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"Twin City" Ambala, Haryana Tour

Additionally, Ambala is well-known for the sizeable presence of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force within the cantonment area that was initially established there in the year 1843. This is one of the reasons why Ambala is so well-known. Since the cantonment is home to one of the three striking corps that make up the Indian Army, it is of the highest importance to India's overall military strategy. Because Ambala City and Ambala Cantonment are situated in close proximity to one another, the city is sometimes referred to as "Twin City." The distance between the two parts of the city is eight km. There are instances when people would refer to Ambala Cantonment as Ambala Cantt. The Ambala District is claimed to have been founded by Amba Rajput sometime around the 14th century AD. There is also the belief that the name originates from Amba Wala, which translates to "the village of mangoes," as a result of the abundance of mango farms in the region that is immediately around the community. This explanation has been proposed.

In addition, the dishes of Makki Ki Roti and Sarson Ka Saag, as well as Buttermilk (lassi), milk, and curd, each play a key role in the cuisine. Ambala is home to a number of mouthwatering and well-known regional specialties, including but not limited to Mal Pua, Kheer, Churma, Peda, Laddu, and Thandai, to name just a few.

If you have any concerns regarding the informative and reasonably priced Ambala tours we provide, please don't hesitate to get in touch with one of our helpful Trip Counselors.

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Facts About Vande Bharat Express: Delhi to Vaishno Devi Katra Train

Vande Bharat Express train from New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) railway station will be a luxury offering by Indian Railways. With Vande Bharat Express, previously known as Train 18, Indian Railways has added another feather in its cap as this train has many state-of-art features including automatic doors, bio-vacuum toilets, GPS-enabled compartments, Wi-Fi and food facility, superseding the amenities available in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Express trains. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Delhi train Vande Bharat will be a big boon for Vaishno Devi pilgrims since it will cut down the travel time from 12 hours to just 8 hours!

Check out some interesting facts about Vande Bharat Express train:

The Engine of the Train  Train 18 or Vande Bharat Express is India's first engineless train. Till date, Indian trains have a separate engine coach while Vande Bharat has integrated engine like a metro or bullet train. Vande Bharat Express will cover the whole journey in 8 hours from New Delhi to Jammu train which will make it faster than the Shatabdi Express which takes 12-14 hours.

Fully Automatic Doors and AC Coaches  The train 18 has sixteen fully air-conditioned chair cars coaches with 2-seating options - Economy Class and Executive class. A fantastic feature is that the Executive level has a revolving chair, which can turn 180 degrees. Also one of the essential facilities provided in the Vande Bharat Express is the centrally-controlled automatic doors with sliding doors like Metro or Bullet trains.

Food Facility on the Train  The semi-high speed train will serve the food in trains which are included in the amount of the ticket itself. If passengers are travelling from New Delhi to Varanasi, then you will be served breakfast and lunch on the train. If you go from Varanasi to New Delhi, then you will be served tea snacks and dinner onboard the train.

Onboard Wi-Fi Access  The Vande Bharat Express provides onboard Wi-Fi access for users to use the services of the internet. Also, on your smartphones or tablets, you will be able to access the internet.

GPS-based Advanced System  Train 18 also has GPS-based advanced passenger information system (PIS) which will update about the upcoming stations and other related information.

Speed of the Train  It is capable of running at speed over 180 kmph which is even faster than the Shatabdi express, but the current railway tracks of the Indian railways are not supportive of speed more than 130 kmph.

Bio-Vacuum Toilets  To solve the issue of the sanitation in the train, bio-vacuum toilets are used for both Indian and Western-style washrooms. It will provide zero discharge as in the aeroplanes. Also, touch-free bathroom fittings are provided to allow passengers to experience hygiene without worry.

Smart Security in the Train  All the sixteen coaches of the train are equipped with the CCTV cameras for complete safety of the passengers on board. The automatic sliding doors of the train will open only when the train is stationary. The train starts when the doors are completely locked.

Friendly Spaces for the Disabled are Provided in the Train  Some coaches of the Vande Bharat express train will have wheelchairs parking area so, that disabled will not face any kind of problem and make it as disabled-friendly.

Train Cost is Half the Expenses of an Imported One  According to Integral Coach Factory (ICF), the manufacturing cost of the Vande Bharat Express is approximately half the expense of a similar imported train set and is made under 'Make in India' project. The average expenditure per coach would be around Rs 6 crore.

How to Go to Vaishno Devi from Delhi By Train

The passengers eager to travel by Vande Bharat Express train need to plan their journeys according to the train schedule, as it runs on all days of the week except Tuesday, It will reduce the journey time between Delhi to Katra to just 8 hours, as compared to 12-14 hours it earlier took to cover the Delhi to Vaishno Devi distance of 655 km. The New Delhi to Katra Vande Bharat train will be the best train from Delhi to Vaishno Devi for the pilgrims.

The New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express 22439 will leave New Delhi railway station at 6 am and reach Katra at 2 pm.

The Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express 22440 will leave Katra at 3 pm and reach New Delhi at 11 pm.

The Vande Bharat train would be run at a maximum speed of 130 kilometres per hour on the Delhi-Katra route with three stops — Ambala, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi — before reaching Katra.

The minimum fare for travelling between New Delhi to Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station in the chair car is Rs 1,630, while the fare for the executive chair car is priced at Rs 3,015.

Passenger can check live train running status, ticket PNR Status and also order food in train by visiting on RailRestro website and downloading the train food app, RailRestro App on your smartphone.

Bookings have opened on the IRCTC website for the indigenous-built train. The railways have not applied the dynamic pricing principle for its fares on the new train.

