Before-and-after photos show how Indian Railways has come to halt amid Coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Before-and-after photos show how Indian Railways has come to halt amid Coronavirus lockdown

India TV News  

Indian Railways — India's colossal passenger railway system --also known as India's lifeline- has come to a halt as the country took emergency lockdown measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading. India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion In this Wednesday, July 11, 2012, file photo, Indian commuters wait for trains at the Churchgate railway station in Mumbai, India. India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt Sunday, March 22, 2020, as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion. India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion.

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India-Bangladesh train services disrupted amid violent protests in Dhaka
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India-Bangladesh train services disrupted amid violent protests in Dhaka

India TV News  

Amid the tumultuous situation in Bangladesh triggered by ongoing protests against government job quotas, railway services between India and Bangladesh have been significantly disrupted, with special passenger trains being canceled. "There is no information yet as to when the train services between India and Bangladesh will resume," Mitra stated, noting that passenger train services remain canceled for the next two …

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a train accident in West Bengal killed 10 people and injured over 40. Railway accidents have decreased significantly over the past decade - only 0.03 accidents took place per million km in both 2020-21 and 2021-22. But this number loses meaning in light of the numbers of lives lost in rail accidents over the past couple of …

What can the Railways do to stop accidents? | Explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What can the Railways do to stop accidents? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 17, a train accident killed 10 people and injured over 40 near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, about 600 km from Kolkata. The Railway Board initially said the prima facie cause of the accident was that the loco pilot of the GFCJ container train, who died in the accident, disregarded the Railways’ General and …

Probe into India rail disaster begins as train services resume
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe into India rail disaster begins as train services resume

Al Jazeera  

Official investigation into India’s deadliest rail crash in 20 years begins as trains cross the disaster spot in eastern Odisha state. India’s official investigation into its deadliest rail crash in 20 years has begun after preliminary findings point to signal failure as the likely cause for a collision that killed at least 275 people and injured nearly 1,200. The disaster …

Odisha train accident | Teams working round the clock to restore tracks
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident | Teams working round the clock to restore tracks

The Hindu  

Two days after one of India’s worst train accidents at Bahanga Bazar in Odisha’s Balasore district, most railway tracks have been cleared of wrecked railway coaches overnight by a team of bulldozers and cranes so that railway services on the main trunk line connecting eastern and southern India can be restored, railway officials said on June 4. Mr. Pradhan added …

India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s prime minister had been scheduled to inaugurate an electrical semi-high-speed train equipped with a safety feature — another step in the modernization of an antiquated railway that is the lifeline of the world’s most populous nation. The massive derailment on Friday night involving two passenger trains is a stark reminder of safety issues that continue to …

India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade

LA Times  

Rescuers are wading through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds as rail cars were flipped over and mangled in one of the country’s deadliest train crashes in decades. The massive derailment on Friday night involving two passenger trains is …

Indian Railways to Resume Services of 5 Pairs of Trains; Check Routes and Other Details
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways to Resume Services of 5 Pairs of Trains; Check Routes and Other Details

News 18  

Western Railway and South Central Railway have decided to resume services of special trains between Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. HERE’S THE COMPLETE LIST: Bhavnagar-Kochuveli Spl: 09260 Bhavnagar-Kochuveli Spl will run every Tuesday from June 29 till further notice 09259 Kochuveli- Bhavnagar Spl will run every Thursday from July 1 Porbandar- Kochuveli Spl: 09262 Porbandar- Kochuveli Spl will …

Alarm rises in India over Covid risks again as people throng malls, railway stations
3 years, 7 months ago

Alarm rises in India over Covid risks again as people throng malls, railway stations

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Having barely got over a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections, India was gripped with alarm on Tuesday over risks of a resurgence as crowds thronged railway stations and shopping malls a day after major cities relaxed curbs on movement. The capital New Delhi, in the north, and tech hub Bengaluru, in the south, were among the cities …

Indian Railways to Resume Operations of Several Long-distance Trains
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways to Resume Operations of Several Long-distance Trains

News 18  

As India is witnessing a decline in the COVID-19 graph the Indian Railways has announced to resume services of several special trains starting June 14 onwards. Here’s the list of trains that will resume operations from this week: Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Special Ranchi-Howrah Shatabdi Special Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri Special New Jalpaiguri-Sealdah special Kolkata-Balurghat Special Balurghat – Kolkata Special Kolkata-Haldibari Special Haldibari – …

Amid Surge in COVID-19, Indian Railways Cancels More Special Trains; Here's a Complete List
3 years, 7 months ago

Amid Surge in COVID-19, Indian Railways Cancels More Special Trains; Here's a Complete List

