As more cases of the Delta variant are reported in countries across the world, world governments are restricting travel to stop the spread of infection. China is among the latest nation to have done so, with mass domestic travel restrictions; all inter-city coach, taxi and online car hailing services suspended in medium-and high-risk areas. The … Read more
Local Train Services were suspended for general public in April this year amid COVID-19. (File) Mumbai: Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Dave on Thursday said that local train services will be made available for common people in Mumbai once again if the state government submits a proposal to that effect. The suburban train … Read more
Representatives of Assam and Mizoram held talks here on Thursday and agreed to resolve the inter-state border dispute amicably, officials said. The Assam government also decided to revoke an advisory issued earlier against travel to Mizoram, they said. “Both the state governments agreed to maintain peace in the inter-state border areas and welcomed the deployment … Read more
Days after neighbouring Karnataka imposed travel restrictions on persons from the state in view of the COVID situation, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the fresh curbs were against the directive of the Centre in this regard. As per the order issued by the Union Home Ministry, states should not impose travel curbs … Read more
Right from Ganesh Chaturthi to Raksha Bandhan, August has a fleet of festivals that everyone is looking forward to. This will mean a lot of traveling. However, with current Covid-19 restrictions in place, it is important to understand what are the essential requirements that need to be a part of one’s travel documents. Here is … Read more
A request by Pakistan to allow a group of five India-based foreign journalists to travel to Islamabad through Wagah has been declined by Indian authorities as border crossing is virtually closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday. It is learnt that Pakistan planned to take the journalists for … Read more
Only reports of labs recognised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will be considered by Chhattisgarh govt. According to the new directive, it will be mandatory for passengers arriving in Chhattisgarh from other states to carry a Covid-19 negative report of test conducted within 96 hours of the flight. PTI Raipur Last Updated:August … Read more
The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra government on Monday why people who had received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine could not be permitted to travel by local trains in Mumbai. “What was even the purpose of taking both doses of the vaccine if citizens were expected to stay inside their homes even after taking … Read more
Image Source : FILE PHOTO/ AP The Philippines imposed the travel ban on India initially on April 29 which was extended. The Philippines on Friday extended travel restrictions for those coming from India and nine other countries till August 15 to check the spread of Delta COVID-19 variant amid a surge in the number of … Read more
Most countries require a negative Covid-19 test report, along with compliance with country specific Covid protocols, the minister stated. Most countries require a negative Covid-19 test report, along with compliance with country specific Covid protocols, the minister stated. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:July 30, 2021, 19:03 IST FOLLOW US ON: International travel is not directly … Read more