Railways to introduce 200 special trains between Oct 15 to Nov 30 during festive season

The Indian Railways is planning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15 and November 30 to cater to passengers travelling during the festive season. “We have conducted meetings with the general managers of zones and instructed them to speak with local administration and review the status of coronavirus.They have been asked to give us a report after which we will decide how many trains can be introduced during the holiday season. Our estimate as of now is that we will run around 200 trains, but it is an estimate, the number could be more,” news agency PTI quoted Railway Board Chairman and CEO V K Yadav as saying on Thursday.

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Delhi records 3,037 coronavirus cases; death toll reaches 5,401

Delhi recorded as many as 3,037 fresh coronavirus cases. With this, the tally of coronavirus cases in the state has mounted to over 2.82 lakh on Thursday, while the death toll mounted to 5,401. Forty fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

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Maha govt seriously thinking to resume Mumbai local train services for all from Oct 15: Aaditya Thackeray

The Maharashtra government is seriously thinking about resuming local train services for all from October 15, said Aaditya Thackeray, MLA from Mumbai's Worli. In a report by Mumbai Mirror, Aaditya Thackeray according to Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana said that the Maharashtra government plans to resume local train services from October 15, during an interaction to a news channel.

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'Media wale aaj hai, kal chale jayenge...': Hathras DM | Video

Amid outrage over Hathras gangrape, a video has surfaced in which the District Magistrate (DM) was heard saying to victim's family that media is there today but won't be there tomorrow... so it was upto them whether to change their statement or not.

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Govt announces state mourning on October 4 as mark of respect to Kuwait's Emir

The Centre on Thursday announced one-day state mourning on October 4 across India as a mark of respect to Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away on September 29. The national flag will be flown at half mast on all government buildings on that day.

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Airline tickets refund: SC directs airlines to fully refund air tickets booked during lockdown

The Supreme Court Thursday directed refund of air tickets, domestic and international, for travel during the COVID-19 lockdown period from March 25 to May 24 within three weeks from the date of the cancellation of flights. Accepting the Centre's proposal, the top court directed that if the tickets have been booked through an agent for travel within the lockdown period, in all such cases full refund shall be given by the airlines immediately and the amount shall be passed on immediately by the agent to the passengers.

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Like Sita had to give 'Agni Pariksha', Hathras woman's body was put on pyre: Mamata Banerjee

Hitting out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that as Goddess Sita had to go through 'Agni Pariksha', the Dalit woman who died after being gang-raped and brutalised in Hathras was put on a funeral pyre in the dead of the night.

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