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" # $% $& *+ ic, the Indian Railways has sive Covid-19 surge and also Centre, she said, “This is ' (#() gone for cancellation and sus- poor occupancy. unprecedented… It has not pension of huge numbers of So far zones like ECR, been even 24 hours that the but he would not even reply to Secretary level officer arrived in ! " trains, including premier trains Central Railway, Southern Government has taken charge that…maybe that he is busy… Bengal to enquire into the # such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Railway, South Eastern Railway and they are sending letters, but my question is when stat- reports of post-poll - . Vande Bharat express. catering to States like Bihar, UP teams and Ministers… my ues can be made spending violence. / ! At an average, the Railways Jharkhand, West Bengal, question is where was these thousands of crore… why has suspended 260 trains per Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, teams when violence was tak- 30,000 cannot be earmarked & $% & , day in the last ten days. The Kerala, and Maharashtra had ing place in Delhi and UP?” for free vaccine and oxygen… P & - total number of suspended suspended their inter and intra- Attacking the BJP What has happened to the (.*(. " 01 trains now stands at 2,600, Chief Public Relations Officer, express, the railways also sus- State passenger services due to Government for trying to take PMCares fund?’’, she said. # which is more than one-fifth of Northern Railways. pended 14 pairs of long dis- sharp rise in covid cases and out its frustration after the “Without doing the need- Kolkata: Union Minister V 23 4 the 12,000 trains operated by The cancellation of the tance superfast trains operat- low occupancy in the trains. humiliating defeat it suffered in ful they are trying to disturb an Murlidhar too got trapped in railways during the pre-Covid premier trains is expected to ing from the national Capital The passenger train ser- the just-concluded State elec- elected Government… they the post-poll violence on ! - time. The Indian Railways had send the domestic air ticket on Thursday. vices had started in a phased tions, she said, “The fact is the are sending Ministers and Thursday even as reports of - started the operations of almost price soaring high and place The trains suspended now manner last August after com- BJP is unable to digest its Central teams to complicate the clashes continued to come in 5 ! 9,000 trains in October 2020. the country in a state of semi includes mail/express, holiday plete suspension in March end defeat and so it is trying to cre- issue… but my issue is anyone from various parts of the The number has now come lockdown with States intro- special and passengers spe- 2020. Most of the suspended ate problems through fake may come to Bengal… the State. The Minister’s convoy down to around 6,400. ducing major restrictions on cials. trains are e destined to Bihar, reports on violence,” adding, Central Ministers too… but was attacked at the “Movement of certain pairs the movement of people. The Trains suspended till fur- UP, Jharkhand and Odisha. “Instead of sending letters and whosoever comes from outside, Panchkhuri village in of the passenger trains is being decline in traffic is cited as offi- ther notice from Friday Bihar has announced com- teams they should have sent even by special flights, we want Midnapore Sadar area when suspended till further notice in cial reason for the suspension onwards include Amritsar plete lockdown till middle of vaccines and oxygen.” RT-PCR tests and there will be he went there to enquire into view of surging Covid-19 pos- of trains. Shatabdi, Kalka Shatabdi, this month and given the acute “I wrote to the Prime no discrimination,” she added. the reports of some BJP itive cases and poor occupan- Apart from Rajdhani, Bhopal Shatabdi, Dehradun surge in cases it is likely to be Minister repeatedly to set aside A Home Ministry team workers being attacked by R cy as well,” said Deepak Kumar, Shatabdi and Vande Bharat Shatabdi, Chennai Rajdhani, further extended. 30,000 crore for free vaccine led by an Additional Home alleged TMC men, sources. Q R ( " 45 /4678 45 /4678 children. So when a child goes The Bench also urged the upreme Court on Thursday to hospital, the mother and Centre to examine the possi- Sdisposed of the Election # 2(2 upreme Court on Thursday father will also have to go. That bility of utilising services of Commission (EC)’s petition to Surged the Central and State is why vaccination will have to doctors who have completed expunge the observation of Governments to start working be over for this group of peo- MBBS and waiting to enroll for Madras High Court that the 786" All the tourism units or on plans “today itself” to tack- ple. We need to plan for this in PG courses. Their services poll panel was singularly tourists will strictly follow the le the third wave of Covid pan- a scientific way and thus make could prove crucial for the responsible for the rise in the hile the Himachal safety and hygiene guidelines demic. The court also suggest- arrangement…If we prepare third wave. Covid-19 pandemic. WGovernment has for operation of tourism units ed that there should be “scien- today we may be able to han- “Today we have 1.5 lakh Disposing of the petition, imposed a ten-day Corona issued from time to time, the tific plan” to vaccinate children both the Centre and Delhi dle it,” said the Bench com- doctors who have finished which was objected by Rajiv curfew starting May 7 to break order added. too before the third State Counsels to “avoid polit- prising Justices DY medical course but waiting for Kumar from filing, the Bench the chain of infection, the Announcing to impose a wave. ical ideological differences” in Chandrachud and MR Shah, NEET exam. How do you tap headed by Justice DY tourists have been allowed to ten-day Corona curfew, the Meanwhile, the Centre the time of pandemic in the reiterating on vaccination cover them? 1.5 lakh doctors and 2.5 Chandrachud said judges visit the state. State Government had a day informed the apex court on interest of people. for Children. lakh nurses are sitting at home. should exercise caution in mak- However, the tourists from before said that government Wednesday that 730 MT (extra “The third surge in India Several health experts have They will be crucial for third ing off-the-cuff remarks while seven Covid-19 highload states and private offices and estab- 30MT) oxygen was supplied to which is around the corner cited risk to children during the wave,” Justice Chandrachud appreciating the role of High will have to show their negative lishments will remain closed Delhi, and the judges advised according to experts will affect third wave. said. Courts across the country in RT-PCR report before check-in while essential services such as taking up the cases related to the hotels across the state. those related to health, elec- the pandemic and delivering During the Corona curfew, tricity, telecommunication, remedies. the hotels, restaurants and water supply and sanitation will “The remarks of the High dhabas have been allowed to be exempted. Court were harsh. The operate as per the SOPs issued issued not earlier than 72 hours metaphor inappropriate,” the by the Department of Tourism. of the tourists coming from Supreme Court said, adding “The swimming pools, Covid-19 highload states like %$& even if the High Court did auditoriums and assembly halls Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, " # $ indeed make the oral observa- in the hotels shall remain Delhi, Karnataka, Gujarat, '( '()'* 45 /4678 The DMA was created last General K. Narayanan, Rear tions that have been alluded to, closed. Before check in the Rajasthan and Punjab,” stated 45 /4678 year along with the Chief of Admiral Kapil Mohan Dhir it did not seek to attribute cul- hotel, Hoteliars or staff will an order issued issued by OC & 1,50,38,$50 n a major reform to fast-track Defence Staff (CDS) institution and Air Vice Marshal Hardeep pability for the Covid-19 pan- check the negative RT-PCR Sharma, Principal Secretary 4'$,2,1556 he southwest monsoon is Idecision making in the and General Bipin Rawat was Bains were appointed as joint demic in the country to the test report for Covid-19 from (Tourism), Himachal on Tlikely to make its onset Armed forces, the Government appointed as the first head of it.