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These could be non-stop officials to bring workers from property/money related issue on the road route could take ones, with no halts between the hief Minister Yogi Gujarat, Uttarakhand and in Banthra on the city’s out- months because of the limited points of departure and the CAdityanath, on Thursday, Rajasthan as soon as possible. skirts on Thursday evening. availability and capacity of destinations. Seating arrange- asked migrant labourers of An action plan is being pre- The two later surrendered buses. Modi said the number of ments could be made for pas- Uttar Pradesh living in other pared for it. The process of at the police station while those wanting to return is like- sengers in a way that social dis- states not to travel on foot and arrival of these people will holding the blood-stained ly to be huge. tancing is ensured. Food, water said that the state government start in two days. Directions weapon in their hands. According to officials of the etc could be made available on was preparing an action plan were also given to bring back It was only then that the Bihar Government, it is esti- board,” Sushil added. and communicating with gov- UP students studying in Delhi, police got an idea of the mated that there are 25-30 The Nitish Kumar ernments of other states for Noida and Aligarh to their crime and reached the village lakh people from Bihar, includ- Government has been facing their safe return. respective home towns. For for investigations. ing students and migrant work- criticism from all quarters over “Do not get panicky. We this, district magistrates and Police Commissioner ers, stranded across the coun- its handling of the migrant cri- will ensure your return to your district police chiefs of Noida Sujeet Pandey said the try and it needs at least one sis and its reluctance to bring native places,” Yogi said in his and Aligarh have been ordered accused seemed to be men- lakh buses to bring them back back their people who have appeal. to make arrangements. There tally unstable and were being by road. been stuck across the country With this announcement, will be a discussion with the interrogated. The CP said the In a related development, during the lockdown. the state government started Delhi government on prepar- motive and sequence leading Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Continued on Page 6 the process to evacuate work- ing a list of such students and to the killings were also being Yadav took the Twitter to ers from Madhya Pradesh and sending them back after con- probed. announce that he has sent 30 plans were afoot to bring UP ducting their health tests,” The accused were identi- buses to Kota, Rajasthan to natives working in Gujarat and Awasthi said. fied as Ajay Singh (50) of Rajasthan. Officials, however, clarified Nananmau Godauli village Besides, preparations are that only those people would be in Harauni of Banthra and his %/0 /12 Sources said the Railway The Rajasthan CM said R also being made to bring back permitted to return whose son Avinash aka Ankit (20). Ministry is planning to run 400 more than six lakh migrants students studying in Delhi, health check-up have been Those killed were identi- day after the Centre special trains per day and may have registered with the Noida and Aligarh. done. Therefore, whoever fied as Amar Singh (70) and Aallowed States to bring increase the number to 1,000 Rajasthan Government, asking Additional Chief Secretary intends to return to UP, should Ram Dulari (65) —parents of back migrant workers to their special trains. As safeguards, for help to get home. They are Awanish Kumar Awasthi said report to quarantine centres of prime accused, Arun (40) respective States by roads, the the train will run to the pas- being screened for coronavirus that during a review meeting their state and districts soon and his wife Ram Sakhi (35) logistical nightmare in arrang- senger-carrying capacity. symptoms and those who don’t New Delhi: Chief Minister with officials of Team-11, the and register their names, and their children Saurabh (7) ing tens of thousands of buses Taking to Twitter, have any are being allowed to Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday chief minister expressed con- addresses, mobile numbers etc. and Sarika (2). for this purpose has begun to Rajasthan Chief Minister proceed. said the Delhi Government is cern over the condition of after getting their health check- According to villagers, haunt the State Governments. Ashok Gehlot wrote, “Long- Telangana Animal Bengaluru: The Karnataka making arrangements to bring workers, labourers and stu- up done. Ajay and his family was stay- At least seven States — awaited demand of movement Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Government on Thursday back students of the national dents living in other states and In view of the evacuation ing away from his parents fol- Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, of migrant workers has finally Yadav also demanded that the decided to allow migrant work- Capital who are stranded in gave instructions for taking process, the chief minister lowing some differences Maharashtra, Rajasthan, been accepted by the GoI. It is Centre arrange special trains ers, tourists, students and oth- Rajasthan’s Kota due to the necessary steps for their safe ordered the authorities to between them. A few months Punjab and Bihar — have asked a welcome step but until GoI and provide free transportation ers stranded in different parts lockdown imposed to control return. enhance the capacity of quar- back, his father Amar had the Centre to run trains to allows Indian Railways to oper- for migrant workers to their of the State due to the ongoing the spread of coronavirus. Awasthi said that on antine centres in the state from sold part of the parental land move the migrants to their ate, practically it will not be native States. lockdown to return to their “Delhi Govt is making arrange- Thursday, 100 buses carrying seven lakh to 10 lakh on a war and Ajay had demanded his States citing the distance and possible to facilitate smooth The Bihar Government native places, a day after the ments to soon bring Del stu- 3,000 people departed from footing and set up big centres share of money which possi- the difficulty in logistics of trav- and hassle-free transport to also urged the Centre to allow Centre issued guidelines for the dents back home from Kota”, Madhya Pradesh for Jhansi with all facilities in colleges bly lead to the killings on elling by bus. their home.” running of special trains to process. Kejriwal said in a tweet. and Prayagraj. with large campuses. Thursday. # + ! " " ! % ' # $%& ( ,- * cases and 27 deaths. alarming 7,061. 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" Chief Secretaries, Union Home sonalities to discuss ways to speaking on the impact of the there were three deaths in There are 733 active con- L M Secretary Ajay Bhalla said all help India’s recovery post- coronavirus pandemic on the s citizens wait with the Pune, two in Thane and one tainment zones in the State inter-State as well as intra- Covid19 era. economy, also said a prolonged Abated breath for the each Nagpur and Raigad. currently. Total 10,092 sur- " State truck movements must go some State borders and Rahul held his first inter- lockdown would not be sus- Government’s decision on Of those dead on veillance squads worked on # on without any hindrance for harassment from authorities. action with former RBI tainable for the economy. lockdown on May 3, the num- Thursday, 19 were men while Friday across the State and $$% %& the smooth movement of “The MHA has re-iterated Governor Raghuram Rajan As Indian economic activ- ber of Covid-19 cases in India 8 were women. “Fourteen of surveillance of 42.11 lakh " goods. This is Home Secretary’s to all States/UTs that, as per the who said India needs around ity opens up after weeks, Rajan continues to surge. On the deceased were aged over population was done. fourth letter on easy movement consolidated revised guide- 65,000 crore to help the poor said steps should be taken to Thursday, it came close to 60 years, while 13 were from As many as 1,773 patients '()*& of truck movements.