[ad_1] Indian Railways resumed its passenger services after a nearly two-month gap on Tuesday with eight air-conditioned trains transporting a total of 8,121 people heading to their destinations across the country, according to the ministry of railways. While three of them set out for Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Dibrugarh (Assam) and Bengaluru …
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[ad_1] Rising temperatures and the deaths of at least 8 migrant workers in the past 20 days have prompted the Madhya Pradesh government to lift restrictions on the MP-Maharashtra border for workers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, authorities said . The influx of migrant workers, about 25,000 per day …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In an attempt to transport more migrants, the railways on Monday decided to transport around 1,700 passengers on board is’Shramik Special’ trains instead of the current 1,200. According to an order issued, railway zones have also been asked to provide three stops in the destination state other …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has issued a series of guidelines for Shramik Special trains running to transport stranded migrants across the country, saying that trains will travel only if they are 90 percent occupied and “states should charge the ticket fee, “inviting fierce criticism for charging for their services. …
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