Chennai, March 7 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is planning to establish around 200 temporary container-based shelters across the city to provide free accommodation for migrant workers and homeless families, in a major initiative aimed at addressing the growing demand for safe and accessible shelter for vulnerable groups.According to civic officials, the proposed project will create interim housing facilities in different parts of Chennai, particularly in areas with a high concentr…
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Kathmandu, March 1 (IANS) The Nepali government said on Sunday that more than 1.7 million Nepalis are residing in 12 Middle Eastern countries, where their safety is at stake amid the ongoing US-Iran war. The safety of Nepali citizens has become a major concern as Iran launched retaliatory attacks on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain following joint strikes by the US and Israel on Iran on Saturday.These Gulf nations host the majority of Nepali migrant worker…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Ruling party leaders on Thursday criticised a DMK minister for his controversial remarks in Tamil Nadu about North Indian migrant workers, alleging that the Congress and its allies have historically treated people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as ‘second-rate citizens.’ The backlash followed a statement made by Tamil Nadu minister MRK Panneerselvam at an event in Chengalpattu, where he spoke about migrant workers from North India taking up low-paying jobs in the state.Acco…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Trinamool Congress all-India general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday informed that the administration has already announced financial assistance for the deceased migrant worker who was killed in Jharkhand, which triggered back to back protest in Murshidabad district’s Beldanga. At the same time, Banerjee said that some traitors of the BJP are instigating people to resort to violence over the death of the migrant worker. He also said that a decision has been made by…
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of deliberately targeting the minority voters for deletion through the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state. She also claimed that around 90,000 voters in the minority-dominated Malda district are slated to be deleted in the final voters’ list.”The grievance of the people from the minority community is quite justified. The voters from this community are sp…
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) As the politics in West Bengal was rocked by Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) raids at the Trinamool Congress’ consulting firm I-PAC office and the residence of its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata, the party’s General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee refused to address the matter while addressing a public meeting in Malda district on Thursday. On Thursday morning, ED officials raided the Sector-5 office of the I-PAC, the consulting firm for the state government and the Trinamool C…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Physical presence for hearing sessions will not be mandatory for migrant workers from West Bengal who are currently residing in other states for their livelihoods and students from the state studying elsewhere, who have been detected as “logical discrepancy” cases in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified.Family members of such categories of voters would be able to reach the hearing centres on their behalf and …
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) With the Pongal festival approaching, the Tamil Nadu government has begun preparations to manage the sharp rise in travel across the state, particularly from urban centres to rural and semi-urban regions.Anticipating heavy passenger movement during the festive season, the government is planning to operate a large number of special buses and has scheduled a high-level review meeting on January 6 to finalise the arrangements.Tamil Nadu Transport Department sources indicated t…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday strongly condemned the brutal attack on a migrant labourer from Odisha aboard a train bound for Tiruttani, describing the incident as a disturbing reflection of the growing drug menace and rising violence involving juveniles in the State. Addressing reporters, CPI(M) State Secretary P. Shanmugam expressed deep concern over the incident, in which four minors allegedly assaulted the migrant worker with lethal weapons. Accordi…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman on Tuesday strongly condemned the brutal killing of a migrant labourer in Tiruttani, describing the incident as a shameful blot on Tamil society and a direct consequence of the State government’s failure to curb drug abuse and crime. Seeman referred to the murder of Siraj, a migrant worker from Odisha, who was allegedly attacked and killed by four drug-addicted youths while travelling on a suburban train to Tiruttani. He…