migrant workers

Rayagada: As many as four migrant workers were injured after a bus they were travelling in overturned in Odisha’s Rayagada district today. The bus carrying migrant workers from Boudh and Balangir districts was going towards Tamil Nadu.…

New Delhi: As the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked states to send migrant workers back to their native places within 15 days, the Indian Railways said it could provide the Shramik special trains within 24 hours of the receipt of request from…

Berhampur: The second phase of the door-to-door mega health screening programme was launched in Ganjam on Monday to detect people with symptoms of COVID-19 as the South Odisha district has reported more than 600 coronavirus cases so far, an…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha people stranded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands due to COVID-19 lockdown were brought back to home state by a special flight today. Total 180 persons boarded Air Asia special flight at Port Blair in the morning. The…

Bhubaneswar: Amid influx of lakhs of Odia migrant labourers to Odisha during COVID-19 lockdown, the State Government is yet to make any progress in conducting skill mapping exercise on returnees to provide them livelihood post-lockdown.…

Balasore: A bus with migrant workers enroute to West Bengal from Kerala met an accident here in Odisha's Balasore district in the morning. At least seven persons sustained minor injuries in the incident. According to source, the bus…

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday asked states and union territories to provide food and shelter to migrant workers if they are found walking on roads and railways tracks, and ensure they board special trains to reach their native places.…

Bhubaneswar: The Railways will run five more ‘Shramik Special’ trains carrying Odisha migrants from other States today. Official sources said one train from Coimbatore has departed and will arrive in Bhadrak tomorrow. Similarly, two trains…