A 26-year-old Bihari woman has proved language is no barrier as she emerged the topper in a literacy examination conducted in Kerala for migrant labourers.
The migrants, who included nine unaccompanied minors, all received assistance including medical checks and most were in good health. Two of the minors needed medical treatment and were taken to hospital, the Red Cross said.
Referring to media reports published on July 21 and 22 about inclusion of a Rohingya migrant in the draft NRC, Hajela in a press communiqué said, "These media reports have referred to one person named Alam Hussain Mazumdar who has been arrested in Cachar recently on various charges and has been mentioned as an illegal Rohingya migrant.
"We have detected over 200, many of whom continued on their way while the pregnancies of others were so far along they had to be taken to General Hospital," a senior official told Efe news.
Talking to the reporters after the meeting, Rupani said that the Gujarat government has taken adequate steps to ensure the safety and security of non-non-Gujaratis in the state.
Many workers from UP and Bihar have fled Gujarat fearing violence. This migrant crisis has left the industries worried.
The ruling BJP has blamed Congress MLA from Radhanpur, Alpesh Thakor, for allegedly giving a hate speech which enraged the Thakor community's emotions against the migrant workers.
India is working with Israel to stop the exploitation of Indian caregivers in the country.
As record numbers of people flee conflict, persecution and poverty, governments, citizens and the Church have a moral obligation to safeguard migrants and show solidarity with them, the Pope has said.
Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district has recorded an increase in bird population this year, the recently-concluded week-long annual bird census revealed. According to the census, as many as 1,03,853 resident birds belonging to 10
Athens (Greece): Three bodies were recovered and 302 people rescued on Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying at least 700 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea off the Greek island of Crete. The International Organization
Paris: French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been criticised for publishing a cartoon depicting the death of three-year-old Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi as its own controversial take on the refugee and migration crisis, the media
Budapest,Hungary: Hundreds of refugees frustrated at being stuck at two train stations in Hungary set off on foot for Austria Friday, one group forming a line nearly a half-mile long as they streamed out of
Less than seven years are left for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Housing for All scheme aimed at providing a home to all the urban poor by 2022—especially as cities grow and migrants flow in
Mexico: An infamous cargo train ridden by Central American migrants heading to the U.S. derailed in a remote region of southern Mexico on Sunday, killing at least five and injuring at least 35, authorities said.The
Rome, July 8: Pope Francis, on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, on Monday said Muslim migrants in Italy had the support of the Catholic Church."I sent heartfelt greetings to dear Muslim immigrants
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