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Delhi to Andhra, states take slow and steady steps to exit lockdown

Delhi implemented most of the demands made to the Centre in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 May.

UP govt accepts Priyanka Gandhi proposal to run 1,000 buses for migrants

The UP government said the influx of migrants from the Congress ruled states like Rajasthan and Punjab was happening without proper arrangement and screening

Why rejig in labour laws will not help and holistic reforms are essential

Radhicka Kapoor, senior fellow at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, said the government has to create policies for boosting demand

UP govt to pay Rs 26 crore to Railways for plying Shramik special trains

So far, 522 trains have ferried 665,000 labourers to UP

Congress offers to ply 1,000 buses for stranded migrants returning to UP

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra writes to Adityanath

UP to make sectoral plans to leverage Rs 20 trn Covid-19 package

Plans will cover farmers, MSME, street vendors, among others; state seeks to attain self-reliance on the basis of these plans to be drafted under the aegis of central package announced by PM Modi

UP govt withdraws order increasing daily working hours to 12 from 8

The UP government's Ordinance, however, proposes increase in working hours from 8 to 10 hours a day

Trade unions to go on strike on May 22 against labour laws suspension

While Uttar Pradesh has suspended major labour laws, Madhya Pradesh has tweaked some rules amid the lockdown to spur economic activities.

Lockdown: 1.35 mn migrant labourers return to UP amid Covid-19 crisis

Now, the state government has arranged for trains from Delhi, apart from intrastate trains from Noida, Ghaziabad and Jhansi to expedite the shifting of stranded labourers

UP constitutes panel to reboot real estate sector amid coronavirus crisis

A large number of housing and commercial projects are lying stuck in UP. Besides, the ongoing projects are also witnessing cancellations by investors and buyers because of the dip in earnings

UPSRTC to inquire on overcharging for taxi rides from Delhi airport to UP

The committee has been asked to submit a report within 24 hours.

Central unions to protest nationwide against labour law changes on May 22

RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is not part of these protests, but its workers and sectoral outfits are set to join the stir that day

Uttar Pradesh govt seeks details of people buying medicines for fever, cold

They have also been instructed to update the information on the state's Health and Family Welfare Department website, every day by 5 pm

UP govt use Disaster Relief Fund to pay for migrants' rail tickets

The state is arranging for trains to evacuate workers from Delhi, will make advance payment to facilitate speedy homecoming

Clueless UP govt's moves have added to people's woes: Akhilesh Yadav

Former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav spoke about the challenges before the state government and measures taken so far

UP targets 5 million MGNREGS jobs as returning migrants numbers swell

Nearly 1.5 million such labourers are likely to enter the state; CM Adityanath hasks officials to treat them with dignity

Yogi Adityanath-led UP govt transfers Rs 225.39 cr to MGNREGS beneficiaries

The chief minister interacts with district administration officials of Saharanpur, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kannauj and Hardoi districts through video conference

UP plans 100,000 Covid beds as 325,000 stranded labourers return in 2 weeks

State gears up to meet exigencies, with more than a million migrants expected to arrive in the near future

India coronavirus dispatch: The search for a cure, and India's response

From the SARS-CoV-2 strain in India, to migrant workers in this lockdown, and whether ultraviolet light can help detect and kill coronavirus - read these and more in today's India dispatch

An uphill task: UP govt faces the challenge of resettling 1.5 mn migrants

For thousands of his ilk stranded in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and other industrialised states, the homecoming was made possible only after the Centre decided to ply non-stop interstate special trains