Over 21 lakh migrant workers from West Bengal seek registration in State government portal thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A police officer in Hooghly said they contacted a government official in Uttarkashi who said that those trapped were safe and had been provided with liquid food and oxygen. Apart from the three from Bengal, most of the trapped workers are from Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
An official said that although Bengal so far registered 22.5 lakh migrant workers on its Karma Sathi portal, the number has not been deemed satisfactory, as it has amounted to only 55 per cent of the 40-odd lakh migrant workers that the state government had helped bring home during the lockdown
Bangladeshi teenager killed in BSF firing along Rajshahi border dhakatribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dhakatribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A 14-year-old Bangladeshi boy was shot dead this afternoon by the Indian Border Security Force when he crossed the border along Rajshahi and entered the neighbouring territory