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Even as the Financial capital of India and a global wannabe, Mumbai is reeling under anti-migrants campaign launched by a regional , hardliner party MNS, city of London has shown an example of its true composite culture by assimilating a strong Indian diaspora by making Diwali celebrations in heart of London , the Trafalgar Square , as its annual event. The Conservative Party Mayor, who was the c read more »
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For Mohammed Jakir, an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh, begging may have begun as a compulsion but through his ingenuity he turned it into a career option.

The 42-year-old amputee, who begged in Indian cities for more than two decades, is today known to be a rich man in Bangladesh.

Indian intelligence sleuths, who nabbed Jakir after learning about his all-too-frequent visits to Bangladesh read more »
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At a gathering under the banner of the Uttar Bharatiya Sabha in Goregaon (east) on Sunday, speaker after speaker exhorted the north Indian migrants to stand up and be counted. The programme was organised by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam. read more »
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It's a birthday gift Raj Thackeray is expected to love, but one that could well mean more trouble for the thousands of migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in Maharashtra.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has decided to launch a 364-day ‘Hatt Puja’ or ‘remove puja’ campaign on June 14, when Raj turns 40, to counter the one-day ‘Chhat Puja’ Union Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has announced h read more »
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In an attempt to create a network of migrants and promote interaction among them as rapid urbanisation has increased their importance politically, a website and an online newspaper would be launched exclusively for migrants on the occasion of Maharashtra Day on Thursday.
The website is still under construction though .. read more »
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Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has asked the civic authorities to strictly implement the anti-encroachment laws so that a strong signal is sent to those constructing illegal structures on public amenities that are meant for the taxpayers.

"People from all over the country are welcome to come and live here, but nobody has a right to construct hutments on the city's water pipelines, footpath read more »
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Five migrant labourers were today shot dead and four others injured by militants in Imphal East district, taking the toll in the attacks against outsiders since last night to 12.

Official sources said the labourers, who were north Indians, were shot dead by the militants at Takhel, Kangla and Sangomshang areas in the district.

The victims had bits of paper stuck to their backs reading "Go read more »
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Bollywood star Salman Khan says that his joining a signature campaign to oppose the gag order on Raj Thackeray did not mean that he or his family supported the breakaway Shiv Sena chief's campaign against north Indian migrants in Maharashtra. read more »
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For the past few days, some Mumbaikars are waking up to find young Maharashtrian men supplying milk at their doorstep instead of the traditional milkmen from Uttar Pradesh.

The change has been forced by Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), as part of a new strategy in its campaign against migr read more »
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After the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's violent agitation against north indian's five engineering companies in pune are suffering the lack of low skilled labor.
They have sent 5 officers to latur to recruit 100 workers in a single day for the factories. There are mix reactions over this from both factories and factory workers. read more »
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The anti-migrant agitation spearheaded by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has clearly brought into limelight the issue of population influx into Mumbai.

Nitin Gadkari was non-committal when asked if the BJP supported introduction of a work permit or entry permit system in Mumbai. “Mumbai’s infrastructure is under tremendous pressure. But the government needs to find solutions. If asked, t read more »
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Opportunistic as Mr Kumar’s actions may have been, it is equally true that given his position as the chief minister of Bihar, he had no alternative but to react forcefully to Thackeray’s shenanigans.

But have Mr Kumar and his ilk (Laloo, Mulayam, Mayawati et al) reflected on the real reasons behind the predicament of the poor migrants from Bihar and U.P? read more »
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Young, poor cricketers from UP and Bihar come to what was once Indian cricket’s capital, make waves in local circuit.

Even as a 15-year-old growing up in Motihari, Bihar, Murtuza Hussain, a budding cricketer with modest means, knew Mumbai wasn’t merely the country’s cricketing hub but also the financial capital.

He grew up with boys whose pockets swelled when their families received the muc read more »
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Concerned over the recent poaching of migrant birds in Navi Mumbai, the forest department has decided to provide protection to the birds that visit Maharashtra in winter.

The department is planning to appoint a forest guard at the creek where the birds hang around during their stay. read more »
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The plight of children of migrant labourers touched Identity Foundation so much that they bought a minibus and started taking classes in it. Their mobile learning centres are operating in areas like Ramwadi in Yerwada and near the Pipe Company on Sinhagad Road. read more »
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