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11:05 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update Gurugram opens new dedicated COVID-19 hospital     In order to deal with rising COVID-19 cases in Gurugram, a new COVID-19 only facility has opened up in Manesar, Gurugram. This has happened as a coming together of Medanta – The Medicity, Fortis, Artemis and Medeor.  The facility was opened to the public on Monday by Kundu, Haryana’s Additional Chief secretary and CEO, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) along with Ashok Sangwan, IAS, Commissioner, Gurugram, Vinay Pratap Singh, IAS, MCG Commissioner, Gurugram and Amit Khatri, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram. 10:59 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Haryana Latest Update Migrant labourer walking to Bihar killed near Ambala after being hit by car A migrant labourer was killed while another seriously injured when a car hit them on the Ambala-Jagadhri highway near Ambala Cantonment on Tuesday morning, police said. A group of migrant labourers told the police that they were headed towards their native village in Bihar's Purnia district from Punjab's Ludhiana on foot when the incident occurred. The driver of the car fled the spot along with the vehicle after the incident, the police said, adding that they have got inputs about the vehicle and the driver would be nabbed soon. The deceased was identified as Ashok Kumar (25) while the injured labourer was admitted to the civil hospital at Ambala Cantonment, they said. 10:55 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Rupee falls 22 paise to 75.95 against US dollar in early trade The rupee depreciated 22 paise to 75.95 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday amid strengthening American currency overseas and weak opening in domestic equities. Forex traders said the local unit opened weak against the greenback tracking gains in the US dollar. Moreover, sell-off in domestic equities and rising coronavirus cases in the country weighed on investor sentiment. The local unit opened at 75.89, then lost further ground and fell to 75.95 against the US dollar, down 22 paise over its previous close. It had settled at 75.73 against the US dollar on Monday. 10:46 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update CISF personnel succumbs to COVID-19 in Kolkata An Assistant Sub-inspector of CISF deployed in Kolkata lost his life last night due to COVID-19 infection, according to Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official, reports ANI. 10:42 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Update 15 test positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, taking total to 761 Bihar reported 15 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the state's virus tally to 761, a top health department official said on Tuesday. While nine of the patients hail from Begusarai, two are from Darbhanga, one each from Nalanda, Samastipur, Sheikhpura and Supaul districts. "We are ascertaining the infection trail," Health Department's Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar said. Most of the patients are in the 20-40 age group, he said. Coronavirus has spread to 37 of the state's 38 districts, leaving Jamui unaffected. 10:39 (IST) Sensex slumps over 400 pts; Nifty drops below 9,200 Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 400 points in the opening session on Tuesday dragged by losses in index-heavyweights HDFC twins, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank amid weak cues from global markets. After touching a low of 31,097.50, the 30-share index was trading 400.20 points or 1.27 percent lower at 31,161.02. Similarly, NSE Nifty declined 103.95 points, or 1.13 percent, to 9,135.25. Asian Paints was the top loser in the Sensex pack, falling over 3 per cent, followed by HDFC duo, Maruti, ONGC, HUL, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank. Follow LIVE updates on stock market here 10:26 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates INS Magar expected to arrive in Kochi with 900 Indians  A total of 900 people have been already evacuated from Maldives with the second ship INS Magar expected to reach Kochi on Tuesday. The ship is carrying 202 Indian nationals including 24 women and a patient. 10:20 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates INS Jalashwa to bring back Indians from Male on 15 May As part of Samudra Setu Mission, Indian navy ship INS Jalashwa will sail again from Maldives capital of Male on Friday bringing back residents of Kerala and Lakshadweep. The ship had earlier brought back 698 Indians to Kochi on Sunday. The ship, in its second ferry, was scheduled to bring people to Tuticorin but destination was changed since necessary approvals from Tamil Nadu government were not received. INS Jalashwa of @indiannavy will sail again from #Maldives capital Male on Friday bringing back residents of #Kerala and #Lakshadweep; Residents of other states to be repatriated by special @airindiain flights to different destinations.#SamudraSetu #VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/paV0yGyvZx — Prasar Bharati News Services (@PBNS_India) May 12, 2020 10:16 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates Special flight carrying 300 Indians to depart from Chicago for Mumbai  A special flight carrying more than 300 Indians will shortly depart from Chicago for Mumbai on Tuesday. The flight will land in Mumbai in the early hours of Wednesday and then head to Chennai.  USA: A special flight carrying more than 300 Indians to depart from Chicago for Mumbai shortly. The flight will touch down in Mumbai in the early hours tomorrow and will then head to Chennai. pic.twitter.com/5gAoNWAS2B — ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2020 10:12 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates At least 169 Indian students arrive at Srinagar from Dhaka  Bangladesh: 169 Indian students to return to Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar from Bangladesh's Dhaka today, on an Air India special flight#VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/w35vlgQRJ4 — ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2020 10:07 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Updates Special train from Bengaluru arrives in Bengal's Bankura with 1,200 passengers A special train from Bengaluru, carrying around 1,200 passengers, arrived in Bankura on Tuesday morning, official sources said. The passengers included patients, labourers and students, he added. The 22-coach train departed the Karnataka capital on 10 May and reached in Bankura after a two-day journey. 09:50 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Updates Jaipur reports 1,255 COVID-19 cases of Rajasthan's total at 4,305 Of the total 4,035 confirmed cases in Rajasthan, the maximum was reported in Jaipur with 1,255 COVID-19 positive cases being identified. More than half of the total 115 deaths were reported in the city with 59 COVID-19 patients succumbing to the infectious disease. 09:41 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Manmohan Singh's condition stable after complaining of chest pain, tests negative for COVID-19  Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of chest problems, is stable. He has been shifted out of the ICU and moved to a private ward of Cardio-Thoracic Sciences Centre (CTVS) unit of the institute The 87-year-old senior Congress leader was admitted to the institute at 8.45 pm Sunday. "He was admitted for observation and investigation after he developed a febrile reaction to a new medication," said a senior doctor from the institute. According to the sources, his COVID-19 report has come negative. 09:37 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Updates 4,305 COVID-19 cases with 151 deaths reported in Rajasthan  With 47 more individuals testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Rajasthan, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state climbed to 4,305, said the health department.  Two new COVID-19 deaths took the toll across the state to 151. 09:24 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Vande Bharat Mission: 12 flights carrying stranded Indian nationals to arrive today  As many as 12 flights carrying stranded Indians, as part of the off-shore evacuation drive of nationals under the Vande Bharat Mission during the COVID-19 lockdown, will be arriving on Tuesday.  The flights arriving today are - AI 1375 Manila to Ahmedabad, AI 162 London to Hyderabad, AI 144 Newark-Mumbai-Ahmedabad, AI 0381 Singapore to Delhi, AI 1242 Dhaka to Srinagar, AI 1924 Dammam to Kochi, AI 1377 Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai, AI 1375 Manila to Delhi, IX 350 Muscat to Chennai, IX 814 Dubai to Kannur, IX 384 Dubai to Mangalore and IX 485 Singapore-Bengaluru-Kochi.  09:15 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates 3,604 fresh COVID-19 cases across nation take India's total to 70,756  The total number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to 70,756 after more 3,604 individuals tested COVID-19 positive in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry on Tuesday. The COVID-19 toll reached 2,293 across the nation.  The figure includes 46,008 active cases, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.  The recovery rate stood at 31.7 percent after 22,454 COVID-19 patients were cured of the infectious disease.  