News Topic:Labourers
J&K
J&K’s shadow wage rate factor for unskilled workers falls to 0.47 in 2023–24: Study
A NITI Aayog-supported study puts J&K’s 2023–24 shadow wage rate factor at 0.47, with figures of 0.36 for rural areas and 0.96 for urban areas.
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Kashmir
Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death
Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.
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Kashmir
Labourer drowns in Jhelum, woman injured in train fall in Pulwama
Two separate incidents were reported in Pulwama district on Monday, including a fatal drowning and a train accident.
Kashmir
Two migrant workers injured in suspected militant attack in Budgam’s Mazhama
In a suspected militant attack, two non-local labourers working on the Jal Jeevan Project were injured in Mazhama, Magam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
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NCC Limited hosts medical camp in AIIMS Awantipora to address health needs of workers
The Health and Safety Department of NCC Limited, in collaboration with the AIIMS Awantipora, organized a medical camp at the CPWD facility of AIIMS Awantipora.
J&K
Labour Commissioner urges left-out e-Shram registrants to secure ration cards
Labour Commissioner has once again urged all those e-Shram registrants who do not have a ration card to get in touch with the nearest Tehsil Supply Offices.
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Kashmir
Four road workers injured in landslide in Pahalgam’s Chandanwari area
Four workers were injured after they came under a landslide while maintaining the road in Chandanwari area of Pahalgam on Sunday.
Kashmir
Body of missing labourer retrieved, one still missing in Hatiwara
The body of one of two missing labourers who went missing in the boat capsize incident has been found while another is still missing.
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Mehbooba Mufti unanimously re-elected as PDP President
Mehbooba Mufti has been unanimously re-elected as PDP president after Abdul Rehman Veeri proposed her name and Khursheed Alam seconded the proposal.
Kashmir Police arrest 1,941 in drug cases, attach properties worth ₹154 crore
Kashmir Police report 1,941 arrests in over 1,500 drug cases, ₹154 crore in attached properties and 12,385 cyber fraud complaints this year.
Nadda reviews AIIMS Awantipora; MBBS seats to increase from 50 to 120
J.P. Nadda reviews AIIMS Awantipora as MBBS intake is set to rise from 50 to 120. J&K minister also seeks help to repatriate a Sopore student's remains from Bangladesh.
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Aga Ruhullah announces exit from NC, resignation as Srinagar MP
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announced his decision to quit the National Conference and resign as Srinagar MP, citing the party's failure to honour election promises.
NC govt lacks political will to free youth facing incarceration, says Waheed Para
Waheed Para said that the current NC-led government has the power to drop cases against young people who are imprisoned, but they lack the political will to do so.