Coronavirus: Special train for stranded migrant labourers to reach Jharkhand's Hatia from Telangana
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Special train for stranded migrant labourers to reach Jharkhand's Hatia from Telangana

India Today  

A special train carrying stranded migrant labourers began its journey on Friday from Lingampally in Telangana to Hatia in Jharkhand. Sources told India Today TV that the “one-off special train” was run from Lingampally, Andhra Pradesh to Hatia, Jharkhand on the request of Telangana state government. The special train carried just over people per coach, indicating that nearly 1,000 migrant labourers are being transported. The development comes just a couple of days after the Ministry of Home Affairs had issued guidelines allowing interstate travel for stranded migrants, which mostly include students and labourers.

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2 migrants found dead on Shramik Train from Mumbai to Varanasi
4 years, 7 months ago

2 migrants found dead on Shramik Train from Mumbai to Varanasi

India Today  

Two people were found dead on a Shramik Express train that came from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Wednesday. North Eastern Railway spokesperson Ashok Kumar said during a medical examination, it was found that both suffered from serious health issues. At least seven deaths on-board migrant special trains were reported on Wednesday, officials said, putting the Railways in the …

Opinion | With Coronavirus spreading in UP, Bihar, Centre now faces a Catch-22 situation on return of migrants
4 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | With Coronavirus spreading in UP, Bihar, Centre now faces a Catch-22 situation on return of migrants

India TV News  

The COVID-19 pandemic surge continues with 5,864 new cases reported on Thursday bringing the total to 1,16,744 cases across India. According to the Bihar health department, so far 999 migrants have tested positive since May 5, which is more than half of the total number of cases in Bihar. In my prime time show 'Aaj Ki Baat' on Thursday night, …

With railways to run special trains for migrants without consent from destination states, concerns arise over containment efforts
4 years, 7 months ago

With railways to run special trains for migrants without consent from destination states, concerns arise over containment efforts

Firstpost  

With states like Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, and Assam, reporting a sudden spike in cases as migrants return home in thousands and 200 Shramik Special daily trains to run from 1 June without consent from states, there is concern that this may overwhelm healthcare of these states. Since then, multiple COVID-19 positive cases have emerged in the states like Bihar, Odisha, …

Coronavirus Lockdown: Railways to operate 200 non-AC, second class passenger trains daily from 1 June
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Lockdown: Railways to operate 200 non-AC, second class passenger trains daily from 1 June

Firstpost  

While the railways is yet to state which routes these trains will run on, officials said they could cater to the smaller towns and cities. New Delhi: Providing huge relief to people, specially in the country’’s small towns and cities, the railways will run 200 special passenger trains from 1 June, the national transporter said on Tuesday. “Indian Railways will …

Many districts of Bihar and Jharkhand see a surge in coronavirus cases after return of migrant workers
4 years, 7 months ago

Many districts of Bihar and Jharkhand see a surge in coronavirus cases after return of migrant workers

Op India  

651 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in the state of Bihar among thousands of migrant laborers who have returned to their native places till Monday. Till now Seven government medical institutions are testing an average of 2,000 samples per day collectively. Principal Health Secretary of Jharkhand Dr Nitin Madan Kulkarni said, “With thousands still returning home every day, …

Opinion | With lakhs of migrants returning, the writing on the wall is clear: the virus is spreading
4 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | With lakhs of migrants returning, the writing on the wall is clear: the virus is spreading

India TV News  

As the total number of coronavirus cases in India crossed the one-lakh threshold on Monday night, there are causes for concern among public health planners. Till now, more than 17 lakh migrants have been sent to their home states and more special trains and buses are in the pipeline. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, …

Make sure migrants do not walk home: MHA tells states
4 years, 7 months ago

Make sure migrants do not walk home: MHA tells states

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a fresh communication to states, the Union home ministry, on Friday, instructed states to ensure that migrant workers do not have to walk back to their home states. Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to states instructing the establishements to urge migrants to take the Shramik Special trains, which are currently in operation. "In case they are …

Coronavirus lockdown: 5 killed, 11 injured after truck carrying labourers overturns
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown: 5 killed, 11 injured after truck carrying labourers overturns

