[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has started taking the destination address of all passengers booking train tickets from Wednesday, which can be helpful in contact tracing, if required later. This will be a permanent feature for rail travel as India gets ready for a long battle against Covid-19. The railway …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government has not talked about charging anything from migrant laborers as 85 per cent of the transportation cost is borne by the railways and 15 per cent by state governments, the Center said on Monday amid a row over the national transporter allegedly charging the workers …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid criticism that railroads were charging stranded migrant workers for transporting them home, sources said that payments for the 34 Shramik special trains that have been run so far have been made by state governments, except Maharashtra. A controversy erupted on Monday after several opposition parties demanded …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government on Monday criticized Congress for politicizing the issue of migrant travel and said “sometimes the facts are contrary to emotion.” Shortly after Congress alleged that the government is charging train fees for migrant workers, the BJP issued a clarification that tickets are not being sold …
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[ad_1] Written by Avishek G Dastidar Iram Siddique The | Mumbai, New Delhi | Updated: May 4, 2020 1:31:43 pm A special train carrying more than 800 migrant workers arrives at the Charbagh railway station in Lucknow from Nashik on Sunday. (AND ME) MANY MIGRANTS who board special Shramik trains …
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[ad_1] Chandigarh: On Thursday, the Haryana government decided to increase the bus fare by 15 paise per km and increase VAT on diesel and gasoline prices, sparking congressional party protests over its move to “charge the people.” during a pandemic. The fare for ordinary, luxury and super luxury buses has …
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