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COVID-19: Food plazas, refreshments rooms of IRCTC closed from March 22
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Friday announced to close its food plazas, refreshment rooms, Jan Aahars and cell kitchens as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from Sunday.
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Two special trains from Pune, including one to Bihar, to clear passenger r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 20 (ANI): Due to an increased rush of passengers, the railway authorities have decided to run two special trains from Pune- to Ballarshah in the state and Bihar's Danapur in Bihar.
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Covid-19: Railway employee suspended for hiding son's Europe travel histor
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hubbali (Karnataka) [India], March 20 (ANI): South Western Railway suspended an employee on Thursday, for allegedly hiding her son's travel history who returned from Spain. The employee's son has now been kept under isolation.
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Parliamentary panel lauds role of central ministries in tackling spread of
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has appreciated "the pro-active steps" taken by the ministries of Railways, Civil Aviation, Tourism and External Affairs to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Parliamentary panel of transport, tourism held review meeting to contain s
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus scare, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture held a meeting with the representatives rom the Ministries of Railways, Civil Aviation, Tourism and External Affairs on March 18.
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Maharashtra scales up screenings at railway stations, highways
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The screening at railway stations, Pune-Mumbai Expressway and Mumbai-Pune Highway will start from today for which 50 thermal scanners have been procured.
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South Western Railway hikes platform ticket price to stop overcrowding
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): South Western Railway on Thursday decided to hike the cost of platform tickets from Rs 10 to Rs 50 till March 31, 2020, to stop overcrowding on railway platforms to contain the spread of the contagious disease.
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Coronavirus scare: East Coast Railway cancels 10 trains
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The East Coast Railway (EoCR) on Wednesday cancelled five pairs of trains (a total of 10 trains) and appealed to passengers to avoid non-essential travel due to the pandemic coronavirus.
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COVID-19: 6 passengers stamped for home quarantine deboarded by authoritie
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): As many as six persons with 'home quarantine stamp' on their hands were deboarded by authorities from the Saurashtra Express at Borivali Railway Station on Thursday.
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No cancellation fee for 155 cancelled trains, passengers to get 100% refun
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Thursday that no cancellation fee will be charged on tickets for 155 trains cancelled by the Railways and passengers will get 100 per cent refund.
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COVID-19 : Indian Railways cancels 168 trains
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): In the backdrop of low passenger foot-fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways on Thursday announced cancellation of 168 trains across various zones in the country.
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Platform ticket rate raised to prevent spread of coronavirus: Northern Rai
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The rates of platform tickets have been raised to Rs 50 at some 'A1 and A' class stations of Firozpur division in view of COVID-19 pandemic, said the Northern Railway in a statement.
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