Non-AC Trains to Run From 1 June, Online Booking Will Start Soon

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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced 200 non-AC trains will run from 1st June every day as per the time table. Online booking for these to begin soon, he said. He also spoke about more 'Shramik Trains' from Tuesday night to help migrant workers.

Earlier, a day after Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray spoke about ending coronavirus crisis before monsoon, the state government, on Tuesday, 19 May, released a revised guideline for lockdown 4.0. The new advisory gives out relaxations for non-red zones.

The number of coronavirus cases in India crosses one lakh with the tally at 1,01,139, according to the Health Ministry on Tuesday. There are now 58,802 active cases across the country, while 3,163 people have died. As many as 39,173 patients have been cured or discharged.

• Globally, COVID-19 has infected over 48 lakh people, and killed more than 3.18 lakh as of Tuesday morning, according to a tracker by the Johns Hopkins University
• Delhi, Maharashtra, Kerala were among states that announced lockdown 4.0 guidelines on Monday
• FM Sitharaman gave a break-up of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package in the last tranche on Sunday

Maharashtra Records 37,136 COVID-19 Cases

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Karnataka Govt issues SOP for Salons

Karnataka government issues SOP for parlours and salons. Appointments and a token system should be adopted to stagger clients entry, says the government.

Karnataka govt issues SOP for hair cutting salons&parlors. Appointments/token system to be adopted to stagger clients entry. Sharp waste to be collected in puncture-proof,leakproof white container with 1% hypochlorite solution;to be handed over to biomedical waste disposal agency pic.twitter.com/CXsbMtWALW

— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2020

'Indian Railways Plans to Double Number of Shramik Trains'

"Indian Railways transport more than 21.5 lakh migrants to their home states through “Shramik Special” trains in 19 days and operate more than 1600 'Shramik Special' trains," Railway Ministry says.

"Indian Railways to double the number of Shramik Trains to bring more relief to Migrants. Around 200 trains to run by tonight," it adds.

The ministry also announces 200 non-AC trains will run from 1 June.

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