News 18  

Indian Railways has cancelled special trains operating on the routes between Odisha, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Visakhapatnam and Chhattisgarh due to low occupancy amid the surge in Covid-19 in the country. Tweeting about the same, the East Coast Railway wrote that “in view of low occupancy & to break the chain of COVID 19 infection, it has been decided to cancel …

Passengers Flout Norms, Rush Out Of Railway Station in Assam To Avoid Covid-19 Testing
3 years, 7 months ago

Passengers Flout Norms, Rush Out Of Railway Station in Assam To Avoid Covid-19 Testing

News 18  

As we battle the deadly virus, Assam has made Covid-19 testing mandatory on arrival for all train passengers to keep citizens safe. All boundaries of recklessness were crossed in an act fuelled by paranoia when around 400 train passengers who arrived at a railway station in Assam forcefully made their way out of the premises in order to avoid being …

Railways to Fine Rs 500 for No Mask Within Premises, Inside Trains as Measure against Covid Spread
3 years, 8 months ago

Railways to Fine Rs 500 for No Mask Within Premises, Inside Trains as Measure against Covid Spread

News 18  

With the alarming rise in the number of cases across India, the Indian Railways has decided to impose a fine of Rs 500 on anyone without a mask within the premises and inside trains. Besides facemask, other Covid-19 protocols include maintaining social distancing, temperature screening at the entry and exit of stations and encouraging passengers to constantly sanitise their hands. …

Day workers fill trains out of Mumbai as virus dries up jobs
3 years, 8 months ago

Day workers fill trains out of Mumbai as virus dries up jobs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Migrant workers are swarming rail …

Migrants gather in huge numbers at Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus day after govt announces partial lockdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrants gather in huge numbers at Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus day after govt announces partial lockdown

India TV News  

Several people gathered outside the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai on Wednesday to board long-distance trains, a day after the Maharashtra government announced severe restrictions on public movement to check the spread of COVID-19. The Railway Protection Force and the Government Railway Police have deployed additional force outside the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to control the crowd. Reeling under an unprecedented …

Migrants rush to Mumbai railway stations to catch trains amid talks of complete lockdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrants rush to Mumbai railway stations to catch trains amid talks of complete lockdown

India TV News  

Amid talk of a complete lockdown in Maharashtra to arrest the COVID-19 surge, the passenger rush on outstation trains in Mumbai has increased since the last weekend, Railway sources said on Monday. The sources said though the rush on outstation trains has gone up since the state government announced fresh COVID-19 curbs earlier this month, the weekend saw a steady …

Mumbai Weekend Lockdown: March 2020 Memories Refreshed, How India's Financial Capital Looks Like
3 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Weekend Lockdown: March 2020 Memories Refreshed, How India's Financial Capital Looks Like

News 18  

Mumbai on Saturday woke up to a weekend that refreshed its memories of March 2020 when the pandemic broke out. Here’s How Mumbai Looks on Saturday: • Weekend lockdown imposed from 8 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday in Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/imauND6UeN— ANI April 10, 2021 • Streets near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and headquarters of the Brihanmumbai Municipal …

Mumbai's Local Trains to be Blamed for Surge in Covid-19 Cases? Here's What BMC Data Says
3 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai's Local Trains to be Blamed for Surge in Covid-19 Cases? Here's What BMC Data Says

News 18  

As Maharashtra battles a surge in Coronavirus cases, Municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said a chunk on cases could be attributed to public movement as local trains resumed services. “One of my hunches is that the local trains in Mumbai, which carry almost 50 lakh people a day, were shut from last March till January 31, and only on February …

Top news of the day: India issues fresh air travel guidelines after reporting three COVID-19 variants; new Lt. Governor orders floor test in Puducherry on February 22, and more
3 years, 10 months ago

Top news of the day: India issues fresh air travel guidelines after reporting three COVID-19 variants; new Lt. Governor orders floor test in Puducherry on February 22, and more

The Hindu  

The new SOP, which will come into effect at 11.59 p.m. on February 22 was released on late on February 17. Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararjan on February 18 ordered a floor test for the Congress government in the Union Territory on February 22, to ascertain whether it has majority in the wake of a spate of resignations by the …

Here's how Indian Railways plans to transport COVID-19 vaccine
4 years ago

Here's how Indian Railways plans to transport COVID-19 vaccine

India TV News  

Even as the trials of several Covid vaccines are in progress, the Indian Railways is in talks with the government over the transportation of the vaccine through its refrigerated wagons, however, no final decision has been taken on the same, officials said on Monday. Image Source : FILE Here's how Indian Railways plans to transport COVID-19 vaccine He further said …

West Bengal resumes local train services after 7-month hiatus; COVID-19 SOPs in place
4 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal resumes local train services after 7-month hiatus; COVID-19 SOPs in place

India TV News  

Suburban train services in West Bengal resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than seven months, due to the coronavirus outbreak. With the reopening of the train services, the authorities are now maintaining a strict vigil and passengers largely adhering to the COVID-19 protocol. The local train services under the jurisdiction of the Eastern and the South Eastern Railways …

Aakar Patel | ‘Unlock’ rules are illogical: If flights allowed, why not trains?
4 years, 4 months ago

Aakar Patel | ‘Unlock’ rules are illogical: If flights allowed, why not trains?

