This lockdown has been tough for domestic helps. They were out of work and most didn’t even get their salaries
The nationwide lockdown has deeply impacted the lives of millions of women who were supporting themselves and their families by working as domestic helps. However, since March, most of the housing societies and families have not let them inside their homes as a precautionary measure
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“You are taking our photos, making videos. But, please arrange for a vehicle for us”
These migrants were told buses would be plying from Lucknow to Chhattisgarh. But they were told to get some documents. Dejected, most of them started walking to their hometowns
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Auraiya road accident: The real tragedy unfolded after the incident. Read the full story
Twelve labourers from Jharkhand died in the freak road accident. Some bodies were dispatched from Auraiya to Jharkhand in a van. Those injured in the accident were made to sit in the same van
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Auraiya road accident: The tragedy unfolds
On May 16, at least 25 migrant labourers, who were returning home from Rajasthan, died in a freak road accident in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. Among the dead is Rahul who was coming home to see his new-born son. There are many such tragic stories
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Jaipur to Gaya: “We have been walking for 10-12 days. We shall be home in a week”
These labourers had been working in Jaipur for decades, but since the lockdown, arranging for two meals a day was getting very difficult. So, they decided to walk back home – to Gaya in Bihar
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Reverse migration continues, but there are many who do not wish to go back home. A ground report
Goan Connection visited two shelter homes in Lucknow. The daily wagers staying here said there is a severe cash crunch and there are no jobs back in their villages. So, they would rather stay back
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During the lockdown, villagers in Jharkhand didn’t have to stand in long queues outside banks
There are 1,463 bank sakhis in the state who carry portable ATMs and laptops and work out of their banking centres present in 600 villages. Around 6.3 lakh people have benefitted so far
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In this battle against the novel coronavirus, ASHAs have donned the role of Corona Warriors
No hashtags are made on them. They don’t get featured in the media. But these one million ASHA workers — who are on the frontline of the COVID-19 battle – have been silently doing their job
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An ASHA worker in Bhopal tests positive for COVID. This is why it’s dangerous
This ASHA worker was feeling “perfectly fine” when she was informed she had tested positive for corona. She had to report to work every day without any protective gear. There are around 10 lakh ASHA workers like her
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Prenatal checkups have taken a hit during this lockdown
In this fight against the novel coronavirus, certain compromises are being made when it comes to public health services, which may cost dearly in the coming time. In more than a month into the nationwide lockdown, millions of pregnant women were neither vaccinated nor provided assistance in the delivery