09:07 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Indian Railways to resume passenger services from Tuesday: Full list of trains and their timings The Indian Railways is resuming passenger train service from Tuesday, 12 May. The Railways had stopped the functioning of passenger trains on 22 March in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 15 pairs of special trains will be running from today. As per the Ministry of Railways, these services shall be in addition to the Shramik specials for transporting stranded migrants which started from 1 May. The Ministry of Railways posted the train timings on Twitter. Read more here... Passenger services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. from 12th May 2020 in a graded manner. 15 pairs of special trains shall be operated to 15 cities. Only online E-Ticketing will be done through IRCTC website. See attached list.https://t.co/HSfscqd7GQ pic.twitter.com/fUjBiTndDj — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) May 11, 2020 08:52 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates No wait listed train tickets issued: Indian Railways  All social distancing norms to be followed at the stations and on the trains. Only asymptomatic persons and those with confirmed tickets can travel. No wait listed tickets issued, said RD Bajpai, Railways Executive Director.   The Indian Railways will restart passenger train operations with special trains from New Delhi connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad,Bengaluru,Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi on Tuesday. All social distancing norms to be followed at the stations & on the trains. Only asymptomatic persons and those with confirmed tickets can travel. No waitlisted tickets issued: RD Bajpai, Railways Executive Director (11.05.2020) pic.twitter.com/6rhl1unRyA — ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2020 08:42 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Train tickets worth Rs 10 crore sold to 54,000 passengers Indian Railways sold train tickets to 54,000 passengers worth about Rs 10 crore within hours of bookings for passenger trains that begin operating a limited schedule from Tuesday, reported The Economic Times. This marking the phased restart of interstate public transport after 49 days into lockdown. "By 9.15 pm, approximately 30,000 PNRs had been generated and reservations issued to more than 54,000 passengers," the railway ministry said. 08:36 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates 30,000 tickets issued to 54,000 rail passengers in three hours With passenger train services set to begin from Tuesday, the Indian Railways on Monday said reservations were issued to more than 54,000 passengers within three hours.  Within minutes after booking started, all tickets across the three AC classes were sold out for Mumbai Central-New Delhi special train till 18 May, The Times of India reported. Initially, the Railways announced booking of tickets on the IRCTC website on Monday from 4 pm, but the website did not respond due to huge traffic of prospective passengers. The services of the portal resumed around 6 pm. 08:19 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Lockdown likely to extend beyond 17 May, no easing of restrictions on public transport, say media reports During his fifth meeting with the chief ministers of States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinted at a possible extension of coronavirus lockdown. He had asked for suggestions on easing of economic activities before 15 May, CNN-News18 reported. Majority of CMs were in favour of relaxation in lockdown restrictions but raised concerns over reopening of public transport.  07:55 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Centre releases Rs 6,195.08 cr to 14 states as per recommendations of 15th Finance Commission The government released Rs 6,195.08 crore to 14 states as the second equated monthly installment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant on Monday. "This would provide them additional resources during the coronavirus crisis," the finance ministry said in a statement Monday. The grant was recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, and an equal first installment of the grant was issued by the Centre to states on 14 March. On Monday, the Centre released advance payments of over Rs 1,276 crore to Kerala, followed by over Rs 952 crore to Himachal Pradesh and over Rs 638 crore to Punjab. Assam received Rs 631 crore, Andhra Pradesh Rs 491 crore, Uttarakhand Rs 423 crore, and West Bengal got Rs 417 crore. 07:47 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates We have seven to eight top candidates for COVID-19 vaccine: WHO chief  The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight "top" candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told in a UN Economic and Social Council video briefing that as per initial presumption two months ago it might take 12 to 18 months for a vaccine. But he said an accelerated effort is under way, helped by 7.4 billion euros ($8 billion) pledged a week ago by leaders from 40 countries, organizations and banks for research, treatment and testing. "We have good candidates now," Tedros said. "The top ones are around seven, eight. But we have more than a hundred candidates." He said the $8 billion will not be enough, and additional funds will be needed to speed up the development of a vaccine, but more importantly to produce enough "to make sure that this vaccine reaches everyone — (and) there’s no one be left behind." 07:33 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates Mumbai reports 14,355 cases of Maharashtra's total at 23,401 Of the total 23,401 COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, over 14,000 were reported in Mumbai alone. With 791 fresh cases as of Monday, the total number of infected patients in the city climbed to 14,355. Moreover, with 20 more deaths, the toll increased to 528, said Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai. In addition to this, 57 more confirmed cases in Dharavi, the largest slum area in the city, took the total number of COVID-19 patients in the area to 916. The toll stood at 29. 07:26 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates  23,401 COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra with 868 deaths After reporting 1,230 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the total confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Maharashtra reached 23,401 on Monday. Along with that, the toll in the state increased to 868 after 36 more fatalities were registered, said a health official.  Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates:  As part of Samudra Setu Mission, Indian navy ship INS Jalashwa will sail again from Maldives capital of Male on Friday bringing back residents of Kerala and Lakshadweep. The ship had earlier brought back 698 Indians to Kochi on Sunday. The ship, in its second ferry, was scheduled to bring people to Tuticorin but destination was changed since necessary approvals from Tamil Nadu government were not received. With 47 more individuals testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Rajasthan, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state climbed to 4,305, said the health department. Two new COVID-19 deaths took the toll across the state to 151. The total number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to 70,756 after more 3,604 individuals tested COVID-19 positive in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry on Tuesday. The COVID-19 toll reached 2,293 across the nation. The figure includes 46,008 active cases, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The recovery rate stood at 31.7 percent after 22,454 COVID-19 patients were cured of the infectious disease. With passenger train services set to begin from Tuesday, the Indian Railways on Monday said reservations were issued to more than 54,000 passengers within three hours. Within minutes after booking started, all tickets across the three AC classes were sold out for Mumbai Central-New Delhi special train till 18 May, The Times of India reported. The government released Rs 6,195.08 crore to 14 states as the second equated monthly installment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant on Monday. "This would provide them additional resources during the coronavirus crisis," the finance ministry said in a statement Monday. The grant was recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, and an equal first installment of the grant was issued by the Centre to states on 14 March. On Monday, the Centre released advance payments of over Rs 1,276 crore to Kerala, followed by over Rs 952 crore to Himachal Pradesh and over Rs 638 crore to Punjab. Assam received Rs 631 crore, Andhra Pradesh Rs 491 crore, Uttarakhand Rs 423 crore, and West Bengal got Rs 417 crore. As India registered a record jump of 4,213 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual interaction with chief ministers said that the biggest challenge for the country will be to ensure that the infection does not spread to rural India and that the country will have to devise a "balanced strategy" to deal with the pandemic and step up the economic activities in a gradual manner. Separately, the Union health ministry observed that some relatively large outbreaks have