Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 9 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government on Saturday announced the running of four Shramik special trains to bring back workers stranded in other states.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 9 (ANI): West Bengal Government has given green signal to 10 trains carrying migrant workers to enter the state, said Home Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay here on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The continuing saga of the acrimony between West Bengal Government and the Centre took another turn for the worse today after Union Home Minister Amit Shah sent a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing his dismay over the state gov
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs announcement to start special trains for migrant labourers amid lockdown have brought cheer to several people. However, about 90 migrant workers staying around Talkatora Road are yet to receive any help.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 9 (ANI): The Haryana government has decided to send migrant labourers keen to go back to their native states amid the extended lockdown through 5,000 buses and 100 trains. The state government will bear the entire cost of transportation.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): The Karnataka government is awaiting the approval of 6 out of the 11 states, that it had written for consent, to operate trains for the movement of stranded people.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said that Railways has run 222 Shramik Special Trains for movement of stranded persons, and more than 2.5 lakh people have made use of this facility so far.
SAS Nagar (Punjab) [India], May 7 (ANI): The first special train with 1,288 migrant labourers of Uttar Pradesh departed from Mohali railway station to Hardoi on Thursday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 7 (ANI): The Karnataka government has written to 9 different states seeking their consent to operate trains from May 8-15 for facilitating the movement of stranded people.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The first special train for migrant workers stranded in the national capital will leave for Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, said a Delhi government official.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhury has accused the West Bengal government of not arranging adequate number of trains for its people who are stuck in other states due to lockdown.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): In the wake of the coronavirus lockdown, the Indian Railways has decided to run time-tabled Parcel Special trains on some routes, to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential items such as medicines, medical equipment, food etc.