The Indian Railways have submitted a revised tender for Vande Bharat 44 semi-high speed train sets with the minimum percentage of local content revised to 75%, the Ministry of Railways said on Monday. The tender is for three phases of the project: propulsion, control and other equipment along with bogies …
Read More »Railways will start 80 new special trains, reservations begin on September 10 | India News
Representative image NEW DELHI: Indian railways will begin operating another 80 passenger trains or 40 pairs, and will resume operations of the Vande bharat service between Delhi and Varanasi from September 12. Reservations for these trains will begin on September 10. The railways will also introduce “clone trains” that will …
Read More »Amid increased demand, railways will operate 80 more trains starting September 12: see list
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: September 5, 2020 7:07:42 pm Railways will also run “clones” of trains that are in high demand. (Proceedings) Witnessing an increase in demand, Railways decided to operate 80 more trains on various routes across India as of September 12, including a …
Read More »Focus on migrants in government package, India passes 2 million tests: Covid-19 news today
[ad_1] The government announced on Thursday a package of Rs 3.16 lakh crore targeting migrant workers, urban poor, street vendors and small farmers as part of its self-sufficient campaign in India. Meanwhile, Covid-19 tests in India crossed two million even as the infection’s doubling rate slowed to 13.9 days. Ration …
Read More »Center, West Bengal faced by repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission
[ad_1] The Central and West Bengal governments were involved in another dispute over the repatriation of residents on Thursday, and the Foreign Ministry said the state had not confirmed whether it had organized quarantine facilities to receive people wishing to return from abroad. Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava tweeted that …
Read More »Air India plans to operate domestic flights only for ‘Vande Bharat’ evacuees
[ad_1] National passenger airline Air India will operate special domestic ferry flights only for those passengers who have been repatriated under the “Vande Bharat” mission. Consequently, the airline will carry out these special ferry flights during the second phase of the repatriation mission. Exclusively for repatriated passengers Many passengers taken …
Read More »Air India partly seals Delhi’s Centaur hotel as crew tests Covid-19 positive
[ad_1] Air India has partially sealed its Centaur hotel in Delhi near the airport to disinfect it after a crew member tested positive for Covid-19 at a temporary facility there, authorities said according to PTI. Air India owns another Centaur hotel in Srinagar. Last week, five Air India pilots and …
Read More »149 flights to bring Indians from 31 nations between May 16-22: sources
[ad_1] The second phase of the Vande Bharat mission, aimed at bringing back Indian citizens stranded abroad due to the necessary blockade situation due to the coronavirus, will launch between May 16 and 22. The mission will bring back Indians from 31 nations. According to sources, 149 flights, including connecting …
Read More »3,500 fly back in 3 days, PMO monitors Vande Bharat operations | India News
[ad_1] Officials verify the documents of Indian citizens who have arrived from Dubai on an Air India flight to Anna Internat …read more NEW DELHI: about 3,500 Indians stranded abroad had been transferred to India until early Sunday morning as India Vande Bharat The mission advanced under what official sources …
Read More »Seven flights with stranded Indians from abroad to arrive today
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Seven flights are expected to arrive in India on Saturday with hundreds of Indians stranded in various countries due to the coronavirus pandemic under the gigantic repatriation operation from India called Vande Bharat. The flights arriving on Saturday are from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Oman …
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