been noticed in particular locations and it is important to focus on containment efforts to ensure that the country does not reach the community transmission stage. The government also said the coronavirus tracking app Aarogya Setu is secure as it was designed keeping in mind privacy of people and is playing a crucial role in India's fight against COVID-19. Record jump in number of cases takes total infections to 67,152 In a press briefing on the COVID-19 situation in the country,the health ministry said that a record number of 4,213 COVID-19 cases and 97 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours ending 8 am, taking the total cases to 67,152 and death toll to 2,206. As many as 20,917 COVID-19 patients have been cured till now, taking the recovery rate to 31.15 percent. Also 1,559 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, the highest number of recoveries in one day, the ministry said. According to the health ministry data, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections (22,171) and fatalities (832) with Gujarat following with 8,194 cases and 493 deaths. However, a PTI tally of figures reported by different states and Union Territories, as of 9.10 pm, put the nationwide tally of confirmed cases much higher at 70,480, showing an increase of more than 6,000 cases since Sunday morning. It showed 2,217 deaths and more than 22,000 recoveries so far. Maharashtra reported 1,230 new cases, taking the state tally to 23,401, while its death toll rose to 868 after 36 more fatalities. Tamil Nadu reported 798 new cases and six more deaths on Monday. Mumbai's case count  reached 14,355 with 791 new cases detected on Monday, while its death toll is 528 now with 20 more fatalities. At least 57 new cases were reported from the city's Dharavi slums. Gujarat saw 347 fresh cases and 20 more fatalities, including 268 cases and 19 deaths in Ahmedabad itself. In the National Capital also, more than 300 new cases were detected. Fresh cases were reported from various other states as well including Punjab, Haryana, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Bihar and Odisha Health ministry advocates strong containment measures  Asked if there has been community transmission of COVID-19 in India, joint secretary in the Union health ministry Lav Agarwal said "Some clusters have been found here (in the country), and in some cases in some particular locations relatively large outbreaks have also been noticed," adding that it was important to focus on containment measures so that the country does not reach the stage of community transmission. Agarwal said the government's focus is on identifying pockets which have been reporting a larger number of cases so that strong containment measures can be implemented. He also said that people who develop coronavirus symptoms should not go into hiding and come forward to report so that they get timely treatment and also do not spread the infection to their family members and others. Ajay Sawhney, Chairman, Empowered Group 9, which deals with technology and data management, said the Aarogya Setu app has been developed to alert people before they come in contact with infected patients and to alert the health system. Information about 697 potential COVID-19 hotspots was generated through the app and it is secure,used only for health interventions and does not reveal identity of people, he said. Around 1.4 lakh Aarogya Setu users have been alerted via Bluetooth contact tracing about possible risk of infection due to proximity to infected patients, Sawhney said. States demand greater freedom in deciding lockdown guidelines Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the fifth virtual meeting with chief ministers of states to discuss strengthening the containment strategy and gradual resumption of economic activities as the third phase of the nationwide lockdown draws to an end on 17 May. Economic activities in India are set to "gather steam", Modi told  the chief ministers, while asserting that the country will have to devise a "balanced strategy" to revive the economy and deal with COVID-19 with a sharp focus on ensuring that rural areas remain free from the pandemic, sources told PTI. According to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office, the prime minister also asserted that the world has fundamentally changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and said that the new way of life would be on the principle of “Jan Se lekar Jag Tak”, from an individual to the whole of humanity. "Even as we look at the gradual withdrawal of the lockdown, we should constantly remember that till we do not find a vaccine or a solution, the biggest weapon with us to the fight the virus is social distancing," he said. Modi also thanked the chief ministers for their proactive role in the country’s fight against the pandemic and asked chief ministers to share by 15 May a broad strategy on how they want to deal with lockdown regime in their states. "I am of the firm view that the measures needed in the first phase of lockdown were not needed during the 2nd phase and similarly the measures needed in the 3rd phase are not needed in the fourth," he said. Chief ministers of at least three states demanded that states be given greater freedom in deciding lockdown guidelines. Some chief ministers also sought measures to expand the testing infrastructure, while many of them also demanded fiscal support for the states due to the pandemic having hit hard various revenue-generating economic activities Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy backed by economic empowerment of states to save lives and secure livelihood. The decision on designating red, orange/yellow and green zones should be left to the states, which are more cognizant of the ground realities, he said. Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel reiterated the demand that states be allowed to determine green, red and orange zones and the level of economic activity permissible in the state. He also demanded Rs. 30,000 crore for implementing relief and welfare schemes. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal asked for the resumption of economic activities in all parts of the National Capital barring the containment zones. Economic activities should be allowed to resume in all parts of Delhi except containment zones: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during video conference meet with PM Modi today #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/AP0AJCvGTp — ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2020 // // ]]> During the meeting, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said that a cautious approach must be taken while making any decision on the lockdown as the infection was expected to peak in May or June. He also demanded that central armed forces be deployed in the state as the police were under a lot of pressure and there were rising number of cases among police personnel. Thackeray also suggested that local trains be restarted for those providing essential services. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that states face different challenges and therefore should be given the freedom to make reasonable changes to the guidelines. He also demanded that states be allowed to resume metro ail services in cities, apart from those in the red zones. States face different challenges & therefore should be given the freedom to make reasonable changes to the guidelines relating to the lockdown: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during video conference with PM Narendra Modi today #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Vto44faona — ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2020 // // ]]> However, the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Telangana opposed the resumption of train services from Tuesday and asked the Centre to push it back. "We know from media that regular train service to Chennai (from Delhi) and from Chennai will commence from 12 May. As the positive cases in Chennai are showing an increasing trend, don’t permit train service up to 31 May in my state," Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palaniswami told Modi during the virtual meeting. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on one hand, the Centre wants strict enforcement of the lockdown, on the other, it is resuming train services. According to the statement, Modi said that the resumption of rail services was needed to rev up economic activity, but all routes will not be opened. The Home Ministry earlier said that only asymptomatic people with confirmed tickets will be allowed to travel in 15 trains to be operational from Tuesday. Online bookings began for these trains on Monday evening, after some delay due to a technical glitch, and some routes got fully booked within ten minutes. The Railways have been running 'migrant special' trains for ferrying migrant workers since May 1, but this will be the first time in nearly 50 days that the general public can also undertake train journeys even though flight and inter-state bus services remain suspended as of now till May 17, when the third phase of the lockdown is scheduled to end. The first phase of the nationwide lockdown began on 25 March, which was supposed to be of 21 days, but it got extended later till 3 May and then further till 17 May with some relaxation. With inputs from agencies

