The Rajdhani Special train service started by the national carrier on May 12 to ferry stranded people between Delhi and other major cities of the country has seen a major demand from the middle class with most of them running on full capacity

IRCTC share price dipped 4.56% to Rs 1326 against earlier close of Rs 1,389 on BSE toda. Share price of IRCTC which gained 15% since Monday has slipped 8% in last two sessions

Share price of IRCTC fell up to 3.82% to Rs 1,381 against previous close of Rs 1,436 on BSE

The mandatory requirement of green signal on the Aarogya Setu app is particularly bewildering as it essentially denies air travel to a vast population who don't own smartphones

So far, 90,331 bookings (PNRs) have been generated for the next seven days, the railways said, adding that 1,69,039 passengers will travel against these bookings

Coronavirus lockdown 4.0: Around 169,039 passengers booked tickets in 24 hours, the national transporter said, since it resumed booking on IRCTC website and mobile app at 6pm on Monday

So far, 45,533 bookings (PNRs) worth Rs 16.15 crore have been recorded for the special trains for the next seven days, the railways said, adding that around 82,317 passengers will travel against these bookings

The Ministry of Railways, on Sunday, announced that it will start operations of 15 passenger trains (30 return journeys) from May 12. All these trains will run from New Delhi railway station, with fares equivalent to the ticket fare that is charged for Rajdhani trains. The online booking for these trains has started on May 11, 4 pm onwards. The all air-conditioned services will cover 15 Rajdhani routes from New Delhi to Dibrugarh, Agartala, Horah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneshwar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru,Chennai, Thiruvananthpuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi. Watch the video for more.Also Read: IRCTC ticket booking: List of special trains from New Delhi, routes, stoppages, full schedule and details

IRCTC Train Tickets Booking Online: These special trains would run on Rajdhani routes between national capital New Delhi and Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi. These special trains would also have some stoppages in select cities

The government on late Sunday evening announced resumption of booking for trains on special stations

IRCTC special train booking rules: Booking of tickets through 'agents', (both IRCTC and Railway) shall not be allowed. Ticket booking counters at the railway station will remain closed

Railways is also looking to start more special services on new routes based on availability after reserving 20,000 coaches for COVID-19 care centres and up to 300 Shramik Special trains every day

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Share price of IRCTC rose 5% or Rs 62 to Rs 1,302 against previous close of Rs 1240 in early trade on BSE.

Booking for reservation in passenger trains will start from today at 4 pm. Online booking via IRCTC website or IRCTC mobile app, check new rules

Coronavirus Live Updates: The Prime Minister also mentioned efforts needed to address 'jan se jag tak' - from people to world, adding that the world will change after the coronavirus crisis, as it did after the two World Wars

Coronavirus news updates: There's a lot of misinformation about masks and not everybody needed to wear them, social distancing more important: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Coronavirus outbreak news: As per figures by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the highest number of cases are from Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka

IRCTC share price, which closed at Rs 933.45 on December 31, 2019 rallied to Rs 1,872.70 today, gaining 939.25 points in 37 trading sessions

IRCTC share price rose 1.91% or 17 points to Rs 951.85 compared to previous close of Rs 934 on BSE. The fare hike is likely to bring in another Rs 2,300 crore revenue for the national transporter