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Migrant workers demanding trains for return to Bihar take to streets in Sa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Worried by uncertainty over the availability of trains to enable their return to their native places in Bihar, thousands of migrant workers took to the streets and started walking on the Saharanpur-Ambala highway on Sunday morning.
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Odisha urges Central govt to suspend 'Shramik Specials' for 3 days
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 17 (ANI): Odisha government on Sunday urged Central government to suspend Shramik special trains from May 18 for three days due to cyclone Amphan.
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Shramik Special train with 1,389 passengers left Tamil Nadu for Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 16 (ANI): 'Shramik Special' train carrying 1,389 passengers including migrant workers and students departed from Tuticorin railway station for Muzaffarpur, Bihar on Saturday.
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Railways ready to run Shramik Special trains from any district: Piyush Goy
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Indian Railways is ready to run Shramik Special trains from any district in the country, said Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday.
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Over 14 lakh stranded people transported back to their home states in 15 d
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways on Saturday said that 1,074 Shramik special trains have been operationalised from various States across the country till May 15 midnight.
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Shramik Special carrying over 1,200 people leaves for UP from Amritsar Rai
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar-Punjab-Train(Punjab) [India], May 16 (ANI): A 'Shramik Special' train carrying over 1,200 migrant workers on board departed Amritsar Railway Station for Basti in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
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12 lakhs passengers have reached their home states by 'Shramik Special' tr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The government on Friday said that 12 lakhs passengers have reached their home states by "Shramik Special" trains", which were introduced to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to lockdown.
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Ajay Bhalla directs states, UTs to facilitate movement of migrant workers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories (UTs), directing them to ensure that there is no movement of migrant workers on roads and railway tracks, and facilitate their movement through special b
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BJP and Centre have a habit of playing politics over everything: Jharkhand
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 15 (ANI): Over the Centre's remark that Jharkhand has not provided approval for enough 'Shramik Special trains', Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said that the BJP and the Centre have a habit of playing politics over everything.
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Over 2 lakh stranded migrants ferried in 145 special trains on Thursday
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Indian Railways operated 145 'Shramik Special' trains on Thursday and ferried home close to 2.10 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said.
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No permission pending for any train with Rajasthan govt: Ashok Gehlot
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 15 (ANI): Responding to Union Minister Piyush Goyal's claim that several states were not giving permission for 'Shramik special trains' to enter their territory, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said there is no permission pending for any trai
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For some migrant workers, reaching home is still a tough task
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Even as the government has started Shramik special trains to take migrant workers to their homes, there are workers who are finding difficulty in reaching their native places in other states.
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