Deccan Chronicle  

From Tuesday, September 1, we will have Unlock 4.0. If India forces people to stay away from one another by denying them access to services, it will stop or slow the spread of the infection. More than 30 lakh people had left Surat and its surrounding industrial zones in April and May, according to a report in the Hindu Frontline …

Unlock 4.0: Railways Planning to Run 100 More Special Trains, to Consult States
4 years, 4 months ago

Unlock 4.0: Railways Planning to Run 100 More Special Trains, to Consult States

News 18  

Days after the Centre announced the guidelines for Unlock 4, the Indian Railways said that it is planning to run more special trains and the state governments are being consulted on this. A senior Railway Ministry official said, “The Indian Railways is in consultation with the state governments.” According to railway ministry sources, the national transporter is planning to operate …

Coronavirus in India: Shops shut, transport off roads as lockdown enforced in West Bengal
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus in India: Shops shut, transport off roads as lockdown enforced in West Bengal

India Today  

Life came to a near standstill across West Bengal on Thursday as the state was put under a complete lockdown to break the chain of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases. All shops were shut and all modes of transport went off the road as part of the state government's plan to clamp restrictions two days a week. The death toll in …

Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12, specials to continue
4 years, 6 months ago

Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12, specials to continue

India Today  

Indian Railway Board has announced its decision to cancel all regular time-tabled passenger services, including mail/express, passenger and suburban trains up to August 12. All the tickets booked for regular timetabled trains for the journey date between July 1 and August 12 also stand cancelled, the Railway Board said in a statement on Thursday. Railways officials clarified that all special …

Indian Railways has never been safer. What next | Opinion
4 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways has never been safer. What next | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

If the number of deaths on tracks is a measure of safety performance of Indian Railways, the performance in 2019-20 is truly commendable. A passenger wearing PPE kit seen inside a Rajdhani Express train bound to Chennai from New Delhi amid Covid-19 lockdown The aim is to have zero accidents with robust safety systems in place. A safe rail wheel …

Covid-19 lockdown: 256 Shramik trains cancelled by states, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, UP top defaulters
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 lockdown: 256 Shramik trains cancelled by states, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, UP top defaulters

India Today  

As the operation of Shramik Specials move towards culmination, Railways data showed that of the 4,040 trains run till Sunday, 256 were cancelled by state governments, with Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh being the top defaulters. Gujarat, which cancelled the maximum trains after Maharashtra, also ran the maximum 1,026 migrant special trains, ferrying more than 15 lakh migrant workers to …

Big relief for passengers as Indian Railways resumes reservations through selective ticket counters from today
4 years, 7 months ago

Big relief for passengers as Indian Railways resumes reservations through selective ticket counters from today

India TV News  

In a big relief for passengers, Indian Railways opens its reservation counters at select stations for booking of only reserved tickets from today, nearly two months after they were shut due to the coronavirus lockdown. The zonal railways have been instructed to decide and notify opening of reservation counters according to local needs and conditions, the order stated. On Thursday, …

India to resume domestic passenger flights from May 25
4 years, 7 months ago

India to resume domestic passenger flights from May 25

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The union government on Wednesday announced to restart the domestic civil operations from Monday in a calibrated manner. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Mr Hardeep Singh Puri said all airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from May 25 and Standard Operating Procedures for passenger movement will be issued soon. The Indian Railways …

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 …

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, 8 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 Outbreak: Railways cancels all train tickets booked for or before 30 June, passengers to get full refund
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Railways cancels all train tickets booked for or before 30 June, passengers to get full refund

Firstpost  

Bookings made before and during the lockdown period for journeys till 30 June on regular trains have been cancelled and a full refund will be given to passengers, the Indian Railways has said. New Delhi: Bookings made before and during the lockdown period for journeys till 30 June on regular trains have been cancelled and a full refund will be …

Lockdown: First passenger train from Delhi arrives at Chhattisgarh
4 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown: First passenger train from Delhi arrives at Chhattisgarh

India Today  

As the first special train from Delhi arrived in Chhattisgarh's Raipur city amid the Covid-19 lockdown, migrants seemed relieved to reach their home state. Having been stuck in the national capital for over two months, the Singh couple returned to Raipur in the Railways' super-fast special Rajdhani train that arrived in Delhi on Wednesday morning. Singh along with his wife …