Op India  

In another unfortunate incident, 5 people have lost their lives while 11 have been injured after a truck laden with mangoes carrying labourers from Telangana’s Hyderabad to Uttar Pradesh overturned near Patha village in Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh. One of them has cough, cold & fever since 3 days so we've conducted samplings of all of them, including the dead: …

Coronavirus: 8 trains to bring nearly 30,000 migrants to Bengal, claims TMC
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: 8 trains to bring nearly 30,000 migrants to Bengal, claims TMC

India Today  

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday said the West Bengal government has sought eight special trains from the union government to bring back migrant workers from the state who are stuck outside. Another two trains from Bangalore will ferry 3,904 migrant workers from the five central Bengal districts of Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum, Paschim Bardhaman and Jhargram. Another 2,424 workers will …

Karnataka govt withdraws request to run special trains for migrant labourers
4 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka govt withdraws request to run special trains for migrant labourers

India TV News  

The Karnataka government has withdrawn its request to the railways to run special trains to ferry migrant labourers to their home states, hours after builders met Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to apprise him of the problems to the construction sector in case they left. The Principal Secretary in the Revenue Department N Manjunatha Prasad, who is the nodal officer …

Coronavirus | 70,000 migrants return on 67 trains
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | 70,000 migrants return on 67 trains

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways on Tuesday said it had run 67 ‘Shramik Special’ trains so far since May 1, transporting about 70,000 stranded migrants. “Till now 67 ‘Shramik Specials’ have been run by various zonal railways. First Shramik Special train leaves Vijayawada for Maharashtra The spokesperson added that 21 more such trains were expected to be run on Tuesday from various …

Coronavirus lockdown: Rumours, misinformation prompts hundreds of desperate migrants to throng bus terminals in Ahmedabad, Surat
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown: Rumours, misinformation prompts hundreds of desperate migrants to throng bus terminals in Ahmedabad, Surat

Firstpost  

A total of 23 Shramik Special trains carrying around 28,000 migrant workers had left various stations of Gujarat since 2 May to Tuesday morning, a state government release said Ahmedabad: Scores of migrant workers, desperate to travel back to their native states amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown, on Tuesday came out on streets in Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat, officials said. …

Coronavirus lockdown | Bihar to reimburse fare of returning migrants
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Bihar to reimburse fare of returning migrants

The Hindu  

Hours after Congress president Sonia Gandhi announced on Monday that her party would pay the train fare for migrants heading home on special trains and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejaswhi Yadav offered to foot the bill for the first 50 trains to Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said while migrant workers will be reimbursed the entire expenses they incurred on …

Coronavirus: Second special train from Kota carrying 956 students reaches Dhanbad
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Second special train from Kota carrying 956 students reaches Dhanbad

India Today  

A second special train from Kota carrying 956 students from Jharkhand reached the Dhanbad railway station on Sunday, a district official said. "The special train carrying 956 students from Jharkhand's 10 districts reached Dhanbad late afternoon," the Dhanbad deputy commissioner said. The students from Dhanbad, Bokaro, Giridih, Koderma, Dumka, Deoghar, Pakur, Jamtara, Sahibganj, and Godda boarded the special train in …

Govt shells crores to bring rich back, makes poor Indians pay: Migrants closer to home, yet so far
4 years, 8 months ago

Govt shells crores to bring rich back, makes poor Indians pay: Migrants closer to home, yet so far

India Today  

As soon as the coronavirus pandemic struck, India took no time to rescue its citizens from Covid-19 hotspots around the world, operating special flights to bring back those stranded in foreign countries. After the first 40 days of the lockdown was over, on May Day, the government finally decided to start operating “Shramik Special” trains to move the migrant workers …

As migrants return, states guard against Covid surge
4 years, 8 months ago

As migrants return, states guard against Covid surge

Hindustan Times  

States receiving migrant labourers from across India are gearing up for a massive challenge: a spurt in Covid-19 cases. Odisha, which will test all workers for Covid-19 after a mandatory 14-day quarantine period, has instructed all community centres to remain open around the clock, and has decided to create 4,200 new isolation beds. “Special attention is being paid to workers …

