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No Complaints Of Inhuman Conditions On Shramik Special Trains: Railways
The Railways on Wednesday informed Parliament that there were no complaints about inhuman conditions on board the Shramik Specials, but there were more than 3,000 grievances regarding the catering, cleaning, water and electricity on the trains.
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Restart Migrant Trains From Odisha, Minister Urges Colleague Piyush Goyal
Within days of a road accident that killed seven migrant workers travelling from Odisha's Ganjam to cloth mills in Gujarat, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to restart Special Shramik trains from his home state so people can "safely return to work" and "help restart the economy".
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All Existing Demand For Shramik Trains Met, Last One Operated On July 9: Railways
The Railways on Thursday said it has met all the existing demand of states for Shramik Special trains to ferry stranded migrant workers home, with the last service being operated on July 9.
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No New Demand For Shramik Special Trains From Any State, Says Railways
There is no demand for Shramik Special trains from any state now, the Railways said today, but offered to run more if states request for them.
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Woman Gives Birth To Baby Boy Onboard Shramik Special Train
A woman gave birth to a baby boy onboard a Shramik Special train on Wednesday, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Twitter.
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Cop Brings Milk From Her House To Help Hungry Child On Shramik Train
A police official in Jharkhand has earned praise from top officials after she was seen rushing to her house and fetching milk for a hungry child travelling on the Shramik Special train with its parents.
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Migrants From West Bengal Still Stranded In Maharashtra: Trade Body To Court
Even as the Maharashtra government on Tuesday reiterated that it had no pending demands for Shramik Special trains, a trade union informed the Bombay High Court that several migrants were still awaiting a passage to their home states, especially West Bengal.
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Provide Demand On Need Of Trains For Migrants: Railways To States
The Railways has written to the states asking them to provide a "comprehensive residual" demand for Shramik Special trains to ferry migrants to their homes by June 10, hours after the Supreme Court directed the Centre to complete the process in the next 15 days.
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No Death In Shramik Trains Caused By Hunger, Issue Being Politicised: BJP
The BJP on Wednesday rejected the allegation that starvation was behind the death of passengers on "Shramik Special" trains and said the manner in which the issue was being "politicised" was unprecedented.
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Migrants Pull Chain To Jump Off Shramik Train In Assam To Avoid Quarantine
61 people have been arrested and two cases filed separately by the Railways and Assam Police after migrant workers, who were returning on board a Shramik special train from Mumbai, pulled the emergency chain to jump off the train so that they can avoid the quarantine period.
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4,155 Shramik Trains Ferried Over 57 Lakh Migrants Since May 1: Railways
The Railways has operated 4,155 Shramik Special trains ferrying more than 57 lakh migrant workers since May 1. In addition to Shramik specials, Railways are running 15 pairs of special Rajdhani type trains connecting New Delhi and started 200 more time tabled trains from June 1.
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32 Lakh Migrants Back In Bihar, State May Stop Special Trains Soon
With over 22 lakh migrant labourers already back in Bihar, the service of the special trains which ferried them back are likely to stop within a day or two. Only 23 trains reached Bihar on Monday, compared to the 140 trains that run every day on an average. The numbers are likely to reduce further over today and tomorrow.
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"Last Time He Got Angry": Uddhav Thackeray Thanks Piyush Goyal For Trains
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took a dig at Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday evening, saying he wanted to "thank" him for the 800 shramik trains that had helped 11 lakh stranded migrants return to their home states
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Migrants To Not Pay For Tickets Of Shramik Trains: Railway Board Chairman
Migrant workers do not have to pay for tickets of Shramik Special trains as sending and receiving states are coordinating with each other for the fare of these trains, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Friday.
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Woman Goes Into Labour On Board Special Train, Gives Birth To Girl
A timely tweet from an alert co-passenger to the railway minister brought immediate help to a young couple travelling by a Bihar-bound Shramik Special when the wife went into labour inside the moving train, an official said on Thursday.