Indian Railways new travellers rules: Follow these boarding norms from today
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways new travellers rules: Follow these boarding norms from today

Live Mint  

IRCTC on Monday resumed its ticketing services following the announcement made by Indian Railways for the resumption passenger train services. Passenger trains will start running from Delhi to 15 Indian cities across the country from today, which is five days before the end of the national lockdown. According to the Railway’s statement, "These trains will be run as special trains …

Consensus, not confusion: on resumption of rail services
4 years, 8 months ago

Consensus, not confusion: on resumption of rail services

The Hindu  

The Centre’s move to run 15 pairs of trains between New Delhi and major cities will serve as a trial for further relaxation of lockdown travel restrictions. Many States have severely restricted the arrival of domestic travellers, but their attempts at regulating entry by road through passes issued online have been overwhelmed, and the pass system is becoming dysfunctional; quarantine …

Telangana CM opposes resumption of railways, expresses fear over COVID-19 spread
4 years, 8 months ago

Telangana CM opposes resumption of railways, expresses fear over COVID-19 spread

India TV News  

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao On Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers not to resume train services, which were stopped as part of preventive measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. The chief minister also said that he is that vaccine for COVID-19 would be available in the months of July-August; most probably …

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to restart passenger services in phased manner
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to restart passenger services in phased manner

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways on Sunday said it planned to restart passenger services in a phased manner — initially with 15 pairs of trains — from Tuesday onwards, almost 50 days after the services were stopped amid COVID-19 lockdown. To begin with, the 15 pairs of trains, meaning a total of 30 return journeys, would be run as special trains from …

First batch of trains of Indian Railways to resume service from Delhi on May 12
4 years, 8 months ago

First batch of trains of Indian Railways to resume service from Delhi on May 12

India TV News  

The first batch of passenger trains will start plying from Delhi on May 12, in what will mark the resumption of train services in the country after the lockdown hiatus. According to a government press release, the trains will initially ply on 15 routes, including Mumbai Central, Howrah, Jammu Tawi, Patna, Ranchi and Dibrugarh among others. "Indian Railways plans to …

Covid-19: India hints at opening lockdown as trains to ply from May 12, PM-CMs meet on economy today
4 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: India hints at opening lockdown as trains to ply from May 12, PM-CMs meet on economy today

India Today  

In a major relief, the Indian Railways on Sunday announced that it is all set to partially resume passenger train services from May 12 onwards on 15 important routes in the country. No Covid-19 case has been reported in 10 states and Union territories in the last 24 hours and the recovery rate has increased to over 30 per cent, …

Migrants Thought Trains Weren’t Running: Rail Safety Officer
4 years, 8 months ago

Migrants Thought Trains Weren’t Running: Rail Safety Officer

The Quint  

Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, SK Pathak, who heads a wing that investigates serious rail accidents, has reportedly written to the Railway Board chairman asking that ‘abundant caution’ be exercised about migrants walking near train tracks under the false impression that no trains were plying due to the COVID-19 lockdown. According to Hindustan Times, in the letter, written hours after …

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 …

Lockdown 3.0: About 1,200 students stuck in Kota reach Jharkhand via special train
4 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown 3.0: About 1,200 students stuck in Kota reach Jharkhand via special train

India Today  

Indian Railways ferried around 1,200 students belonging to Jharkhand from Rajasthan's Kota to Hatia railway station in Ranchi on Saturday. The railways announced that it will run "Shramik Special" trains from "Labour Day" on Friday to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to the nationwide lockdown. Approximately 1,200 students reach home safely: …

Train services to remain suspended till May 17: Southern Railway
4 years, 8 months ago

Train services to remain suspended till May 17: Southern Railway

India TV News  

Operation of train services, barring special services carrying migrant workers, tourists and students, would continue to remain suspended till the lockdown extension ending on May 17, Southern Railway said on Saturday. The Southern Railway appealed to the public to extend their cooperation and not visit any railway station for any purpose as they would remain non functional. Southern Railways would …

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 …

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 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 …

India coronavirus lockdown extended by two weeks with some easing
4 years, 8 months ago

India coronavirus lockdown extended by two weeks with some easing

Al Jazeera  

World’s biggest lockdown extended with ‘considerable relaxations’ in lower-risk areas marked as green and orange zones. The Indian government has extended the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown by two weeks starting May 4, but with some easing of restrictions. India’s Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said in a statement in view of “significant gains in the COVID-19 situation,” areas with …

‘I am so afraid’: India’s poor face world’s largest lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

‘I am so afraid’: India’s poor face world’s largest lockdown

Associated Press  

The street peddler watched the prime minister’s speech on a battered TV, with her family of five crowded around her in a one-room house with no toilet and no running water. “Every state, every district, every lane, every village will be under lockdown” for three weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the nation on March 24, giving India four hours’ …

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