Indian Railways waives off Covid-19 testing charges for general public
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways waives off Covid-19 testing charges for general public

India Today  

The Indian Railways has decided to waive off charges for Covid-19 tests and diet supplied during Covid-related hospitalisation for patients who are not its employees. From maintaining the supply chains and wheels of economy moving, providing Covid care coaches to running of Oxygen Expresses, and keeping passenger train operations running in most trying circumstances," it said in a statement. The Indian Railways has transported around 640 tonnes of medical oxygen across the country over the last 10 days. Liquid oxygen being a cryogenic cargo has many limitations like maximum speed at which it can be carried, maximum acceleration and loading restrictions like availability of liquid oxygen tankers and loading ramps etc.

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Battle against COVID-19! THESE states roll out major guidelines to combat infection
1 year, 9 months ago

Battle against COVID-19! THESE states roll out major guidelines to combat infection

India TV News  

Battle against Covid-19: Fresh covid-19 cases are brewing troubles in the country. “The state government is monitoring the situation amidst the rise in COVID-19 and influenza cases in the country,” the chief minister said, adding that people will have to take precautions while the government has already issued an advisory. Haryana Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Haryana government …

Karnataka govt issues COVID-19 guidelines for short term travellers from Maharashtra
3 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka govt issues COVID-19 guidelines for short term travellers from Maharashtra

India TV News  

The Karnataka Government on Monday issued COVID-19 guidelines for short-term travellers from Maharashtra to Karnataka by any mode of transport as the daily caseload is slightly higher in Maharashtra than in Karnataka. Travellers are mandatory to undergo thermal scanning for fever on arrival and carry a COVID-19 vaccination certificate for both the two doses Travellers from Maharashtra, including Mumbai, need …

COVID- Plea Before Bombay High Court Challenges State's Decision To Allow Only Fully-Vaccinated Persons To Use Local Trains
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID- Plea Before Bombay High Court Challenges State's Decision To Allow Only Fully-Vaccinated Persons To Use Local Trains

Live Law  

A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra Government's decision to permit only 'fully vaccinated persons against Covid-19' to use local trains and visit malls and workplaces. The plea filed by Activist Feroze Mithiborwala further avers that vaccination is completely voluntary according to the Centre's answer as given in Lok Sabha on 19th March 2021 …

COVID-19 | Can’t go beyond medical advice to allow use of local trains for lawyers: Bombay HC
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 | Can’t go beyond medical advice to allow use of local trains for lawyers: Bombay HC

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on July 13 said while it was aware of the hardships faced by lawyers in Mumbai, it could not go beyond medical advice and permit them to use local train services for travelling to work. Kulkarni, however, directed the Maharashtra government to inform the court by July 16 of its decision on whether 60 registered judicial …

Preventing a repeat of the Covid-19 second wave oxygen crisis in India
3 years, 6 months ago

Preventing a repeat of the Covid-19 second wave oxygen crisis in India

Hindustan Times  

Medical oxygen is the single most important intervention for moderate and severe cases of Covid-19. In India, in the past one and a half years of the pandemic, both hospitals that treat Covid-19, and those that do not, suffered a shortage of medical oxygen. The reason is not a lack of medical oxygen, per se, but the inadequacy of the …

Indian Railways Extends Services of Festival Special Trains, to Restore Services of 14 Others; Check Details
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways Extends Services of Festival Special Trains, to Restore Services of 14 Others; Check Details

News 18  

For the convenience of the passengers, the South Western Railway has decided to extend the services of festival special trains, restored express special and also revised timings of few trains running between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi and Maharashtra. Through a release, the chief public relations officer of the South Western Railway, Hubballi, have requested all passengers to adhere strictly …

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 …

Covid-19: Delhi set to receive 244 metric tonnes of LMO via Oxygen Express
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Delhi set to receive 244 metric tonnes of LMO via Oxygen Express

