Those coming for long stay are hand-stamped, quarantined for 14 days; PDOs alerted Kushalnagar: Following the unrestricted entry of migrant workers to many coffee estates of Kodagu triggering COVID infection fear, the District Administration has tightened the security at all entry points and have begun screening of vehicles. In a report titled “Migrant workers’ return…
Migrant workers’ return to Kodagu triggers infection fear
June 24, 2021Kushalnagar: Kodagu’s positivity rate is showing a downward trend in the last two days. But what is alarming is the spectre of infections travelling undetected from borders as there is a huge influx of migrant workers who are sneaking into the district without being screened. This has sparked concerns about a surge in cases as…
MCC keeps migrants engaged with sports, yoga, music
June 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is adopting different ways and means to stop migrant workers presently lodged in shelter homes in city from leaving and keeping them free from stress and boredom by introducing them to yoga, sports, meditation and other recreational activities including music, dance, carom, paper-bag making, etc. The initiative is part…
‘Congress has come to the aid of migrant workers’
May 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the ruling BJP Government of failing to come to the aid of migrant workers, who are distressed over COVID-19 lockdown regulations, KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) Working President Salim Ahmed maintained that the Congress, as a responsible Opposition Party, has come to the rescue of migrant workers at this critical juncture. He was…
States can’t hire workers from UP without permission: Yogi Adityanath
May 26, 2020‘Migrants were treated shabbily without food, water and accommodation’ New Delhi: Miffed over the treatment of migrant workers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said States will now need to seek permission from his Government before engaging workers from Uttar Pradesh (UP). Addressing a webinar on Sunday, Adityanath said his Government will lay down…
13 TN native migrant labourers walk from Hassan to Mysuru
May 6, 2020Request Mysuru DC to help them reach back their homes Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 13 migrant labourers, who were working at a coffee estate in Belur, have walked all their way from Hassan to Mysuru and have now approached the DC to help them go back to their homes in Tamil Nadu. The group also…
495 migrant labourers return home
May 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government permitting return of stranded migrant workers to their native places, the District Administration has almost completed the process of sending back migrant workers to their native places. Starting from Apr.26, the authorities have moved a total of 495 migrant workers, most of whom were from North Karnataka, in 24 KSRTC buses…
Rajasthan’s 170 migrant workers wait for their special train from Mysuru
May 2, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of migrant workers have been stranded in places across the country since the nationwide lockdown was enforced on Mar. 25. To ease the situation, the Centre on Friday gave its nod for stranded migrant workers, students and others to return home by “Shramik Special” trains that will be run by…
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