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No Complaints Of Inhuman Conditions On Shramik Special Trains: Railways
The Railways on Wednesday informed Parliament that there were no complaints about inhuman conditions on board the Shramik Specials, but there were more than 3,000 grievances regarding the catering, cleaning, water and electricity on the trains.
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Restart Migrant Trains From Odisha, Minister Urges Colleague Piyush Goyal
Within days of a road accident that killed seven migrant workers travelling from Odisha's Ganjam to cloth mills in Gujarat, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to restart Special Shramik trains from his home state so people can "safely return to work" and "help restart the economy".
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All Existing Demand For Shramik Trains Met, Last One Operated On July 9: Railways
The Railways on Thursday said it has met all the existing demand of states for Shramik Special trains to ferry stranded migrant workers home, with the last service being operated on July 9.
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No New Demand For Shramik Special Trains From Any State, Says Railways
There is no demand for Shramik Special trains from any state now, the Railways said today, but offered to run more if states request for them.
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Woman Gives Birth To Baby Boy Onboard Shramik Special Train
A woman gave birth to a baby boy onboard a Shramik Special train on Wednesday, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Twitter.
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Cop Brings Milk From Her House To Help Hungry Child On Shramik Train
A police official in Jharkhand has earned praise from top officials after she was seen rushing to her house and fetching milk for a hungry child travelling on the Shramik Special train with its parents.
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Migrants From West Bengal Still Stranded In Maharashtra: Trade Body To Court
Even as the Maharashtra government on Tuesday reiterated that it had no pending demands for Shramik Special trains, a trade union informed the Bombay High Court that several migrants were still awaiting a passage to their home states, especially West Bengal.
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Provide Demand On Need Of Trains For Migrants: Railways To States
The Railways has written to the states asking them to provide a "comprehensive residual" demand for Shramik Special trains to ferry migrants to their homes by June 10, hours after the Supreme Court directed the Centre to complete the process in the next 15 days.
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No Death In Shramik Trains Caused By Hunger, Issue Being Politicised: BJP
The BJP on Wednesday rejected the allegation that starvation was behind the death of passengers on "Shramik Special" trains and said the manner in which the issue was being "politicised" was unprecedented.
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Migrants Pull Chain To Jump Off Shramik Train In Assam To Avoid Quarantine
61 people have been arrested and two cases filed separately by the Railways and Assam Police after migrant workers, who were returning on board a Shramik special train from Mumbai, pulled the emergency chain to jump off the train so that they can avoid the quarantine period.
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4,155 Shramik Trains Ferried Over 57 Lakh Migrants Since May 1: Railways
The Railways has operated 4,155 Shramik Special trains ferrying more than 57 lakh migrant workers since May 1. In addition to Shramik specials, Railways are running 15 pairs of special Rajdhani type trains connecting New Delhi and started 200 more time tabled trains from June 1.
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32 Lakh Migrants Back In Bihar, State May Stop Special Trains Soon
With over 22 lakh migrant labourers already back in Bihar, the service of the special trains which ferried them back are likely to stop within a day or two. Only 23 trains reached Bihar on Monday, compared to the 140 trains that run every day on an average. The numbers are likely to reduce further over today and tomorrow.
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"Last Time He Got Angry": Uddhav Thackeray Thanks Piyush Goyal For Trains
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took a dig at Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday evening, saying he wanted to "thank" him for the 800 shramik trains that had helped 11 lakh stranded migrants return to their home states
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Migrants To Not Pay For Tickets Of Shramik Trains: Railway Board Chairman
Migrant workers do not have to pay for tickets of Shramik Special trains as sending and receiving states are coordinating with each other for the fare of these trains, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Friday.
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Woman Goes Into Labour On Board Special Train, Gives Birth To Girl
A timely tweet from an alert co-passenger to the railway minister brought immediate help to a young couple travelling by a Bihar-bound Shramik Special when the wife went into labour inside the moving train, an official said on Thursday.