India Today  

Delhi is set to receive an additional 244 metric tonne of liquid medical oxygen via rail. Delhi to receive 244 tonnes more Oxygen Today; With this, Oxygen Expresses would deliver nearly 450 MT of LMO to Delhi alone in 24 hours, counting from deliveries that took early hours todayhttps://t.co/OsS2wK3tGe pic.twitter.com/Yr1RQrfJXN — Ministry of Railways May 4, 2021 So far, 27 …

COVID-19 news: Centre claims no shortage of oxygen, warns against hoarding cylinders; India's tally at 1.99 crore
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 news: Centre claims no shortage of oxygen, warns against hoarding cylinders; India's tally at 1.99 crore

Firstpost  

India on Monday registered 3,68,147 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the country to 1,99,25,604 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. This is the second consecutive day when the daily infection count dropped after crossing the 4-lakh mark As states across India continue to battle the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre on Monday advised …

Covid-19: Western railway sets up 19 isolation coaches with 304 beds
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Western railway sets up 19 isolation coaches with 304 beds

India Today  

In a bid to address the bed crunch in hospitals amid rising Covid-19 cases, the Ahmedabad division of the Western Railway has deployed 19 isolation coaches with 304 beds in Gujarat. “Thirteen of these coaches, equipped with required medical facilities such as oxygen cylinders have been stationed at the city's Sabarmati railway station, while six coaches are parked at Chandlodiya …

Covid-19 surge: 'Oxygen Express' leaves for Madhya Pradesh from Bokaro
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 surge: 'Oxygen Express' leaves for Madhya Pradesh from Bokaro

Hindustan Times  

A train carrying six tankers of medical oxygen for supply in Madhya Pradesh left from Bokaro in Jharkhand on Tuesday morning, a railway official said. Special arrangements have been made at Jabalpur and Mandideep to unload the tankers, the railway official said. The train will reach Bhopal after its journey via Kotshila, Jharsuguda, Bilaspur, New Katni and Jabalpur, the railway …

COVID-19: Oxygen Express reaches Delhi from Chhattisgarh's Raigarh
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Oxygen Express reaches Delhi from Chhattisgarh's Raigarh

India TV News  

An Oxygen Express, a special train being run by Indian Railways to transport oxygen tankers and cylinders in different parts of the country amid gloomy Covid-19 situation, has arrived at the Delhi Cantt. Indian Railways has transported more than 302 tonnes of oxygen to various states as many starved for the gas amid rising Covid-19 cases. Railways said that each …

India sends army to help hospitals hit by COVID-19 as countries promise aid
3 years, 8 months ago

India sends army to help hospitals hit by COVID-19 as countries promise aid

ABC  

India has ordered its armed forces to help tackle surging new coronavirus infections, as nations including Britain, Germany and the United States pledged urgent medical aid to try to contain an emergency overwhelming the country's hospitals. Key points: New Delhi will receive its first batch of medical oxygen via the Oxygen Express trains Only a tenth of the Indian population …

COVID-19 news: India records 3.49L new cases; US, UK, Germany offer support and supplies
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 news: India records 3.49L new cases; US, UK, Germany offer support and supplies

Firstpost  

For the fourth day in a row, West Bengal registered its highest single-day spike of 15,889 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the tally to 7,43,950, t On a day when India registered a record nearly 3.50 lakh COVID-19 cases, and the Centre and state governments continued to grapple with the second wave, support poured in from the international community. The …

India sets Covid-19 infection record for fourth straight day with hospitals desperate for oxygen
3 years, 8 months ago

India sets Covid-19 infection record for fourth straight day with hospitals desperate for oxygen

CNN  

CNN — India reported 349,691 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the fourth day in a row the country has set a world record for daily infections during the coronavirus pandemic, according to government and scientific tallies. Just six weeks ago, India’s Health Minister declared the country was “in the endgame” of the Covid-19 pandemic. Adnan Abidi/Reuters Germany and South …

Coronavirus updates | April 24, 2021
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus updates | April 24, 2021

