India  

'Will Not Return': Why migrants are leaving Mumbai again, this time in packed trains

Video Credit: HT Digital Content - Duration: 05:16s - Published
'Will Not Return': Why migrants are leaving Mumbai again, this time in packed trains

'Will Not Return': Why migrants are leaving Mumbai again, this time in packed trains

As the second Covid wave in India wreaks havoc, migrant workers rush home from Mumbai.

Thousands were seen at Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, some of the migrant workers revealed why they would never return again.

A few workers recalled scenes from last year when migrants had to leave on foot for their hometowns.

Watch the full video for more details.


You Might Like


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

Mumbai Mumbai Capital of Maharashtra, India

Employment regulation? Govt may soon ask private companies to notify all vacancies

Mumbai: Private companies may soon be required to notify job vacancies to the government under a new Social Securities Act. This act aims to replace the..
IndiaTimes

Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: Why wasn’t 'attempt to murder' charge invoked, ask jurists

Legal experts question why Mumbai police have not charged Saif Ali Khan's alleged attacker with attempted murder, given the grievous injuries from multiple stab..
IndiaTimes

File FIR against cops in Badlapur shootout, high court to Maha govt

Bombay high court ordered the State to register an FIR against five police officers after a magistrate’s inquiry into Akshay Shinde’s death. Shinde, accused..
IndiaTimes

Saif Ali Khan attack: Accused panicked after seeing his photo on TV, planned Bangladesh escape, say police

Mumbai Police have arrested Bangladeshi national Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, also known as Vijay Das, for allegedly stabbing actor Saif..
IndiaTimes

Saif Ali Khan stabbing: High-drama in Mumbai court as lawyers clash to represent accused Shariful

A Bandra courtroom witnessed chaos as two lawyers fought to represent Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, accused of stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. Shehzad..
IndiaTimes

COVID-19 COVID-19 Contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2

Meta apologises, says poll remark 'inadvertent error'

Meta officials have issued an unconditional apology to the Indian government following remarks made by CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the 2024 general election. The..
IndiaTimes

Meta India apologises for CEO Zuckerberg's remark on India elections; terms it...

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had earlier called out the remarks made by Zuckerberg on the Joe Rogan podcast. "Mr. Zuckerberg's claim that most incumbent..
DNA

'True for several countries BUT not India': Meta apologises for Zuckerberg's 'incumbents' remark

Meta has apologised to India for CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claim that incumbents lost elections globally post-Covid, which was inaccurate for India. Shivnath..
IndiaTimes

Big trouble for Meta after after Mark Zuckerberg's claim on India elections, to face...

Nishikant Dubey's remarks came after Zuckerberg in a podcast with American TV host Joe Rogan earlier claimed, "The reaction to COVID probably caused a breakdown..
DNA

Big trouble for Meta after Mark Zuckerberg's claim on India elections, to face...

Nishikant Dubey's remarks came after Zuckerberg in a podcast with American TV host Joe Rogan earlier claimed, "The reaction to COVID probably caused a breakdown..
DNA

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Railway terminus in Mumbai, India

Missed suspect in Saif attack by a whisker at Nagpur: Railway police

An SECR RPF team detained Akash Kannaujiya, a suspect in the attack on Saif Ali Khan, from the LTT-Shalimar Jnaneswari Express at Durg railway station...
IndiaTimes

Related videos from verified sources

After fresh Covid restrictions in Maharashtra, migrants rush to return hometowns [Video]

After fresh Covid restrictions in Maharashtra, migrants rush to return hometowns

Migrant workers across Mumbai are forming a beeline to return to their native states. This comes after fresh Covid-19 restrictions were announced in Maharashtra. Huge crowds were seen outside Lokmanya..

Credit: HT Digital Content     Duration: 03:27Published
Uptick of migrants rushing homes after Maharashtra announces new COVID restrictions [Video]

Uptick of migrants rushing homes after Maharashtra announces new COVID restrictions

Soon after Maharashtra government announced strict restrictions including Section 144 to contain COVID-19 spread from April 14, migrant workers started to return to their hometowns. Sharing their..

Credit: ANI     Duration: 02:32Published
'Corona fear': Migrant workers leave Mumbai in jam-packed train fearing lockdown [Video]

'Corona fear': Migrant workers leave Mumbai in jam-packed train fearing lockdown

Trains at Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus were seen packed with migrant workers. Migrants were leaving the financial capital as they feared an impending lockdown. This comes amid a steep rise in the..

Credit: HT Digital Content     Duration: 02:21Published