Karnataka not to operate any more trains for migrants
4 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka not to operate any more trains for migrants

The Hindu  

The State government has decided that no more trains will be run to ferry migrant labourers from Karnataka to various destinations across the country from Wednesday. N. Manjunath Prasad, nodal officer for inter-State travel from Karnataka, said that while most of those who had already booked tickets had left, the authorities would “convince others to stay back” as economic activity would begin. Till Tuesday evening, South Western Railway had run eight trains to various destinations across the country from Karnataka. Over the last two days, Bengaluru has seen thousands of migrant workers, who have been without work during the lockdown period, desperately trying to get on to trains to head back to their home towns.

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South Western Railway cancels Bengaluru-Mangaluru services for two more days
5 months ago

South Western Railway cancels Bengaluru-Mangaluru services for two more days

The Hindu  

Amid restoration work of the affected track on the Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section nearing completion, the South Western Railway that had cancelled all services on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru sector till August 6, has further extended the cancellation till August 8. 16511 KSR Bengaluru-Kannur Express remains cancelled till August 7 and Train No. 16595 KSR Bengaluru-Karwar Panchaganga Express till August 7 and …

Train services between Bengaluru and Mangaluru to be disrupted on THESE dates
1 year ago

Train services between Bengaluru and Mangaluru to be disrupted on THESE dates

Live Mint  

South Western Railway is set to cancel almost all trains between Bengaluru and Mangaluru and some other trains on different dates from December 14 to 22. 16595 Bengaluru-Karwar Panchaganga Express will remain non-operational from December 16 to 20. 16575 Yesvantpur-Mangaluru Junction Gomateshwara tri-weekly Express will be non-operational on December 14, 17, 19 and 21. 16515 Yesvantpur-Karwar tri-weekly Express will be …

Indian Railways cancels several passenger trains - Check full list
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways cancels several passenger trains - Check full list

India TV News  

In a bid to deal with overcrowding amid spike in Covid-19 cases, Indian Railways has announced to cancel the operations of multiple trains. According to a tweet shared by the Western Railway, a few express trains will remain cancelled till further order. List of cancelled trains: Trains cancelled on April 19 09007 Surat – Bhusaval Special 02959 Vadodara – Jamnagar …

Railways Chips in to Mitigate Passengers' Woes as Karnataka Road Transport Employees Strike Enters Second Day
3 years, 9 months ago

Railways Chips in to Mitigate Passengers' Woes as Karnataka Road Transport Employees Strike Enters Second Day

News 18  

The Indian Railways on Thursday chipped in to mitigate the passengers’ woes in the wake of state-owned transport corporations employees’ strike, which entered the second day over salary-related issues. The South Western Railway said in a statement that these trains will operate “with special fare due to strike of Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Employees and for clearing rush of upcoming …

Empty Shramik Specials trains led to a loss of ₹42 lakh: Maharashtra govt
4 years, 5 months ago

Empty Shramik Specials trains led to a loss of ₹42 lakh: Maharashtra govt

Live Mint  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it incurred a loss of around ₹42 lakh as most of the Shramik Special trains arranged in the last month to ferry stranded migrant workers to their native states amid the COVID-19 pandemic went empty. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, appearing for the state government, told a division bench of …

Karnataka Govt Not Identifying Migrants For Transport In Letter & Spirit Of SC Directions : HC
4 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka Govt Not Identifying Migrants For Transport In Letter & Spirit Of SC Directions : HC

Live Law  

Observing that the Karnataka Government was not identifying migrants for transport in the true letter and spirit of Supreme Court directions, the Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to evolve a mechanism which will ensure that each and every migrant worker who has registered himself on Seva Sindhu portal is specifically informed about the requirement of. Observing that …

No More Demand From Migrant Workers For Shramik Trains; State Govt Informs Bombay HC
4 years, 7 months ago

No More Demand From Migrant Workers For Shramik Trains; State Govt Informs Bombay HC

