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40 special trains to operate for a week from Tuesday to repatriate migrant
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 5 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has declared that to send the migrant labourers in Telangana to their native states, from Tuesday onwards for one-week, 40 special trains per day would be operated, said State Chief Minister's Office (CMO). Read More
Punjab CM seeks Home Minister Shah's intervention to transport stranded wo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday sought the personal intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to arrange special trains for the next 10-15 days, from May 5, for transporting stranded migrant labourers in Punjab to their ho
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Bihar govt to pay rail fare of stranded workers, students returning to sta
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 4 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that stranded people of Bihar, including migrants and students, coming back to the state via special trains will not have to pay for rail tickets and their fare will be paid by the state government.
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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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Over 2,500 stranded migrants of Bengal to leave Ajmer, Kerala tomorrow: Ma
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 3 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the state government is bringing back over 2,500 stranded migrants of Bengal from Ajmer and Kerala tomorrow by special trains.
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Movement of persons not for visiting native places in normal course: MHA t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday issued a clarification on the movement of persons who want to reach their destinations after the government allowed movement of people, labourers, students etc stranded at different places.
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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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BJP govt charging money from poor, labourers for returning to their homes
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 3 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday hit out at the Centre, stating that the reports of the BJP government charging money from the poor and migrant labourers for returning to their homes through train is "very shameful".
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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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Migrant labourers in Chennai demand 2 months' salary before being sent hom
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 2 (ANI): With the Ministry of Home Affairs allowing migrant workers to reach home via trains, it has brought cheer to several people. However, some labourers in Chennai wish to go home but only after receiving two months payment from their contractor.
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Two special trains carrying migrant workers departed from Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi/ Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 2 (ANI): Two special trains each from Aluva and Kozhikode railway station carrying migrant workers departed to Odisha and Jharkhand respectively on Saturday.
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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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