Now that we are all staying inside, the use of public transportation has been constricted in order to contain the coronavirus. Now that public transportation is not possible, they are now finding different ways in order to get around local places. By going through these hard times, many people have reevaluated their traveling methods and their opinion on public transportation. Read more to learn about the impact that this health pandemic has had on public transportation.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: Why Are No Special Trains Running To Tamil Nadu?
If you have read our blog on Coronavirus: India Makes Special Trains For People To Travel and Coronavirus: What Are The Travel Fees For These New Trains?, then you would know how India has been making special trains in order to safely bring back any Indian workers who are stranded in other states or districts. The reason behind this was due to the continuous extension of the Janet Curfew which led migrant workers to carry out protests so that they could return to their home states. Read More to learn about the tedious process of buying a train ticket and how Tamil Nadu has been affected differently?
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: Top 5 Least Affected States In India
Before we go the list, I want to point out that India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories. In this blog, we are going to ignore the union territories and only focus on the 28 states. Besides, some territories like the Andaman Islands are very particular when it comes to travel restrictions since the government decided to leave the Sentinelese tribes alone with their isolated home territory. Now, continue reading in order to learn the five states in India that have the least number of coronavirus cases.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: Why Are No Rescue Planes Flying to Tamil Nadu?
If you read our previous blog on Coronavirus: What You Need To Know About Vande Bharat Mission? where we spoke about a mission that the Indian government is carrying out in order to safely bring back stranded Indians from foreign countries. The government named it the Vande Bharat Mission which was at the end of Phase 1 during our last blog. When the special flights were announced for Phase 2, continue reading about how this announcement shocked the Tamil Nadu Government and its people.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: What You Need To Know About Vande Bharat Mission?
Vande Bharat Mission is a repatriation mission led by India and Air India in order to bring back the Indian people who are currently stranded in other countries. India began this mission by starting with its some countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Bangladesh, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and the United States. Now, India has decided to move into phase 2 of this mission where they would soon be recovering people from more countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Germany, Spain and Thailand.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: What Are The Travel Fees For These New Trains?
A national curfew in India was implemented on March 24th to curb the spread of coronavirus attacks. The curfew which was extended multiple times, has now been extended to May 18th. As a result of these continuous extensions, migrant workers and students in various states are being stranded due to traffic jams. In response, the central government began a special trains movement in order to bring those people back home. Moreover, the respective states must provide adequate security to ensure that only passengers with a valid ticket approved by the state government will be allowed to enter the station.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: India Makes Special Trains For People To Travel
On yesterday’s blog (Coronavirus: What Tamil People Have to Follow If They Want To Travel?), we spoke about how the Indian government is letting workers go back to their home state or district by issuing them a travel pass. However, we discussed in detail about how those people have to go through home isolation for 14 days in order for them to travel. Today, we will talk about the mode of transportation that these people are using in order to go back to their homes.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: 11 Indians Died in Saudi After COVID-19 Attacks
Regarding the statistics for the coronavirus count in India, the total number of people who have been infected with the coronavirus has reached a number of 23,452. As for the death count, 723 people have died in India. Specifically in Tamil Nadu, the numbers of confirmed cases has reached a count of 1,683 confirmed cases in the state where 20 people have died.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: What Happens When Tamil Nadu’s Bananas Are Wasted
Farmers are worried about the bananas being ripened in the tree as there are no hired workers. 1.50 lakh acres of land has been irrigated from the Mayanur gateway to the Karur District, through the Maranoor Gateway to the Karur District. About 75 percent of this is planted in banana, which is cultivated by farmers including bovan, karpooravalli, and nendram.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: TN People Worry About Special Travel Facilities
People in Chennai are having trouble getting a pass to go out. Out of the 5000 or more people that applied for a pass to go out, it has been reported that only 34 of them have been accepted. While the coronavirus threatens the world’s people, many people have died of coronavirus in India. So far, 86 people have died across India. 2,767 people were affected. 411 Tamil Nadu victims have been affected.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: TN Police Makes Enormous Arrests for Violating Curfew
Tamil Nadu Police have filed a case against 15,610 people in violation of curfew in Tamil Nadu along with the fact that they have arrested 17,668 people. The effects of the coronavirus in India has killed many civilians so far where 26 people have died across the country and 979 people have been tested positive for the virus. Specifically in the state of Tamil Nadu, 41 victims have been affected.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: Indian Railways Promises Refund for Most Tickets
The Railways Department has announced a full refund for those traveling on the train from March 21 to April 14. If the tickets booked at the Railway Reservation Center were canceled before March 27, the chief business manager, who filled out the ticket deposit receipt form, could give the zonal chief until June 21 and receive the balance.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: Tamils in Malaysia Fight for Survival On Return
As world leaders start to constrain international travel in attempts of controlling the coronavirus, many passengers who have already made their travel to a foreign country are finding it hard to make it back home safely.
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