First 'Shramik Special' train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers from Jaipur reaches Patna
4 years, 8 months ago

First 'Shramik Special' train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers from Jaipur reaches Patna

India TV News  

The first 'Shramik Special' train carrying 1,187 stranded migrant labourers from Jaipur reached the Danapur railway station on Saturday. The 24-coach train departed at 10 pm on Friday from Jaipur and reached the Danapur railway station around 2 pm. "After medical examination, they will be served food and sent to their respective districts by buses," Patna Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Kumar …

First special train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers reaches Patna
4 years, 8 months ago

First special train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labourers reaches Patna

India Today  

The first 'Shramik Express' special train carrying 1,187 stranded migrant labourers from Jaipur reached in Patna on Saturday afternoon. Patna Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Agarwal, Patna DM Kumar Ravi and SSP Upendra Sharma were present at the railway station to oversee the arrangements on the arrival of the migrant workers. Patna Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Agarwal informed all the migrant workers who …

Coronavirus lockdown | India’s first 'Shramik Special' train carrying 1, 200 migrants reaches Ranchi
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | India’s first 'Shramik Special' train carrying 1, 200 migrants reaches Ranchi

The Hindu  

A ‘ Shramik Special’ train carrying 1200 migrant labourers of Jharkhand reached Ranchi on Friday. The train – first one to be run in the country following enforcement of lockdown to contain COVID-19 spread – started its journey from Lingampalli Railway Station in Telangana and travelled non-stop to arrive at Hatia Railway Station near Ranchi. The Hemant Soren Government heaved …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Onus now on states to bring migrant workers, students home as Centre agrees to demand for special trains
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Onus now on states to bring migrant workers, students home as Centre agrees to demand for special trains

Firstpost  

Several states, in the meantime, announced steps they were taking for facilitating the movement of migrant workers and students, stranded in various cities due to the lockdown Authorities across states have begun preparations to help lakhs of migrant workers and students reach their homes from different parts of the country where they are stranded for over a month due to …

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to run ‘Shramik Special’ trains to move migrant workers, other stranded persons
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to run ‘Shramik Special’ trains to move migrant workers, other stranded persons

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways on May 1, 2020, began operating ‘Shramik Special’ trains to transport migrant workers, tourists, pilgrims, students and others, who were stranded due to the sudden nationwide lockdown effective March 22, back to their home States. A railways official stressed that these are special trains planned for people identified and registered by the State governments, and Railways will …

Railways runs 'Shramik Special' trains to move migrant workers, stranded people
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways runs 'Shramik Special' trains to move migrant workers, stranded people

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Friday announced "Shramik Special" trains in order to move migrant workers and all those pilgrims, tourists, students, and people who are stranded at different places amid the coronavirus lockdown. These special trains will be run from point to point on the request of both the concerned state government as per the standard protocols for sending and …

Railways operates special train from Telangana to Jharkhand for migrant workers
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways operates special train from Telangana to Jharkhand for migrant workers

The Hindu  

In the first such move, the Railways on Friday operated a special train from Telangana to Jharkhand, carrying about 1,200 migrant workers. The May Day gift to the labourers from Jharkhand has been to run the special train with 12 sleeper and four general compartments carrying about 1,200 people from the Lingampally suburbs station towards the western part of the …

Coronavirus: Special train ferries stranded Indian migrants
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Special train ferries stranded Indian migrants

Al Jazeera  

The first batch of migrant workers stuck due to the lockdown have left southern Indian city of Hyderabad for the eastern state of Jharkhand days after the government allowed their return, local media reported. The central government said on Wednesday migrants as well as others including stranded students and tourists, would be allowed to board specially designated interstate buses if …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways to run two special trains to ferry Army personnel for border duty, says report
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways to run two special trains to ferry Army personnel for border duty, says report

Firstpost  

The sources said the special trains would be run to meet the operational requirements of the northern and eastern borders during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. New Delhi: Despite its passenger services suspended till 3 May amid the country-wide lockdown, the Indian Railways will be running two special trains this week from Bangalore to ferry army personnel for their border duty, military …

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