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Railways calls out misinformation again, 3 new cases of prior ailments misreported as deaths due to negligence

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020

On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Jagran published a news claiming that four people died on Shramik Express due to negligence.

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Several Shramik trains from Maharashtra cancelled again due to lack of passengers, state govt still requesting trains for cyclone-hit West Bengal and Odisha

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

After only 39 trains were run yesterday from Maharashtra against the planned 125 trains, the same incident is repeating today

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Dainik Bhaskar’s report on deaths due to lack of food and water on Shramik Express misleading, Indian Railways reveals

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

The Indian Railways today called out the Dainik Bhaskar report which claimed that Shramik Express trains run by the Railways were were delayed by a week because of which as many as seven people lost their lives.

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Trains have been going back empty because of Uddhav Thackeray government’s failure to provide details of migrants: Piyush Goyal

OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2020

Goyal stated that train journeys have to be planned and the ministry does not want that after all the preparations and planning, the trains only idle on respective stations and are eventually cancelled as it had happened before.

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Railway Minister refutes ‘insufficient train’ claim of Maharashtra, says state govt not providing passenger details, already 65 trains cancelled due to non-cooperation

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2020

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal exposes Maharashtra govt by asking for details of 125 trains for tomorrow within an hour on Twitter

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Indian Railways announces resumption of 200 trains from June 1, bookings to start from May 21

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2020

These trains will be fully reserved trains having both AC & Non AC classes. The general coaches will also be reserved seats for sitting. Most importantly, there will be no unreserved coach on the train.

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Lockdown 4.0: Public transport, taxi services start in several cities, shops opened with specific social distancing orders

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2020

In Karnataka, the government has allowed resumption of public bus services in the state during the fourth phase of coronavirus lockdown. Parks will be opened for public for 2 hours each in the morning and evening.

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