs
Varun Aggarwal •According to the latest Ministry of External Affairs data, Uttar Pradesh is the top origin state for migrant labourers in the Gulf.
As the migration crisis in rural UP continues, MGNREGA gets less funds than Kumbh in state budget
Khabar Lahariya •Kumhedi, a foregone village nestled in Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh, has seen steady out-migration over the years, with as many as 50 families having been migrated out, all in search of work.
Migration crisis in UP's Lalitpur village marks a crucial failure of govt in creating better rural employment opportunities
Khabar Lahariya •The crisis of migration is amplified in Uttar Pradesh, where 26.9 lakh more people migrated out than migrated in, the highest in the country. It is a problem that has been growing over time — between 2001 and 2011, more than 58 lakh people in the age group of 20-29 years left the state in search of jobs.
Leaders of 10 European Union countries to hold talks on migration and asylum issues in Brussels on Sunday
•The leaders of 10 European Union countries will hold crisis talks on migration in Brussels on Sunday aimed at countering movement of asylum seekers between member nations.
France: Activists seek Emmanuel Macron's help for new Calais migrants
•Prominent French actors, lawmakers and others are appealing to President Emmanuel Macron to stop pressure on migrants again converging on Calais after the closure of a wretched camp that came to symbolise Europe's migration crisis.
To deal with Europe's migration crisis, EU will unveil controversial new border guard system
Fp Archives •The EU was set to unveil on Tuesday controversial proposals for a new border and coastguard agency in response to Europe's migration crisis, with powers to intervene even when the host country does not consent.
One killed as migrants storm Eurotunnel to reach Britain
Fp Archives •One man died on Wednesday as migrants made some 1,500 attempts to enter the Eurotunnel terminal in a desperate bid to get to England, a situation the British prime minister warned was "very concerning."