Tag: Odisha Migrants

Dilip can be seen carrying the body of his daughter Sonu on his shoulders to the cremation ground for her last rites. His son was also with him.

Bhubaneswar: With several states imposing strict restrictions like lockdown and shutdown amid alarming rise in Covid-19 cases, migrant labourers from Odisha started their return journey to the States. Large number…

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for stranded migrants of Odisha, three ‘Shramik Special’ trains carrying them set off journey from Gujarat and Kerala on Saturday. While two trains left Surat for Berhampur, one train departed from Ernakulam in Kerala. Among the two trains in Surat, the first one reportedly left at around 4 PM and […]

Angul: At a time when migrants are being brought to Odisha in special trains from different parts of the country, some of them jumped off a train allegedly after pulling the emergency chain near Majhika on the outskirts of Angul town last evening. While seven migrants have been caught by the police, efforts are on […]

Bhubaneswar: A special Air India flight from Dubai carrying the first batch of 151 stranded Odia migrants landed in Bhubaneswar on Thursday night. The passengers were received at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) by senior officials and their health screening was conducted. “First international flight from Dubai has arrived at Bhubaneswar airport during lockdown. […]

Bhubaneswar: For Indians, Covid-19 will be remembered for so many aspects like humanitarian crisis, incomparable economic losses but even in this chaos, the charitable act of a cine actor is earning the loudest cheer than anything else across the nation. After sending numerous migrant workers to their respective home States, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood who […]