The Hindu  

India registered a new single-day high of 3,45,799 COVID-19 cases as of 11.15 p.m. IST on April 23, the third consecutive day with over 3 lakh recorded cases. Here are the latest updates: New Delhi Zydus Cadila's Virafin granted restricted emergency use approval for treating COVID patients The Drug Controller General Of India has granted restricted emergency use approval to …

COVID-19: India records nearly 3 lakh fresh cases, 2,023 fatalities in single day
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: India records nearly 3 lakh fresh cases, 2,023 fatalities in single day

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With fresh single-day Covid-19 cases touching almost three lakhs on Wednesday and deaths over 2,000 in the past 24 hours, India is almost exploding with the virus load with the biggest single-day spike so far. A controversy has, meanwhile, erupted when Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia alleged that a Haryana government official had stopped the supply of …

Covid-19 in Maharashtra: 'Oxygen Express' trains to meet short supply
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 in Maharashtra: 'Oxygen Express' trains to meet short supply

India Today  

As Covid-19 cases continue to surge across India, Maharashtra is facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to spike in coronavirus cases in the second wave of pandemic. OXYGEN CRISIS IN MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has on several occasions said the state needed all possible help from the central government as it was facing shortage of resources …

Indian Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid spike in COVID-19 cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Firstpost  

Empty tankers will begin their journey from Kalamboli and Boisar railway stations in and near Mumbai on Monday to load liquid medical oxygen in Vizag, Jamshedpur, Rourkela and Bokaro, officials said New Delhi: The Indian Railways will run ‘‘Oxygen Express’’ over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country, the national transporter said …

Covid-19: Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' trains via green corridors to meet high demand
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' trains via green corridors to meet high demand

India Today  

Following a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, the Railways will run 'Oxygen Express' trains over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country. We will be running Oxygen express trains using green corridors to get Oxygen in bulk and rapidly to patient," Liquid Medical Oxygen and oxygen cylinders will be transported …

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 …

Maharashtra govt makes Covid-negative report mandatory for passengers arriving from 4 states
4 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra govt makes Covid-negative report mandatory for passengers arriving from 4 states

Live Mint  

Fearing Covid-19 surge, Maharashtra government on Monday issued fresh guidelines for passengers arriving in the state from four Covid-hit states in the country. On the other hand, passengers arriving in the state via rail will have to carry an RT-PCR negative test report from a sample collected 96 hours before the scheduled arrival in the state. Those rail passengers who …

Covid-19 Test Mandatory for People Coming to Lucknow from Other States on Diwali
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 Test Mandatory for People Coming to Lucknow from Other States on Diwali

News 18  

People coming to Lucknow from other states, particularly Delhi and its adjoining areas, for Diwali will have to mandatorily undergo Covid-19 test at bus stands, railway stations and the airport, an official said on Friday. Thirteen teams of the Health Department have been deployed at all bus stands, railway stations and the airport for screening those coming to the state …

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 …

No respite from corona menace as cases near 2 lakh mark
4 years, 7 months ago

No respite from corona menace as cases near 2 lakh mark

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: While Day 1 of Unlock 1 saw more economic activities picking up, there remained palpable fear among people in big cities like Delhi where the number of coronavirus cases have gone up substantially. According to union health ministry update on Tuesday, there were 8,171 new infections and 204 deaths as overall cases went up to 1,98,706. Health experts …

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, …

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, …

Indian Railways suspends bookings for 3 private trains till April 30
4 years, 9 months ago

Indian Railways suspends bookings for 3 private trains till April 30

India TV News  

The Indian Railways subsidiary, Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC, on Tuesday suspended bookings for its three private trains till April 30. The Railways had earlier suspended its services till April 14 in the wake of the three-week lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from March 25 during his second special address to the nation. The bookings …

India coronavirus: Trains are being turned into hospitals as railways close for the first time in 167 years
4 years, 9 months ago

India coronavirus: Trains are being turned into hospitals as railways close for the first time in 167 years

