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Migrant labourers do not have to pay for tickets of Shramik Special trains
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Migrant workers do not have to pay for tickets of Shramik Special trains as sending and receiving states are coordinating with each other for the fare of these trains, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Friday.
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Vulnerable people may avoid travel by trains: Railway Board Chairman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): In order to protect the vulnerable persons from COVID-19, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Friday appealed to people and said that those with co-morbidities, pregnant women, children below the age of 10 years should travel only if it is essential.
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52 lakh passengers moved via 3,840 Shramik Special trains: Railway Board c
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): A total of 52 lakh passengers have been moved through 3,840 Shramik Special trains till yesterday, said Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Friday.
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Piyush Goyal urges seriously ill, pregnant women and those above 65-years
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday urged people suffering from serious ailments, pregnant women, children and those above 65 years to travel in Shramik trains "only when necessary".
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COVID-19 fallout: Migrant workers stage protest at Amritsar by-pass road d
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 29 (ANI): Scores of migrant workers on Thursday held a protest at bypass road in Amritsar demanding to return home.
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Railways distributes sanitary pads to women returne
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): A group of women employees of Indian Railways on Thursday distributed sanitary pads in 'Shramik' special trains at Moradabad Railway Station on the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day.
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4 rakes of agricultural products despatched to Bangladesh: South Central R
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], May 29 (ANI): Four rakes of essential agricultural products including dry chillies, turmeric and ginger have been successfully loaded and despatched from different stations of the zone to Bangladesh, said South Central Railway (SCR).
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Biscuits, water pouches should be arranged for migrant labourers travellin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has given instructions to make proper arrangements of biscuits and water pouches for the migrant labourers of Shramik special trains, having stoppage in railway stations in the state.
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Woman travelling in Shramik train goes into labour, gives birth to girl
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 28 (ANI): A woman travelling in Shramik Special train went into labour on Wednesday evening forcing the train to halt at Sirari Railway station on Keul-Gaya line.
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Patna HC takes suo moto cognizance of viral video of dead woman at Muzaffa
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 28 (ANI): Patna High Court on Thursday took suo moto cognizance of the video showing a toddler trying to wake up his dead mother at Muzaffarpur railway station.
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Migrants allege authorities forced them to travel in overcrowded tempos in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): The migrant workers stranded here have complained that while transporting them to railway stations, the State authorities forced them to sit in large numbers in tempos, which led to the violation of social distancing norms.
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NHRC issues notice to Bihar, Gujarat govt, Railways over death of migrants
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Taking suo moto cognizance based on media reports that many migrants have lost their lives during train journeys, the NHRC on Thursday issued notices to Chief Secretaries of Gujarat and Bihar, Chairman of Railway Board, and Union Home Secretary to file a r
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