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Four girl students from a Zilla Parishad High School in Sangareddy’s Isnapur area went missing under mysterious circumstances. The daughters of migrant workers left home with school bags but never reached school. Police registered a case and launched a search operation

Five migrant workers from Bihar sustained serious burn injuries after a cylinder exploded at an illegal gas filling centre in Parkibanda village, Medak district, late Tuesday night. Two of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.

A two-year-old girl died instantly after falling from the second floor of a building in Bhainsa town, Nirmal district, on Friday. Police said she sustained fatal head injuries while playing.

India remained the world’s largest remittance recipient in 2024 with over $137 billion, according to the International Organization for Migration report, highlighting its global diaspora strength, rising student mobility, and growing migration-linked economic influence

India’s dependence on migrant labour to build its cities and drive its economy carries a responsibility to protect their health, safety, dignity, and welfare

GHMC has opened two new Indiramma canteens at NTPC, Kavadiguda and Bagh Lingampally to provide affordable meals to the urban poor. Operated by the Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation, the canteens serve breakfast and lunch at just Rs 5 each to poor people.

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