CNN  

Bangalore, India CNN — When Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 25, Indian Railways took the unprecedented move of suspending passenger trains across the country until April 14. This handout photograph from Indian Railways show how old trains will be used as Covid-19 isolation ward Indian Railways The network, which is the world’s fourth-largest rail operator …

COVID 19 : Indian Railways Cancels All Passenger Trains Till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID 19 : Indian Railways Cancels All Passenger Trains Till March 31

Live Law  

In the light of COVID 19 pandemic, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger train services, including Premium Trains, Mail/Express Trains, Passenger Trains, Suburban Train, Kolkata Metro Train and Konkan Railways, till March 31.Trains which had already commenced their journey, prior to 4 AM on March 22, will run up to their destinations.Movement of goods train will continue.Full refund. In …

Coronavirus: Railways cancels all train services till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Railways cancels all train services till March 31

The Hindu  

As part of efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, the Indian Railways on Sunday announced the cancellation of all train services, barring goods train, till March 31. “In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19, it has been decided that all passenger train services on Indian Railways, including premium trains, Mail/Express trains, passenger trains, suburban trains, …

Railways - lifeline of India - suspends services till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Railways - lifeline of India - suspends services till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak

India TV News  

All train services including passenger, mail/express have been suspended till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak as confirmed cases in the country surged to 324 on Sunday while 6 fatalities have been reported till date. In the nation-wide train services shut down, no passenger train will be put to service till March 31. Several passenger train services were already suspended on …

Railways take COVID-19 precautions, installs lifts without buttons in Jaipur Headquarters
4 years, 9 months ago

Railways take COVID-19 precautions, installs lifts without buttons in Jaipur Headquarters

India TV News  

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday shared measures to ensure hygiene and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Taking on to his official Twitter handle, he shared a photo of a unique mechanism to operate lifts without touching buttons. "Taking novel measures to ensure hygiene and prevent the spread of COVID-19, Railways installs unique mechanism to operate lifts without touching buttons …

Coronavirus in India: 245 trains cancelled, pasengers to get 100% refund
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus in India: 245 trains cancelled, pasengers to get 100% refund

India Today  

Railways on Friday cancelled 90 trains, which will not operate between March 20 and March 31, in view of low occupancy and the novel coronavirus pandemic, sources said Friday. Earlier on Thursday, the railways cancelled 84 trains and said 155 trains stood cancelled due to Covid-19. The source also said that while the railways was taking a huge revenue blow, …

Mumbai AC local train service to remain suspended from Friday amid COVID 19 spread
4 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai AC local train service to remain suspended from Friday amid COVID 19 spread

India TV News  

Mumbai's AC local train services will remain suspended from Friday as the state gears up to contain the spread of COVID 19 which has infected at least 47 people in Maharashtra alone while all India toll has surged to 169. Two more women in Mumbai test COVID 19 positive, put on ventilator Two more women tested positive for the noval …

Coronavirus pandemic: From cancelling trains to increasing platform tickets, Indian Railways goes full throttle to contain outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: From cancelling trains to increasing platform tickets, Indian Railways goes full throttle to contain outbreak

Firstpost  

As India grapples to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country with cases crossing the 160 mark, the Indian Railways has taken steps to minimise the outbreak in the country. As India grapples to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic with confirmed cases crossing the 160-mark in the country, the Indian Railways has taken steps to minimise the outbreak. Steps …

Covid-19 in India: 3 dead, 139 infected; 85 trains cancelled; Bengal, Haryana report 1st cases | Developments
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 in India: 3 dead, 139 infected; 85 trains cancelled; Bengal, Haryana report 1st cases | Developments

India Today  

A 64-year-old man from Mumbai with a travel history to Dubai on Tuesday became the third casualty of novel coronavirus infection in India, as the number of cases in the country surged to over 139. STATES REPORT FIRST CASES An 18-year-old man, who recently returned from England, tested positive for novel coronavirus on Tuesday, making it the first confirmed case …

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