Live Law  

The State government informed the Bombay High Court on Friday that currently there is no demand from migrant workers for shramik trains to be taken back to their native places. Court had directed the State to file a report regarding those migrant workers whose application for leaving the State through special Shramik trains and buses are pending. However, Advocate General …

Workers from West Bengal depart Pune to more challenges at home
4 years, 7 months ago

Workers from West Bengal depart Pune to more challenges at home

Hindustan Times  

The wait for migrant workers from West Bengal ended on Friday after two Shramik special trains left for Kolkata from the Pune railway station. Manoj Jhawar, Pune railway division spokesperson said, “On Friday, two trains were sent from Pune railway station to West Bengal. Jhulan, a migrant from Bihar said, “After seeing stranded people from West Bengal depart by train, …

Shramik Trains : Karnataka HC Asks Centre & State About Arrangements To Provide Food & Water To Migrants [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Shramik Trains : Karnataka HC Asks Centre & State About Arrangements To Provide Food & Water To Migrants [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State and Central Government to give details of arrangements made for providing food and water to the migrant workers who are traveling by Shramik special trains. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna ordered: "It will be appropriate if both the State Government and Central Government place …

‘No Passengers’: K’taka Cancels Trains as Migrants Wait to Leave
4 years, 7 months ago

‘No Passengers’: K’taka Cancels Trains as Migrants Wait to Leave

The Quint  

“Even today, we have been told for tomorrow, they want to cancel four trains to Bihar, two to UP and one for Nagaland,” he added. While there is no public document on how many migrant workers want to leave the city on these trains, many police stations have been overwhelmed with the number of workers – especially from Bihar and …

After Karnakata HC Rap, Karnataka Govt Decides To Bear Cost Of Migrants' Travel To Native States
4 years, 7 months ago

After Karnakata HC Rap, Karnataka Govt Decides To Bear Cost Of Migrants' Travel To Native States

Live Law  

The Karnataka Government on Friday announced that it will bear the cost of travel of migrant workers and stranded persons to their respective States by Shramik Trains up to 31st may, 2020. This was announced by the Chief Minister, B S Yediyurappa, in Twitter on Friday afternoon.3/3Therefore Karnataka Government will bear the cost of travel of migrant workers and stranded …

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 …

Lockdown: 642 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 8 lakh migrants ferried home
4 years, 7 months ago

Lockdown: 642 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 8 lakh migrants ferried home

India Today  

The Railways has operated 642 Shramik Special trains since May 1, ferrying home eight lakh migrant workers who were stranded in various parts of the country due to the Covid-19 lockdown, officials said on Wednesday. From Monday, these 'Shramik Special' trains started carrying around 1,700 passengers each, instead of the earlier 1,200, to ferry as many workers home as possible. …

Migrants and governments: A Covid-19 story of mismatch
4 years, 8 months ago

Migrants and governments: A Covid-19 story of mismatch

India Today  

India always had an internal problem of migrants. That the migrant workers have never been the focus of serious policy making of governments is also evident from the fact that the there is no concrete number of migrants in India. States have looked clearly clueless in having an effective SOP for sending back migrant workers home in the wake of …

'Many Migrants Lost Lives Due To Long Walk & Hunger' : Karnataka HC Directs Govt To Inform Policy On Special Trains [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

'Many Migrants Lost Lives Due To Long Walk & Hunger' : Karnataka HC Directs Govt To Inform Policy On Special Trains [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has asked the state government to place on record its policy laying down the manner in which all the migrant workers who wish to travel back to their home States can be allowed to travel back to their respective States. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna while hearing a …

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 …

Advocates Condemn Act Of Karnataka Govt. Cancelling Special Trains Say Compulsion On Workers To Stay Where They Are Amounts To Slavery [Read Statement]
4 years, 8 months ago

Advocates Condemn Act Of Karnataka Govt. Cancelling Special Trains Say Compulsion On Workers To Stay Where They Are Amounts To Slavery [Read Statement]

