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02 Oct

IRCTC LATEST NEWS: RAILWAYS PLANS TO INTRODUCE 200 MORE TRAINS THIS FESTIVE SEASON

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At a time when the passenger, mail and express trainservices are suspended because of the coronaviruslockdown, the Indian Railways on Thursday said that it isplanning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15and November 30 to cater to passenger rush during thefestive season.In a good news for passengers who are planning to travelduring the festive seasons, Railway Board Chairman andCEO VK Yadav said that the railways has decided that it willtake stock of passenger services on a daily basis dependingon the needs of the state governments and the status of thepandemic.

01 Jun

Middle seats in flights to be kept vacant as much as possible.

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Airlines will allot seats in a way that middle seats in flights are vacant as much as possible, the country's aviation regulator DGCA has said. The government had earlier said it would not be viable to do so as fares would shoot up.Passengers who do end up with middle seats on a flight should be provided a "additional protective equipment like a wraparound gown of the Textile Ministry approved standards" in addition to a face mask and shield, citing a DGCA or Director General of Civil Aviation order.Domestic passenger flights restarted on May 25 after a gap of two months…

31 May

An Air India flight with 154 stranded Indians on board departed from Qatar.

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An Air India flight under Vande Bharat Mission with 154 stranded Indians on board departed from Qatar on Sunday.This is the 14th flight from Doha under Vande Bharat's mission which was launched early this month to bring back Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus lockdown.So far, 2322 people and 64 infants have been evacuated from Qatar under the mission, according to the Indian Embassy in Qatar.

28 May

Trains From 5 States Will Not Be Allowed In Karnataka.

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Karnataka has again suspended incoming transport from neighbouring states to contain the swift spreading coronavirus infection in the state.This time the list has five states instead of earlier four.No flights, trains or other vehicles will allowed to come to the state from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the state said today.

27 May

IndiGo To Help A Man Fly Home After An Earlier Flight He Paid For By Selling Livestock Was Canceled.

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IndiGo, India's biggest airline, has agreed to help a migrant laborer and two others fly home from Mumbai after an earlier flight he paid for by selling family livestock was canceled.The workers, from West Bengal, haven't earned any income since the end of March when Prime Minister Narendra Modi abruptly imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. They'd managed to raise 30,600 rupees ($405) for the air tickets, only to be told their flight was canceled and there wouldn't be any refunds, according to the newspaper. The family of at least one of them raised the…

20 May

Domestic Flights To Resume From May 25.

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Fewer than eight people per lakh of population in India have been infected by the novel coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry said this evening, pointing out that this was significantly better than the global average of 62 people per lakh. The government also said India's per lakh mortality rate was only 0.24, compared to the global average of 4.2.Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said 42,298 people have recovered from the illness so far and that the recovery rate (recoveries as a percentage of total cases) had improved steadily through the four phases of lockdown - from 7.1 per cent…

20 May

The Haryana Government On Wednesday Took Back Its Decision Of Plying Inter-State Buses.

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The Haryana government on Wednesday took back its decision of plying inter-state buses, but said its buses will continue to run within the state.The decision came after state Home Minister Anil Vij apprised Chief Minister M L Khattar that it would be difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once people start travelling freely from one state to the other."I met the chief minister in Chandigarh and I also wrote to him on Tuesday stating that we are not prepared for running inter-state buses," Mr Vij, who is also the state's Health Minister, told the media in Chandigarh.

18 May

The Uttar Pradesh Government Will Send 12,000 Buses To Ferry Stranded Migrants To Their States.

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The Uttar Pradesh government will send 12,000 buses to ferry stranded migrants to their states. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked state governments to provide lists of the migrants who need rides home, sources said.District magistrates will be provided 200 buses each to arrange for their travel. This will add up to 15,000 additional buses in 75 districts.The state government has ordered district authorities to provide food and water as soon as they enter Uttar Pradesh.

13 May

An Elderly Woman Was Found Dead Inside A Shramik Special Train.

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An elderly woman was found dead inside a Shramik Special train that arrived on Wednesday from Gujarat's Vadodara, but no decision has been taken yet on sending her sample for testing COVID-19, officials said.Banda Railway Station Manager SK Kushwaha said the 75-year-old woman belonged to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and was in the train that reached around 06:00 am."As many as 1,908 migrant labourers arrived in the special train from Vadodara. Once all the passengers had deboarded, the entire train was searched, and the body was found. The Banda district administration has taken the body to a mortuary," he said.

12 May

The Second Phase Of Vande Bharat Mission To Begin.

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The second phase of Vande Bharat Mission -- meant to bring back Indian citizens stranded abroad due to the worldwide lockdown induced by the coronavirus -- will be held between May 16 and May 22. Sources said 149 flights, including feeder flights, will be deployed to bring back people from 31 countries.This time, the government is expected to operate 13 flights to the US, 9 to the UK, 10 to Canada, 11 to the United Arab Emirates, 9 to Saudi Arabia, six to Russia and seven to Australia, There will also be flights to France, Italy, Germany, Ireland and several…