Banerjee will be assisted by Tajmul Hossain, Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles. He was also named as the MoS for the Minority Affairs department, he said.
The Tamil Nadu police also issued a statement clarifying that Bihari migrant workers were not being attacked in Tamil Nadu
The labourer's son has claimed that a contractor with whom his father had a dispute over wages was responsible for the killing.
Through its issue ‘What After Home?’ in June 2020, Outlook looked at the scale of this disaster that befell upon millions of migrants who were frantically attempting to reach home in distant towns and villages that lie...
A state migrant cell official said that 22 of the 35 workers stuck in the central Asian country, will return to Jharkhand while the rest will return once their tickets are booked.
At a time when we mostly lose patience with the blink of a digital notification and search for quick resolve and action, there are people across the globe who are struggling intermittently, only to rise again.
On Saturday, a four-member team of officials from Bihar on Saturday left for Tamil Nadu to look into the allegations despite chief minister MK Stalin having assured his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar that all migrant...
Meanwhile, the 434-km Srinagar-Leh strategic road that connects the Ladakh region with Kashmir has been closed for the winter season due to the below-freezing temperatures. This year the Zojila Pass remained open for the...
Terrorists shot and injured two non-local labourers in Rakh-Momin area of Anantnag district.
The inhumane conditions and number of fatalities of the Indian migrants has been criticised several times by human rights activists and like-minded bodies over...
The bus carrying the passengers was on its way to Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur from Hyderabad when it collided with a stationary trailer-truck on national...
Lakhs of labourers from Jharkhand migrate to other states for livelihood. The government has initiated many steps for them as they have to go through hardships...
Mohammad Amrez from Bihar was killed in Bandipora in August. At the time of his murder, he was the 14th victim of targeted killings in Kashmir this year.
It's even more important to share sliice-of-life films like Matto in the backdrop of the migrant crisis
Sticking together in crisis is a hallmark of true friendship. The 2020 Delhi riots and the Covid lockdown that followed, threw up some memorable examples.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said NDA government is the regime which provides no answers, while saying that it has no accountability.
The vehicle fell into the stream after the driver lost control over it. While seven people died on the spot, three others sustained grievous injuries, police...
Under the PM’s special employment scheme for migrants, the employees have to sign a judicial agreement that they will not seek transfer outside Kashmir,...
The killings have not stopped working at the brick kilns in the area. While some labourers have left, many others are continuing with their daily struggles --...
On June 2, terrorists fired at two migrant labourers at the brick kiln, killing one named Dilkhush Kumar and injuring another.
Legislating social security for migrant labourers is essential, but for these to be helpful, State and society need to develop a migrant-friendly attitude
Behind the record sales of Parle-G during the pandemic is India’s murky reality—lack of safety net and food security
States and union territories disbursed cash through direct bank transfers and rations to unorganised sector workers through BOCW Welfare Boards.
ART (a risky thought) is a project done by animator and cartoonist Sunil Nampu and artist Riyas Komu in collaboration.
Lockdown gave way to various challenges for Sahariyas. Like food, sanitation, and even child marriage. Cases of silicosis and Tuberculosis are rampant among...