Live Law  

Around 69 advocates from Bengaluru, Delhi and Maharashtra on Thursday issued a statement condemning the action of the Karnataka Government in cancelling all special trains for migrant workers. The statement says "We, the undersigned Advocates, unequivocally condemn the action of the Karnataka government cancelling all special trains for migrant workers subsequent to a meeting with certain representatives of builders. The …

Migrant Workers Not Stranded Persons? The Illegal & Inhuman Effect Of MHA Clarification
4 years, 8 months ago

Migrant Workers Not Stranded Persons? The Illegal & Inhuman Effect Of MHA Clarification

Live Law  

It was after 37 days of the lockdown that the Central Government allowed the inter-state movement of migrant workers and other persons who got stranded at different places due to the restrictions imposed in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.This permission followed several heart-rending reports of migrant workers, who were left without work in cities, walking over hundreds of kilometers. After …

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 …

Kerala cancels Shramik special trains, migrant workers left in the lurch
4 years, 8 months ago

Kerala cancels Shramik special trains, migrant workers left in the lurch

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Hundreds of migrants in Kerala have been left on roads after some of the Shramik special trains were cancelled after some state governments denied them permission. The special trains scheduled from several stations, including Aluva, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Shoranur, were cancelled and the migrants including women and children who left the labour camps and rented house are now stranded …

AICCTU Moves Karnataka HC Seeking Relief For Migrant Workers After State Cancels Train To Transport Them Back [Read Petition]
4 years, 8 months ago

AICCTU Moves Karnataka HC Seeking Relief For Migrant Workers After State Cancels Train To Transport Them Back [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The All India Central Council of Trade Unions has moved the Karnataka High Court seeking relief to migrant workers who are left stranded after the Karnataka Government on Tuesday, decided to cancel all trains to transport them back to Dhanapur in Bihar. The memo seeking urgent hearing states that the stand of the state government is in violation of the …

Over Rs 50 crore spent to ferry nearly 70,000 migrants in last 5 days, say railway officials
4 years, 8 months ago

Over Rs 50 crore spent to ferry nearly 70,000 migrants in last 5 days, say railway officials

India TV News  

Nearly 70,000 stranded migrants have been ferried to various parts of the country in 'Shramik Special' trains since May 1 at the estimated expense of over Rs 50 crore, railway officials said on Tuesday even as the issue of their travel cost remained a matter of political bickering with the Congress and BSP leaders attacking the railways for charging money …

Bengal allows 2 trains to carry back stranded people; Oppn targets it for going slow
4 years, 8 months ago

Bengal allows 2 trains to carry back stranded people; Oppn targets it for going slow

Hindustan Times  

Amid a spike in the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease, West Bengal has decided to go slow in bringing back migrant workers stranded in different states. Despite the pressure being mounted on the government by opposition parties to fast-track the process of bringing back migrant workers, the government has so far given its nod to the …

Two trains to bring back migrants to West Bengal: CM
4 years, 8 months ago

Two trains to bring back migrants to West Bengal: CM

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal government on Sunday approved two special trains to bring back migrants from Rajasthan and Kerala following criticism from opposition leaders of not treating the issue of migrant workers with urgency. One train will ferry 1,200 pilgrims from Rajasthan and another will bring back migrants from Kerala, officials familiar with the matter said. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted …

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 …

Buses not feasible, need trains to ferry migrant workers, says Kerala CM
4 years, 8 months ago

Buses not feasible, need trains to ferry migrant workers, says Kerala CM

Hindustan Times  

Kerala has asked the Centre to run special trains to take migrant workers to their states because buses are not feasible for such long journeys, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said it was not feasible to run buses for such long distances. He said the majority of 3.60 lakh workers in the state …

Karnataka stares at Mumbai-like migrant labour situation
4 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka stares at Mumbai-like migrant labour situation

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: With the extension of National lockdown till May 3, Karnataka, especially Bengaluru, is staring at a migrant situation similar to the one happened in Mumbai. With the extension of the lockdown, majority of the labourers want to return home and are asking the government to make arrangements for their return journey. However, the state government is pleading helplessness and …

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