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Citizens expresses happiness over returning home via special trains
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A special train, carrying passengers from Ahmedabad arrived at New Delhi railway station on Saturday. Some of the passengers expressed happiness returning to their homes amid the lockdown and also thanked the authorities for starting the rail services.
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Passengers express happiness over resumption of train services amid lockd
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Several passengers travelling to New Delhi in Special Trains on Saturday expressed happiness over the Centre's decision to restart the railway services amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Spotting migrant workers walking on highway Andhra Chief Secy intervenes,
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Nilam Sawhney on Friday provided assistance to some migrant workers who were walking on the national highway and ordered for their stay in a shelter camp and directed them to be put on special trains to enable th
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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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Having lost jobs, workers urge Shivamogga administration to send them back
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], May 15 (ANI): Workers from West Bengal residing here on Friday demanded that they should be sent back to their native places in special trains as they have lost their jobs due to coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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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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Delhi: Migrant workers queue up at COVID-19 screening centre for medical c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Scores of migrant workers queued up outside a COVID-19 screening centre in the Gole Market area on Friday to secure a medical certificate in order to return to their homes via special trains.
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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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West Bengal govt should allow 105 'Shramik special trains' daily: Piyush G
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal government to allow 105 trains every day for migrant labourers, and not in 30 days.
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