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Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Delhi district court employee tests positive for COVID-19; global toll exceeds 280,000

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Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update

Mike Pence not in quarantine, to be at White House even after aide tests positive

Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House on Monday, a spokesman said on Sunday, despite media reports that Pence was self-isolating after a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

“Vice President Pence will continue to follow the advice of the White House Medical Unit and is not in quarantine,” spokesman Devin O’Malley said in a statement.

“Additionally, Vice President Pence has tested negative every single day and plans to be at the White House tomorrow,” the statement added.

08:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Special train with 1200 people departs from Gujarat for Uttarakhand

A special train carrying 1200 passengers departed from Surat for Kathgodam in Uttarakhand at 4 am on Monday, informed chief minister's office (CMO) Uttarakhand. The train is expected to reach Kathgodam by tomorrow. Special trains are being run as the Ministry of Home Affairs allows people stranded in other regions to reach their native states.

A special train carrying 1200 passengers departed from Surat (Gujarat) for Kathgodam in Uttarakhand at 4 am: Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office pic.twitter.com/QaGYva7KUD

— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2020

08:25 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Nirmala Sitharaman to meet public sector banks chiefs today; to review credit flow

 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) on Monday to discuss various issues, including credit offtake, as part of efforts to prop up the economy hit by the COVID-19 crisis.

The meeting, to be held via video-conferencing, will also take stock of interest rate transmission to borrowers by banks and progress on moratorium on loan repayments, sources told PTI.

08:18 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Haryana Latest Update

Haryana Roadways buses with 267 migrant labourers head towards UP from Ambala

Seven buses of Haryana Roadways carrying 267 migrant labourers from Ambala departed for Uttar Pradesh yesterday, amid #CoronavirusLockdown. pic.twitter.com/A5i3m2Rn2f

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2020

08:11 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Update

Sushil Modi writes to Nirmala Sitharaman, seeks grants for Bihar

In view of declining state revenue amid the coronavirus outbreak, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kuamr Modi has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting her to release Rs 7,434 crore grants, recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, within this quarter of the current fiscal.

He requested her to release Rs 5, 018 crore for Panchayati raj institutions and Rs 2,416 crore for urban local bodies for the financial year 2020-21, as per the recommendation of the Finance Commission.

If the amount is released in the first quarter of the fiscal, it will be helpful for the government to implement the piped drinking water project and drainage scheme, the state finance minister said in his letter.​

08:04 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update

Global COVID-19 number of deaths exceeds 2,80,000

The number of deaths globally from COVID-19 has surpassed 280,000, according to the database compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

There are currently 280,507 fatalities worldwide. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy have the highest numbers of deaths among countries, 78,932, 31,930, and 30,560, respectively.

The total number of cases is currently over 4,067,112, while the number of recoveries is at 1,392,359. 

07:57 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

National Security Guard staff member tests positive for coronavirus

One of the members of the National Security Guard (NSG) has tested positive of coronavirus, reports ANI.

"We've one COVID-19 positive case. The individual is a non-combatant support staff in our Composite Hospital. He is stable with mild symptoms," said AK Singh, Director General of NSG.

Singh further said that the report of their member getting infected with coronavirus hasn't impacted the preparedness and availability of any of their combat formations.

07:48 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

First AI flight with 225 stranded Indians from US lands in Mumbai

First Air India special flight, which took off from San Francisco with 225 Indians on board, landed in Mumbai on Monday. The passengers departed from San Francisco International Airport on Saturday (local time) under the Government of India's Vande Bharat mission on Sunday.

Air India is operating in San Francisco sector after 50 days as India had imposed restrictions due to COVID-19 spread.

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, India is conducting 'Vande Bharat' Mission — its biggest ever repatriation exercise since independence — to bring back stranded Indians from abroad, including from the US, the UAE, and the UK.

First AI spl flight from US brings in 225 Indians from San Francisco to Mumbai. Thank @airindiain @MoCA_GoI and Maharashtra Govt for support and coordination. Great work by CG Sanjay Panda and Team @CGISFO.@SandhuTaranjitS #VandeBharatMission

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 11, 2020

07:41 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Saket court employee tests positive for COVID-19

A Saket district court employee has tested positive for coronavirus infection, District Judge Neena Bansal Krishna said on Sunday.

According to a circular issued by the district judge, the wife of a junior judicial assistant of the court informed telephonically that her husband was found infected with coronavirus on Saturday evening.

The court staff had last visited the office on May 4 due to some official work and come in contact with a court's stenographer, the circular said.

Therefore the stenographer has been asked to remain in self-quarantine for 14 days from 4 May to 17 May and take necessary precautions, it said.

07:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update

14 more die of COVID-19 in Bengal, toll crosses 100-mark

The toll from COVID-19 climbed to 113 in West Bengal on Sunday with 14 more people succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours, a state government bulletin said.

The state also reported 153 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest in a day so far. Of the 14 deaths, Kolkata alone accounted for 10 while two each were from North 24 Parganas and Howrah districts. There have been 72 deaths due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, the bulletin said.

07:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Railways to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12 May; online ticket booking will begin at 4 pm today

The Indian Railways will gradually restart passenger train operations from 12 May, initially with 15 pairs of trains, the national transporter said Sunday.

These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi.

Booking for reservation in these trains will start at 4 pm on 11 May and will be available only on the IRCTC website (https://ift.tt/IFbjHR). Ticket booking counters at railway stations will remain closed and no counter tickets (including platform tickets) will be issued, it said.

07:26 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

India has reported total of 62,939 cases, says health ministry

India has reported a total of 62,939 COVID-19 cases till Sunday, with Maharashtra alone reporting 20,228 of these infections, a report by the Union health ministry has stated.

