A private double-decker bus travelling from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh towards Punjab overturned in Sambhal district early Sunday, leaving three passengers dead and more than 25 others injured, according to police officials. The bus was reportedly carrying around 150 people, including several migrant workers returning to Punjab after visiting their native places. The accident took...
Ten migrant workers from West Bengal were injured after an LPG cylinder explosion, suspected to have been triggered by a gas leak, occurred at a paying guest accommodation in Bengaluru’s Bommasandra area. The incident has raised fresh concerns over fire and gas safety measures in densely occupied residential buildings used to house migrant and industrial...
The Odisha government has initiated an extensive crackdown on unauthorized recruitment agencies after a tragic industrial gas leak in Tamil Nadu claimed the lives of migrant workers from the state. In a major enforcement drive, authorities have registered eight First Information Reports (FIRs) against individuals and agencies allegedly involved in illegally recruiting workers and sending...
The bodies of eight Indian nationals who lost their lives in a tragic industrial accident in Qatar’s Ras Laffan region have been repatriated to India, marking a somber conclusion to an incident that has deeply affected families and communities across several Indian states. Authorities confirmed that the mortal remains of the deceased workers were transported...
For several families in rural Uttar Pradesh, months of uncertainty, fear, and helplessness finally came to an end when a group of bonded labourers were rescued from exploitative working conditions. The workers, many of whom had been cut off from their families and denied basic freedoms, were finally reunited with their loved ones after a...
A political debate over unemployment and workers’ rights intensified after a bonded labour case emerged in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, prompting senior opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to sharply criticize the government over what he described as a worsening employment crisis in the country. The controversy erupted following reports that several workers were rescued from conditions...
KOLKATA: Mithun Chakraborty, an actor and member of the BJP National Executive, denied on Thursday the claims made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are facing harassment and torture in various states governed by the BJP. After participating in a BJP organizational meeting in Kolkata, he stated, “These are all...