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IIT Hyderabad, IIT Bombay study changes in travel patterns due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 2 (ANI): A study conducted by the IIT Hyderabad and IIT Bombay researchers have found that the lockdown decision taken by the government has reduced the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, due to decrease in crowded setting observed in public transport s
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Young food vendor walks from Delhi to UP's Badaun sans public transport
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): As normal life has come to a standstill with no public transport available following the imposition of a 21-day countrywide lockdown, a 16-year-old food vendor is travelling to Badaun in Uttar Pradesh from Delhi on foot.
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KT Rama Rao arranges vehicle for family amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao on Wednesday stopped his convoy and arranged a vehicle for a family as there was no public transport.
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RPF personnel extend helping hand to stranded passengers at Howrah Railway
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As 375 passengers were left stranded at Howrah Railway Station after West Bengal government announced that no public transport will be operational during the lockdown, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has taken up the task to help them.
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With few buses during lockdown in Delhi, commuters stranded
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Commuters on Monday faced a lot of problems in travelling as public transport services, excluding 25 per cent Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, are shut down in the national capital.
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COVID-19 surge: 9 Districts in Karnataka under lockdown till March 31, pub
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The Karnataka state government on Sunday announced lockdown of nine districts and the suspension of operations of public transport all across the state till tomorrow.
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Coronavirus: Odisha's BMC announces odd-even formula for public transporta
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus outbreak, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced odd-even formula for public transportation. However, there is no bar for plying of private vehicles on any day.
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Jakarta declares 2-week emergency, public entertainment to halt as COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Mar 20 (ANI): Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, has declared a two-week emergency amid growing cases of the novel coronavirus, while public entertainment would halt from Monday and restrictions be imposed on public transport.
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COVID-19: Public transport restricted in Jammu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): In addition to an order dated March 15, District Magistrate of Jammu said that all modes of mass public transport shall cease to ply in the district till further orders in the view of fatal COVID-19 spread in the country.
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Coronavirus bug can cover longer distances than previously thought: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 10 (ANI): A Chinese study has made the shocking revelation that the coronavirus can remain suspended in the air for a minimum of 30 minutes and can survive for days on various types of surfaces. Additionally, it can cover distances of up to 15 feet.
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SC says want to hear Nitin Gadkari on Centre's electric vehicle policy to
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Chief Justice SA Bobde on Wednesday said that it would like to hear Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on the Centre's policy of switching all public transport and government vehicles to electric vehicles over a period of time in order to curb air pollution.
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Priyanka Gandhi's son, a first-time voter, wants subsidised public transpo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's son Raihan Rajiv Vadra, a first-time voter, on Saturday advocated for access to public transport, saying that it should be subsidised for the students, adding that he wants to see Delhi at par with top global
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