However, the report said that India's mortality rate is 3.35 percent, as compared to the global average of 6.9 percent.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 41,472, while 19,357 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The recovery rate stands at about 30.75 percent.

07:26 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

India has reported total of 62,939 cases, says health ministry

India has reported a total of 62,939 COVID-19 cases till Sunday, with Maharashtra alone reporting 20,228 of these infections, a report by the Union health ministry has stated.

However, the report said that India's mortality rate is 3.35 percent, as compared to the global average of 6.9 percent.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 41,472, while 19,357 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The recovery rate stands at about 30.75 percent.

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: A Saket district court employee has tested positive for coronavirus infection, District Judge Neena Bansal Krishna said on Sunday. Meanwhile, the number of deaths globally from COVID-19 has surpassed 280,000, according to the database compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

First Air India special flight, which took off from San Francisco with 225 Indians on board, landed in Mumbai on Monday. The passengers departed from San Francisco International Airport on Saturday (local time) under the Government of India's Vande Bharat mission on Sunday.

India has reported a total of 62,939 COVID-19 cases till Sunday, with Maharashtra alone reporting 20,228 of these infections, a report by the Union health ministry has stated.

However, the report said that India's mortality rate is 3.35 percent, as compared to the global average of 6.9 percent.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 41,472, while 19,357 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The recovery rate stands at about 30.75 percent.

Meanwhile, in what can be seen as a step towards easing the nationwide lockdown, an official release said that the Railways plans to gradually restart passenger trains from 12 May.

State-wise cases and deaths

A total 128 deaths were reported in the country since Saturday morning — 48 in Maharashtra, 23 in Gujarat, 15 in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in West Bengal, eight in Uttar Pradesh, five each in Rajasthan and Delhi, four in Tamil Nadu, three in Andhra Pradesh, two in Punjab and one each in Telangana, Haryana, Chandigarh and Assam.

Of the 2,109 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 779 deaths. Gujarat comes second with 472 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 215, West Bengal at 171, Rajasthan at 106, Uttar Pradesh at 74, Delhi at 73, and Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at 44.

The death toll is 31 in Punjab, 30 each in Karnataka and Telangana. Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana each have registered nine COVID-19 deaths, Bihar five and Kerala four.

Jharkhand has recorded three COVID-19 fatalities. Odisha, Chandigarh, Assam and Himachal Pradesh have reported two deaths each.

Meghalaya and Uttarakhand have reported one fatality each.

According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 20,228,followed by Gujarat at 7,796, Delhi at 6,542, Tamil Nadu at 6,535, Rajasthan at 3,708, Madhya Pradesh at 3,614 and Uttar Pradesh at 3,373.

The number of coronavirus cases has gone up to 1,930 in Andhra Pradesh, 1,786 in West Bengal and 1,762 in Punjab.

They have risen to 1,163 in Telangana, 836 in Jammu and Kashmir, 794 in Karnataka, 675 in Haryana and 591 in Bihar.

Kerala has reported 505 coronavirus cases so far, while Odisha has 294 cases. A total of 169 people have been infected with the virus in Chandigarh and 156 in Jharkhand.

Tripura has reported 134 cases, Uttarakhand has 67 cases, Assam 63 and Chhattisgarh 59. Himachal Pradesh has 50 and Ladakh has registered 42 cases so far.

Thirty-three COVID-19 cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Meghalaya has registered 13 cases, Puducherry has nine, while Goa has seven COVID-19 cases. Manipur has two cases. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Dadar and Nagar Haveli have reported a case each.

West Bengal reports highest mortality rate, says Union health ministry

According to the health ministry, the highest mortality rate was recorded in West Bengal at 9.57 percent, where 1,786 cases and 171 deaths have been reported. On 5 May, the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) sent to the state had said that the mortality rate in West Bengal was 12.8 percent. This figure stood lower in Maharashtra, where the mortality rate was 3.85 percent, higher than the national average. Of the 128 new COVID-19 deaths in India, 48 were recorded in India's financial capital.

With 7,796 infections, Gujarat reported a mortality rate of 6.05 percent. The figure in Delhi, which has the third highest number of cases in the country, stood at 1.12 percent.

India carried out 86,000 tests for COVID-19 on Saturday and India''s testing capacity now stands at 95,000 samples per day, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan told reporters after inspecting a COVID-19 care centre in the Mandoli area in the national capital.

India had started from one laboratory and now there are 472 laboratories testing for COVID-19, he said.

There are 4362 corona care centres across the country where 3,46,856 patients with mild or very mild symptoms can be kept, he said.

"We are moving fast on path of success in the fight against COVID-19. The doubling rate for the last three days is 12 (days). The recovery rate has crossed 30 per cent. Out of around 60,000 COVID-19 patients, about 20,000 have recovered and gone home," Vardhan said.

"Our mortality rate is still at 3.3 percent.... In the last 24 hours, there has been no case in 10 states and Union territories. There are four states or Union territories where there has not been a single case till now," Vardhan said.

Three migrant workers die near Maharashtra-MP border

Three migrant workers who were on their way to Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra, mostly walking, died in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.

The trio were among thousands of migrant workers who have set out on foot for their home states from Maharashtra in the last few weeks amid lockdown on account for coronavirus.

While autopsy reports were yet to be available, doctors said the possible cause of deaths was fatigue and dehydration in peak summer heat.

The deceased, who were traveling separately, were identified as Lalluram (55), resident of village Chhudiya in Prayagraj district, Prem Bahadur (50), resident of Siddharth Nagar and Anees Ahmed (42) of Hardas Girja village of Fatehpur.

Railways to partially resume passenger train operations from 12 May

The Indian Railways will resume passenger train operations from 12 May nearly after two months when services were stopped due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.

Initially, the Railways will run 15 pairs of trains and the booking for reservation for these trains will start at 4 pm on 11 May. An official press release on Sunday said: "Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12 May, initially with 15 pairs of trains (30 return journeys)."

"These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad, and Jammu Tawi," added the release.

"Thereafter, Indian Railways shall start more special services on new routes, based on the available coaches after reserving 20,000 coaches for COVID-19 care centres and an adequate number of coaches being reserved to enable operation of up to 300 trains every day as 'Shramik Special' for stranded migrants," said the release.

Only online bookings are allowed and ticket booking counters at the railway stations shall remain closed.

