Maharashtra to take call on allowing local train travel for fully vaccinated citizens soon

ANI
·1 min read
Representative Image
Representative Image

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aslam Shaikh on Wednesday hinted that fully vaccinated passengers could be permitted to travel unrestricted in suburban train services within two to three days.

Speaking to the media, Shaikh said in the state cabinet meeting, a detailed discussion took place over the opening of Mumbai local train and Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses for fully vaccinated individuals.

"As a Minister, I am also of the view that person whose two doses are completed should be allowed to travel in Mumbai local, we have also informed Chief Minister about this. After studying the report by the task force, a decision on Mumbai local will be taken in next two to three days," said Shaikh, who is Guardian Minister of Mumbai.

He informed that the restrictions that were brought four months ago amid the rise of COVID-19 cases in the city have been slowly relaxed.

"Timings in restaurants also must be increased. A decision will be taken soon," he added.

Notably, local train services, which are also called the lifeline of Mumbai, are currently operational for just essential service employees due to the corona outbreak. Recently, the demand for resumption of suburban train services for the general public has been gaining steam. (ANI)

  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next

Latest Stories

  • Hackers claim to have infiltrated Belarus' main security service

    A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main KGB security agency and accessed personnel files of over 8,600 employees of the organization, which still goes under its Soviet name. The authorities have not commented on the claim, but the website of the Belarusian KGB was opening with an empty page on Friday that said it was “in the process of development”. Seeking to back up its claim, the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans group published a list of the website's administrators, its database and server logs on its page in the messaging app Telegram.

  • Several defensive playmakers are available in Round 2 of the NFL draft after historic offensive run

    The unprecedented run on quarterbacks, wide receivers and pass protectors in the NFL draft 's opening round pushed plenty of standout defenders down the board and allowed some of the top teams to select players who normally wouldn't fall to them. It also shoved plenty of first-round worthy defenders into the second round Friday, led by Cooper DeJean, the Iowa cornerback who broke his lower leg in November but has been cleared to return to football activities. DeJean is one of the best ballhawks

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out of third game in Bucks-Pacers playoff series

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Game 3 of the NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Thursday that Antetokounmpo did more at practice than he had been during a nearly three-week absence with a strained left calf, though he still avoided live workouts. Instead, the Bucks waited till Friday to make the announcement on social media. The league’s two-time MVP has not played since getting hurt April 9. Milwaukee

  • Man wins SC lottery prize following lead of customer in line ahead of him, officials say

    The odds of winning were 1-in-750,000.

  • Exclusive-General Mills explores sale of $2 billion-plus yogurt business in North America, sources say

    General Mills, the maker of Cocoa Puffs and Cheerios breakfast cereals, is exploring a sale of its North America yogurt business including its popular Yoplait brand in a deal that could be worth more than $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The Minneapolis-based food conglomerate is working with investment bank JPMorgan Chase to gauge interest from potential buyers that could include rival snack food makers and private equity firms, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the discussions are confidential. General Mills is hoping to fetch a valuation for the yogurt portfolio of nearly 10 times the unit's 12-month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of about $250 million, the sources said.

  • Do you own products that were recalled this week? Our list includes a Crate & Barrel crib, fresh basil and more

    Here's what you should do if you have any of these potentially risky items in your home.

  • Google plans to invest $2 billion to build data center in northeast Indiana, officials say

    Google plans to invest $2 billion to build a data center in northeastern Indiana that will help power its artificial intelligence technology and cloud business, company and state officials said Friday. The data center planned for Fort Wayne was announced in January.

  • Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal's Lachine Canal

    MONTREAL — Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month. The federal agency says the measure was a pilot project to encourage visitors to take responsibility for waste destined for landfills. Parks Canada says in a statement today that it deemed the canal's cleanliness satisfactory without the bins but decided to replace them at the end of the pilot after public opposit

  • Roger Goodell wants NFL season to run to Presidents' Day – creating three-day Super Bowl weekend

    Goodell said he is "not a fan of the preseason" and would prefer to replace one of the three weeks of preseason play with an 18th regular-season game.

  • Archaeologists Found Two Epic Treasures Under the Floors of George Washington’s Mansion

    The incredible relics hail from before the Revolutionary War.

  • Elon Musk plots UK mobile phone network

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX is laying the groundwork to connect his Starlink satellite service to the UK’s mobile phone network as rural households struggle with poor signal coverage.

  • #MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned

    NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with sexual assault survivors, found herself again declaring after New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction: The #MeToo reckoning is greater than any court case. It’s still there, and

  • Owner of exploded Michigan building arrested at airport while trying to leave US, authorities say

    CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The owner of a suburban Detroit business that caught fire and exploded, killing a man, was arrested at a New York airport as he was preparing to depart for Hong Kong on a one-way ticket, authorities said Friday. U.S. Customs and New York Port Authority personnel arrested Noor Noel Kestou, 31, on Saturday at John F. Kennedy International Airport. He was brought back to Michigan on Wednesday. Kestou, of Commerce Township, was arraigned Thursday on an involuntary mans

  • New York to require internet providers to charge low-income residents $15 for broadband

    New York can move ahead with a law requiring internet service providers to offer heavily discounted rates to low-income residents, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The decision from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reverses a lower court ruling from 2021 that blocked the policy just days before it went into effect. The law would force internet companies to give some low-income New Yorkers broadband service for as low as $15 a month, or face fines from the state.

  • Trade students build career connections

    The San Diego Trades Job Fair featured employers from the electrical, plumbing, carpentry industries and others as leaders in those fields recruited young talent.

  • Fashion show celebrates 24 people living with and beyond breast cancer

    The group took to the catwalk of a fashion show organised by the charity Breast Cancer Now.

  • Sadiq Khan criticised as data reveals 'epidemic' of armed shoplifting in London

    The mayor pointed out that shoplifting has increased nationally, with rising living costs playing a role

  • All About Gabby Douglas' Mom, Natalie Hawkins

    The gymnast's mom is not only her manager but her biggest cheerleader

  • Western University and striking teaching assistants reach tentative deal

    LONDON, Ont. — Western University and picketing graduate teaching assistants have reached a tentative deal after a two-week strike. The university says the tentative agreement with Public Service Alliance Local 610 will now go before Western's board of governors and members of the union for ratification. About 2,000 graduate teaching assistants at the London, Ont., university went on strike earlier this month as the spring exam season got underway. The union had said wage increases, housing supp

  • Amazon's 'flattering' tie-front top helps 'hide little tummy pooches' — and you can get it for as low as $20

    Over 8,000 shoppers sing the praises of this cute spring top.