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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra targets Centre for charging train fare from migrant
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 4 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Centre asking that if the government can bring back Indians stranded overseas through air, free of cost, then why cannot it give free rail travel facility to labourers amid lockdown.
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Railways not selling tickets to migrants, charging standard fare in Shrami
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Indian Railways has said that it is charging only standard fare in Shramik special trains from State Governments, which is just 15 per cent of the total cost incurred by Railways.
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Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre for charging train fare from migrant labourers
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the Central government for charging migrant workers for rail travel during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Maintenance work at Pamban Railway Bridge underway amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 4 (ANI): While train services have been suspended across the country in view of COVID-19, the railway employees have engaged themselves in the maintenance and repair work of the Pamban Railway bridge in Rameswaram.
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Northern Railways extends run of 10 Parcel Cargo Express trains
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): In order to ensure the faster supply of essential commodities, Northern railway in association with other Zonal Railways, has decided to extend the run of 10 Parcel Cargo Express trains (PCETs), according to a press release.
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Railways issues guidelines for operation of 'Shramik special trains'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], May 3 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Sunday issued guidelines regarding the operation of 'Shramik special trains', deployed to transport workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places in the country amid lockdown to their respective dest
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Special train carrying 800 migrant workers arrives at Lucknow
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 3 (ANI): A 'Shramik special train' carrying more than 800 migrant workers arrived at Charbagh railway station in the city from Nashik, Maharashtra on Sunday morning.
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Migrants stage 'Dharna' in Warangal, seek Govt's assistance to return home
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Warangal (Telangana) [India], May 3 (ANI): A large number of migrant workers staged a "Dharna" at the Warangal railway station on Saturday, demanding to be sent back to their respective states.
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Train carrying first batch of Jharkhand students from Kota arrives at Hati
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 3 (ANI): Train carrying the first batch of students from Jharkhand, who were stranded in Kota, Rajasthan arrived at Hatia railway station on Saturday.
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Special Trains are being run for stranded people due to lockdown on reques
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Ministry of Railways on Saturday 'clarified' that few special trains which are being run for migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places, are being operated on request of state governments only.
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Two more trains depart with migrants from Kerala to Odisha, Bihar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 3 (ANI): Two more trains departed from Ernakulam district carrying migrant labourers from Kerala on Saturday. As many as 1111 migrant labourers departed to Khurda road railway station at Odisha from Aluva railway station at Ernakulam while 1140 migrant labourers w
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Migrants in Hyderabad try to reach railway station, assuming resumption of
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 3 (ANI): Around 300 migrant workers staying at Hakimpet started moving in large numbers on Saturday, trying to reach the railway station as they thought train services have resumed. Later, they were stopped by the police and sent back.
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