As per the release, the booking for reservation for these trains will start at 4 pm on 11th May and will be available only on the IRCTC website (https://ift.tt/IFbjHR). Ticket booking counters at the railway stations shall remain closed and no counter tickets including platform tickets shall be issued.

Only the passengers with valid confirmed tickets will be allowed to enter the railway stations.

"Only passengers with valid confirmed tickets will be allowed to enter the railway stations. It will be mandatory for the passengers to wear face cover and undergo screening at departure and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to board the train. Further details including train schedule will be issued separately in due course," added the press release issued by the PIB.

With inputs from agencies

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08:38 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update Mike Pence not in quarantine, to be at White House even after aide tests positive Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House on Monday, a spokesman said on Sunday, despite media reports that Pence was self-isolating after a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Vice President Pence will continue to follow the advice of the White House Medical Unit and is not in quarantine,” spokesman Devin O’Malley said in a statement. “Additionally, Vice President Pence has tested negative every single day and plans to be at the White House tomorrow,” the statement added. 08:31 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Special train with 1200 people departs from Gujarat for Uttarakhand A special train carrying 1200 passengers departed from Surat for Kathgodam in Uttarakhand at 4 am on Monday, informed chief minister's office (CMO) Uttarakhand. The train is expected to reach Kathgodam by tomorrow. Special trains are being run as the Ministry of Home Affairs allows people stranded in other regions to reach their native states. A special train carrying 1200 passengers departed from Surat (Gujarat) for Kathgodam in Uttarakhand at 4 am: Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office pic.twitter.com/QaGYva7KUD — ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2020 08:25 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Nirmala Sitharaman to meet public sector banks chiefs today; to review credit flow  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) on Monday to discuss various issues, including credit offtake, as part of efforts to prop up the economy hit by the COVID-19 crisis. The meeting, to be held via video-conferencing, will also take stock of interest rate transmission to borrowers by banks and progress on moratorium on loan repayments, sources told PTI. 08:18 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Haryana Latest Update Haryana Roadways buses with 267 migrant labourers head towards UP from Ambala Seven buses of Haryana Roadways carrying 267 migrant labourers from Ambala departed for Uttar Pradesh yesterday, amid #CoronavirusLockdown. pic.twitter.com/A5i3m2Rn2f — ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2020 08:11 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Update Sushil Modi writes to Nirmala Sitharaman, seeks grants for Bihar In view of declining state revenue amid the coronavirus outbreak, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kuamr Modi has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting her to release Rs 7,434 crore grants, recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, within this quarter of the current fiscal. He requested her to release Rs 5, 018 crore for Panchayati raj institutions and Rs 2,416 crore for urban local bodies for the financial year 2020-21, as per the recommendation of the Finance Commission. If the amount is released in the first quarter of the fiscal, it will be helpful for the government to implement the piped drinking water project and drainage scheme, the state finance minister said in his letter.​ 08:04 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update Global COVID-19 number of deaths exceeds 2,80,000 The number of deaths globally from COVID-19 has surpassed 280,000, according to the database compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There are currently 280,507 fatalities worldwide. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy have the highest numbers of deaths among countries, 78,932, 31,930, and 30,560, respectively. The total number of cases is currently over 4,067,112, while the number of recoveries is at 1,392,359.  07:57 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update National Security Guard staff member tests positive for coronavirus One of the members of the National Security Guard (NSG) has tested positive of coronavirus, reports ANI. "We've one COVID-19 positive case. The individual is a non-combatant support staff in our Composite Hospital. He is stable with mild symptoms," said AK Singh, Director General of NSG. Singh further said that the report of their member getting infected with coronavirus hasn't impacted the preparedness and availability of any of their combat formations. 07:48 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update First AI flight with 225 stranded Indians from US lands in Mumbai First Air India special flight, which took off from San Francisco with 225 Indians on board, landed in Mumbai on Monday. The passengers departed from San Francisco International Airport on Saturday (local time) under the Government of India's Vande Bharat mission on Sunday. Air India is operating in San Francisco sector after 50 days as India had imposed restrictions due to COVID-19 spread. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, India is conducting 'Vande Bharat' Mission — its biggest ever repatriation exercise since independence — to bring back stranded Indians from abroad, including from the US, the UAE, and the UK. First AI spl flight from US brings in 225 Indians from San Francisco to Mumbai. Thank @airindiain @MoCA_GoI and Maharashtra Govt for support and coordination. Great work by CG Sanjay Panda and Team @CGISFO.@SandhuTaranjitS #VandeBharatMission — Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 11, 2020 07:41 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update Saket court employee tests positive for COVID-19 A Saket district court employee has tested positive for coronavirus infection, District Judge Neena Bansal Krishna said on Sunday. According to a circular issued by the district judge, the wife of a junior judicial assistant of the court informed telephonically that her husband was found infected with coronavirus on Saturday evening. The court staff had last visited the office on May 4 due to some official work and come in contact with a court's stenographer, the circular said. Therefore the stenographer has been asked to remain in self-quarantine for 14 days from 4 May to 17 May and take necessary precautions, it said. 07:36 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update 14 more die of COVID-19 in Bengal, toll crosses 100-mark The toll from COVID-19 climbed to 113 in West Bengal on Sunday with 14 more people succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours, a state government bulletin said. The state also reported 153 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest in a day so far. Of the 14 deaths, Kolkata alone accounted for 10 while two each were from North 24 Parganas and Howrah districts. There have been 72 deaths due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, the bulletin said. 07:31 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Railways to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12 May; online ticket booking will begin at 4 pm today The Indian Railways will gradually restart passenger train operations from 12 May, initially with 15 pairs of trains, the national transporter said Sunday. These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi. Booking for reservation in these trains will start at 4 pm on 11 May and will be available only on the IRCTC website (https://ift.tt/IFbjHR). Ticket booking counters at railway stations will remain closed and no counter tickets (including platform tickets) will be issued, it said. 07:26 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update India has reported total of 62,939 cases, says health ministry India has reported a total of 62,939 COVID-19 cases till Sunday, with Maharashtra alone reporting 20,228 of these infections, a report by the Union health ministry has stated. However, the report said that India's mortality rate is 3.35 percent, as compared to the global average of 6.9 percent. