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Railways To Drop "Special Train" Tag, Revert To Pre-Covid Fares
Under pressure from passengers over hike in fares, the Railways on Friday issued an order to discontinue the ''special'' tag for mail and express trains and revert to pre-pandemic ticket prices with immediate effect.
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Mumbai To Vaccinate Pregnant Women In Special Drive From Tomorrow
The Mumbai civic body has organised a special drive to vaccinate pregnant women against COVID-19. Starting tomorrow they will be offered a Covid vaccine at one of 35 centres across the city, at which staff have been given special training for this.
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Northern Railways Cancels 28 Trains Due To Low Occupancy Amid Covid
The Northern Railways has cancelled over 20 trains to and from Delhi because of the coronavirus surge and low occupancy. These include special premium trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Express.
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Trained Dogs Can Sniff Out Covid Positive Samples With 96% Accuracy: Study
A proof-of-concept investigation published today in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that specially trained detection dogs can sniff out COVID-19-positive samples with 96 per cent accuracy.
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Cigarettes Worth Rs 1.56 Crore Seized At New Delhi Station From COVID Special Train
The customs preventive officials on Friday seized cigarettes worth over Rs 1.5 crore illegally brought by a COVID special train at the New Delhi Railway Station, officials said.
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Lockdown 4: Jamia Millia Islamia Hostellers From Jharkhand Leave For Their Homes By Special Train
Last week, Jamia Millia Islamia had made similar arrangements to send back students from Jammu and Kashmir to their homes during lockdown.
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Heavy Rain, Gusts In Odisha, Bengal As Cyclone Amphan Nears: 10 Points
Super Cyclone Amphan, likely to make landfall in West Bengal this afternoon, has weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, triggering heavy rain and gusts of wind in Odisha and rain in some parts of Bengal. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan on Tuesday told reporters they face the "double challenge" of the coronavirus ...
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Aarogya Setu App Download Is 'Mandatory' for Train Passengers, Says Ministry of Railways
The Indian Railways, which had on Monday "advised" the passengers availing the special trains that started operating on Tuesday to install the government's Aarogya Setu mobile application, has now made it "mandatory" to do so.
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Amazon Partners With Indian Railways to Deliver Orders Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
Amazon has strengthened its partnership with the Indian Railways to transport consignments via “COVID-19 Parcel Special Trains” across the country.
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Ola Emergency Cab Service Launched in Gurugram for Non-COVID-19 Related Travel
Cab aggregator Ola on Monday announced the 'Ola Emergency' service in Gurugram for non-COVID-19 related medical travel to over 100 hospitals in the city. Launched in collaboration with the Haryana government, the service will have a dedicated network of cars equipped with masks and sanitisers that will be operated by specially trained drivers, it s...
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Water Train At Kalka-Shimla Railway Route From April 13 Amid Lockdown
A special water train will start from April 13 between Kalka-Shimla (KLK-SML) railway station amid the lockdown, the Ambala division of Northern Railway informed.
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Odisha Trains 500 MBBS Students To Treat COVID-19 Patients: Report
Apart from setting up of three special COVID hospitals, the Odisha government has also kept 500 MBBS students trained to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Railways To Drop "Special Train" Tag, Revert To Pre-Covid Fares
Under pressure from passengers over hike in fares, the Railways on Friday issued an order to discontinue the ''special'' tag for mail and express trains and revert to pre-pandemic ticket prices with immediate effect.
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Mumbai To Vaccinate Pregnant Women In Special Drive From Tomorrow
The Mumbai civic body has organised a special drive to vaccinate pregnant women against COVID-19. Starting tomorrow they will be offered a Covid vaccine at one of 35 centres across the city, at which staff have been given special training for this.
-
Northern Railways Cancels 28 Trains Due To Low Occupancy Amid Covid
The Northern Railways has cancelled over 20 trains to and from Delhi because of the coronavirus surge and low occupancy. These include special premium trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Express.
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Trained Dogs Can Sniff Out Covid Positive Samples With 96% Accuracy: Study
A proof-of-concept investigation published today in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that specially trained detection dogs can sniff out COVID-19-positive samples with 96 per cent accuracy.
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Cigarettes Worth Rs 1.56 Crore Seized At New Delhi Station From COVID Special Train
The customs preventive officials on Friday seized cigarettes worth over Rs 1.5 crore illegally brought by a COVID special train at the New Delhi Railway Station, officials said.
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Lockdown 4: Jamia Millia Islamia Hostellers From Jharkhand Leave For Their Homes By Special Train
Last week, Jamia Millia Islamia had made similar arrangements to send back students from Jammu and Kashmir to their homes during lockdown.
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Heavy Rain, Gusts In Odisha, Bengal As Cyclone Amphan Nears: 10 Points
Super Cyclone Amphan, likely to make landfall in West Bengal this afternoon, has weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, triggering heavy rain and gusts of wind in Odisha and rain in some parts of Bengal. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan on Tuesday told reporters they face the "double challenge" of the coronavirus ...
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Aarogya Setu App Download Is 'Mandatory' for Train Passengers, Says Ministry of Railways
The Indian Railways, which had on Monday "advised" the passengers availing the special trains that started operating on Tuesday to install the government's Aarogya Setu mobile application, has now made it "mandatory" to do so.
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Amazon Partners With Indian Railways to Deliver Orders Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
Amazon has strengthened its partnership with the Indian Railways to transport consignments via “COVID-19 Parcel Special Trains” across the country.
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Ola Emergency Cab Service Launched in Gurugram for Non-COVID-19 Related Travel
Cab aggregator Ola on Monday announced the 'Ola Emergency' service in Gurugram for non-COVID-19 related medical travel to over 100 hospitals in the city. Launched in collaboration with the Haryana government, the service will have a dedicated network of cars equipped with masks and sanitisers that will be operated by specially trained drivers, it s...
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Water Train At Kalka-Shimla Railway Route From April 13 Amid Lockdown
A special water train will start from April 13 between Kalka-Shimla (KLK-SML) railway station amid the lockdown, the Ambala division of Northern Railway informed.
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Odisha Trains 500 MBBS Students To Treat COVID-19 Patients: Report
Apart from setting up of three special COVID hospitals, the Odisha government has also kept 500 MBBS students trained to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
