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Telangana Minister discusses pending projects with South-Central Railway o
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday held a meeting with the Railway officials where they discussed the status of various projects of the city of Hyderabad.
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Adhir Chowdhury wrties to Goyal, seeks trains for stranded people from Wes
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): With government giving some relaxations in the extended lockdown enforced to contain the spread of COVID-19, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal demanding more trains for stranded people including from West Ben
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MP govt to bear travel expenses of migrant workers from the state
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 4 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has decided that it will bear the travel expenses of migrant workers hailing from the state for their return.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra targets Centre for charging train fare from migrant
Updated : 5 years, 10 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 : 5 years, 10 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 : 5 years, 10 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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Northern Railways extends run of 10 Parcel Cargo Express trains
Updated : 5 years, 10 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 : 5 years, 10 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 Trains are being run for stranded people due to lockdown on reques
Updated : 5 years, 10 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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Chhattisgarh CM requests Railways Minister to run 28 trains to bring back
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has requested the Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal in a letter to run as many as 28 trains to bring back migrants belonging to the state from different parts of the country.
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Indian Railways completes long pending maintenance work during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Indian Railways has successfully executed long pending major maintenance work on bridges and tracks during the lockdown period to improve safety and operational efficiencies.
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Zonal railways to run 'Shramik special trains' as per demand of state admi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Indian Railways said that a policy decision has been taken to run 'Shramik special trains' amid the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19. The Zonal railways will run these trains as per the demand of state administrations.
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