Realty developers seek Indian Railways’ support for migrant workers’ returnWhile workers are returning, the number needs to improve to resume complete construction work and additional transport facilities can impro...
04 Sep, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee rejects Amit Shah's charge, says never called 'Shramik' trains 'Corona Express'Mamata Banerjee comments came a day after Shah, addressing a virtual rally for West Bengal, accused Banerjee of "insulting" migrant workers...
10 Jun, 2020, 08.59 PM IST
Shatabdi trains will be redeployed; bookings will start soon: Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway BoardVindo Kumar Yadav explains why the railways had to divert Shramik special trains and why the transporter initially asked states to collect ...
31 May, 2020, 12.13 AM IST
Over 21 lakh migrant labourers have returned to UP: OfficialThe lockdown has had a devastating impact on the economy as well as on the livelihoods of lakhs of migrant labourers. With no money to buy ...
30 May, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
BEST decides not to charge bus ticket fares from migrantsThe apex court on Thursday directed that no fare for travel either by trains or buses be charged from the migrant workers stranded across t...
29 May, 2020, 02.43 PM IST
Gujarat HC asks railways to waive one-way ticket charges of migrantsThe Gujarat High Court has directed the railway authorities to waive one-way train ticket charges of migrant workers, or the state governme...
24 May, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Railways ferries 31 lakh migrants on board 2,317 Shramik Special trains since May 1The initial estimation of migrant workers to be transported back to their home towns were based on details provided by various state govern...
22 May, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
Maha bearing entire railway ticket fare of migrant workers: Maha Home MinisterThe Maharashtra Home Minister said the migrant labourers lacked money to pay for their tickets since they have lost means of livelihood ami...
17 May, 2020, 09.49 PM IST
Railways ready to run Shramik trains from all districts connected by train network: Piyush Goyal“To provide relief to migrant labour, Indian Railways is ready to run "Shramik Special" trains from any District in the Country,” Railway m...
16 May, 2020, 10.45 PM IST
42,000 migrants left in 35 trains from Maharashtra so far: OfficialThe Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has also conducted about 300 bus services so far to drop the homeward-bound migran...
13 May, 2020, 09.23 AM IST
Home Secretary asks States to cooperate with Railways in running more 'Shramik' SpecialsHome Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to chief secretaries of all states and union territories, to cooperate with the Indian Railways to e...
11 May, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
Don't play 'petty politics' over Shramik Special trains: Railway union to Sonia GandhiOpposition parties have accused the government of charging money from the labourers for the train journey. However, the government has said...
07 May, 2020, 03.26 PM IST
Maharashtra seeks clarity from railways on train fares for migrantsThe BJP on Monday said the Railways has subsidised 85 per cent of ticket fare for special trains being run to transport migrant workers and...
06 May, 2020, 12.37 PM IST
Railways paying 85%, state govt 15% fare for migrant workers: BJP"Rahul Gandhi ji, I have attached guidelines of MHA which clearly states that 'No tickets to be sold at any station'. Railways has subsidis...
04 May, 2020, 05.18 PM IST
Covid-19 lockdown: Special train ferries stranded migrants from Telangana to Jharkhand“Today morning a One-off special train was run from Lingampalli to Hatia on request of the State Government of Telangana and as per the dir...
01 May, 2020, 03.05 PM IST
Run special trains for migrants in Maharashtra after lockdown: Ajit PawarPawar also referred to the scores of migrant workers gathering outside Bandra Railway Station here on April 14 -- when the nationwide lockd...
23 Apr, 2020, 11.23 PM IST
Labour migration increasing at accelerating pace: Eco SurveyThe first-ever estimates of internal work-related migration using railway data for 2011-16 indicate an annual average flow of close to 9 mi...
31 Jan, 2017, 03.56 PM IST