The railways has decided to run 200 non-airconditioned passenger trains from June 1 in addition to the Shramik Special and 15 other AC trains already running. Meanwhile, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan will become the next chairman of the 34-member WHO executive board.
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Soon after a meeting between the Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and top property developers, the state government has decided to cancel all Shramik Special trains which the railways started running to ferry migrant workers.
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi announced that her party will bear the ticket costs of migrants travelling to their destinations. Following this, the ruling BJP government scrambled to neutralize the huge political point the Congress scored.
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