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Bihar recorded its highest-ever voter turnout of 64.66 per cent in the first phase of the Assembly elections, with returning migrant workers and women voters seen as key contributors. Many migrants reportedly returned for Chhath Puja, coinciding with the polling dates

Saudi Arabia has abolished its decades-old Kafala system, granting migrant workers the freedom to change jobs, travel without sponsor consent, and access legal protections. The move, part of Vision 2030, aims to improve labour rights and global perception

Former Minister T Harish Rao has facilitated the return of 12 Telangana workers stranded in Jordan, personally covering penalties and flight costs. The workers, from five districts, had reached out to him for help. Rao criticised the Congress government for failing to support Gulf migrants, contrasting it with the BRS regime’s welfare efforts.

Tension erupted at Deccan Cements Limited in Palakeedu, Suryapet, when migrant workers demanding ex gratia for a deceased colleague clashed with police. A police vehicle was damaged, personnel suffered minor injuries, and several workers were taken into custody after stone pelting

A tragic accident occurred on Sunday at a cement pipe manufacturing unit near Karimnagar, where two young brothers drowned after slipping into a cooling tank while playing. The children, sons of migrant workers from Bihar, were rushed to the hospital but declared dead on arrival.

A team of officials led by Bastar district Assistant Commissioner Kalyan Singh visited Bhadrachalam as part of the survey and called on ITDA Project Officer B Rahul

The Bangladeshi nationals were working at various locations in the guise of migrant workers from West Bengal

The boy, Santosh Kumar, was the son of a migrant couple from Bihar; rash and negligent driving is said to be the cause of the accident

Telangana Gulf Workers Joint Action Committee Chairman Guggilla Ravi Goud said their efforts and agitation would continue till they got justice.

Migrant labourers, who died in other countries, have been denied the ex gratia of Rs.5 lakh being given to family members of those who die in the Gulf by the State government. Family members, who had pinned their hopes on the ex gratia, are unhappy with the government’s decision.

Blaze, which occurred at a seven-storey building in Mangaf city on July 12, caused by short circuit in guard's room on ground floor

The victims were engaged in Mallanna Sagar reservoir works.

Two migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh were found dead under suspicious circumstances in Hanumanthapura village in Hassan district.

This month brings back the dreadful memory of lockdown when migrant workers’ resilience was tested and they were ‘dying’ to go home

Tamil Nadu police book the Editor of popular Hindi newspaper, 'Dainik Bhaskar' for spreading false news that Hindi-speaking migrant workers were attacked in the state

Hyderabad: The Jeedimetla police have concluded that the LPG cylinder explosion incident in which two migrant workers died last month was a pre-planned murder and arrested Bhuneshwar Singh of Jharkhand in connection with the case. An argument over not allowing the suspect to return to his native place was the reason, police said. The victims […]

Hyderabad: The labor sector was under a lot of stress as the strict working rules in Qatar restricted them from doing a lot of things. The Ministry of administrating development will be taking a step toward improving the rights of the migrant workers. The Qatar migrant workers’ reforms will be a breath of fresh air […]

Hyderabad: The Gandhinagar police on Tuesday announced the arrest the of D Sampath, the owner of Shravan Traders, the scrap warehouse in Bhoiguda where a massive fire broke out last month, killing 12 migrant workers. Sampath (47), a resident of Saroornagar who was earlier booked under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code […]

Hyderabad: They had gone to bed soon after dinner, cracking jokes at each other as usual, but little knowing that there would be no more dawns for them. The 11 migrant workers, whose lives and dreams were charred in the early morning inferno in Bhoiguda, were the sole breadwinners for their families. Caught unawares by […]

Hyderabad: The Gandhinagar police have booked a case of negligence causing death and injuries against Sampath Kumar, owner of Shravan Traders, following the death of 11 migrant workers in the scrap warehouse and segregation unit. He was taken into custody. A case under sections 304A (Negligence causing death) and 337 (Negligence causing injuries) of the […]