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 41,472, while 19,357 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The recovery rate stands at about 30.75 percent. 07:26 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update India has reported total of 62,939 cases, says health ministry India has reported a total of 62,939 COVID-19 cases till Sunday, with Maharashtra alone reporting 20,228 of these infections, a report by the Union health ministry has stated. However, the report said that India's mortality rate is 3.35 percent, as compared to the global average of 6.9 percent. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 41,472, while 19,357 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The recovery rate stands at about 30.75 percent. Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: A Saket district court employee has tested positive for coronavirus infection, District Judge Neena Bansal Krishna said on Sunday. Meanwhile, the number of deaths globally from COVID-19 has surpassed 280,000, according to the database compiled by Johns Hopkins University. First Air India special flight, which took off from San Francisco with 225 Indians on board, landed in Mumbai on Monday. The passengers departed from San Francisco International Airport on Saturday (local time) under the Government of India's Vande Bharat mission on Sunday. India has reported a total of 62,939 COVID-19 cases till Sunday, with Maharashtra alone reporting 20,228 of these infections, a report by the Union health ministry has stated. However, the report said that India's mortality rate is 3.35 percent, as compared to the global average of 6.9 percent. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 41,472, while 19,357 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The recovery rate stands at about 30.75 percent. Meanwhile, in what can be seen as a step towards easing the nationwide lockdown, an official release said that the Railways plans to gradually restart passenger trains from 12 May. State-wise cases and deaths A total 128 deaths were reported in the country since Saturday morning — 48 in Maharashtra, 23 in Gujarat, 15 in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in West Bengal, eight in Uttar Pradesh, five each in Rajasthan and Delhi, four in Tamil Nadu, three in Andhra Pradesh, two in Punjab and one each in Telangana, Haryana, Chandigarh and Assam. Of the 2,109 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 779 deaths. Gujarat comes second with 472 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 215, West Bengal at 171, Rajasthan at 106, Uttar Pradesh at 74, Delhi at 73, and Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at 44. The death toll is 31 in Punjab, 30 each in Karnataka and Telangana. Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana each have registered nine COVID-19 deaths, Bihar five and Kerala four. Jharkhand has recorded three COVID-19 fatalities. Odisha, Chandigarh, Assam and Himachal Pradesh have reported two deaths each. Meghalaya and Uttarakhand have reported one fatality each. According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 20,228,followed by Gujarat at 7,796, Delhi at 6,542, Tamil Nadu at 6,535, Rajasthan at 3,708, Madhya Pradesh at 3,614 and Uttar Pradesh at 3,373. The number of coronavirus cases has gone up to 1,930 in Andhra Pradesh, 1,786 in West Bengal and 1,762 in Punjab. They have risen to 1,163 in Telangana, 836 in Jammu and Kashmir, 794 in Karnataka, 675 in Haryana and 591 in Bihar. Kerala has reported 505 coronavirus cases so far, while Odisha has 294 cases. A total of 169 people have been infected with the virus in Chandigarh and 156 in Jharkhand. Tripura has reported 134 cases, Uttarakhand has 67 cases, Assam 63 and Chhattisgarh 59. Himachal Pradesh has 50 and Ladakh has registered 42 cases so far. Thirty-three COVID-19 cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Meghalaya has registered 13 cases, Puducherry has nine, while Goa has seven COVID-19 cases. Manipur has two cases. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Dadar and Nagar Haveli have reported a case each. West Bengal reports highest mortality rate, says Union health ministry According to the health ministry, the highest mortality rate was recorded in West Bengal at 9.57 percent, where 1,786 cases and 171 deaths have been reported. On 5 May, the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) sent to the state had said that the mortality rate in West Bengal was 12.8 percent. This figure stood lower in Maharashtra, where the mortality rate was 3.85 percent, higher than the national average. Of the 128 new COVID-19 deaths in India, 48 were recorded in India's financial capital. With 7,796 infections, Gujarat reported a mortality rate of 6.05 percent. The figure in Delhi, which has the third highest number of cases in the country, stood at 1.12 percent. India carried out 86,000 tests for COVID-19 on Saturday and India''s testing capacity now stands at 95,000 samples per day, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan told reporters after inspecting a COVID-19 care centre in the Mandoli area in the national capital. India had started from one laboratory and now there are 472 laboratories testing for COVID-19, he said. There are 4362 corona care centres across the country where 3,46,856 patients with mild or very mild symptoms can be kept, he said. "We are moving fast on path of success in the fight against COVID-19. The doubling rate for the last three days is 12 (days). The recovery rate has crossed 30 per cent. Out of around 60,000 COVID-19 patients, about 20,000 have recovered and gone home," Vardhan said. "Our mortality rate is still at 3.3 percent.... In the last 24 hours, there has been no case in 10 states and Union territories. There are four states or Union territories where there has not been a single case till now," Vardhan said. Three migrant workers die near Maharashtra-MP border Three migrant workers who were on their way to Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra, mostly walking, died in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. The trio were among thousands of migrant workers who have set out on foot for their home states from Maharashtra in the last few weeks amid lockdown on account for coronavirus. While autopsy reports were yet to be available, doctors said the possible cause of deaths was fatigue and dehydration in peak summer heat. The deceased, who were traveling separately, were identified as Lalluram (55), resident of village Chhudiya in Prayagraj district, Prem Bahadur (50), resident of Siddharth Nagar and Anees Ahmed (42) of Hardas Girja village of Fatehpur. Railways to partially resume passenger train operations from 12 May The Indian Railways will resume passenger train operations from 12 May nearly after two months when services were stopped due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown. Initially, the Railways will run 15 pairs of trains and the booking for reservation for these trains will start at 4 pm on 11 May. An official press release on Sunday said: "Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12 May, initially with 15 pairs of trains (30 return journeys)." "These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad, and Jammu Tawi," added the release. "Thereafter, Indian Railways shall start more special services on new routes, based on the available coaches after reserving 20,000 coaches for COVID-19 care centres and an adequate number of coaches being reserved to enable operation of up to 300 trains every day as 'Shramik Special' for stranded migrants," said the release. Only online bookings are allowed and ticket booking counters at the railway stations shall remain closed. As per the release, the booking for reservation for these trains will start at 4 pm on 11th May and will be available only on the IRCTC website (https://ift.tt/IFbjHR). Ticket booking counters at the railway stations shall remain closed and no counter tickets including platform tickets shall be issued. Only the passengers with valid confirmed tickets will be allowed to enter the railway stations. "Only passengers with valid confirmed tickets will be allowed to enter the railway stations. It will be mandatory for the passengers to wear face cover and undergo screening at departure and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to board the train. Further details including train schedule will be issued separately in due course," added the press release issued by the PIB. With inputs from agencies

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