Bengal Transport Strike

The strike by fuel tankers was withdrawn on Saturday afternoon as the Indian Oil Corp put on hold the new transportation rates amid a crisis at hundreds of filling stations in south Bengal, their association said.

The proposed indefinite truckers strike in the country from July 20 is set to hit West Bengal hard as it is a consuming state, a goods transporters' body said in Kolkata today.

About 15 crore workers are on a nationwide strike and essential services like banking and public transport have been hit in many places. There is major impact in West Bengal and cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram.

Transport unions and workers went on a strike across the country on Thursday, but in West Bengal, this took a back seat. The CPM and the BJP separately organised a bandh against what they claimed was violence by Trinamool cadre during the recent civic polls. The bandh turned into a direct face-off between the ruling Trinamool on the one hand and th...

Cricket lovers have some wiggle room for the strike in Bengal on Thursday, but not so the students. The strike - called separately by the CPM, the BJP and trade unions -- coincides with an IPL match at Eden Gardens and university exams.

Commuters in the city are bracing for another round of hardship today as the trade unions call a "total" transport strike across the state.

Taxis may again go off the roads Today with some drivers' unions calling for a march to the state transport department headquarters in protest against 'police atrocities'.

The two-day bus strike across West Bengal, which failed to evoke much response today, was withdrawn by the sponsors this afternoon following "assurance" of a possible fare hike from the state transport minister.

The two-day bus strike in West Bengal beginning today failed to evoke much response as transport services in the metropolis and surrounding areas were largely unaffected.

As the West Bengal bus operators remained firm on their two-day strike across the state from today, state transport minister Madan Mitra warned of strong action in case there was any law and order problem.

The strike called by private bus operators in West Bengal entered its second day today affecting lakhs of commuters in the state. Nearly 37,000 private buses, 6500 of them in Kolkata, have kept off the road since the strike began yesterday calling for a fare hike after diesel prices were increased by Rs 5 per litre on Thursday.

Commuters in West Bengal were in for a tough Monday morning as private bus operators began an indefinite strike today. Close to 37,000 private buses were off the roads in the state affecting almost 40 lakh passengers statewide. The transporters have demanded a fare hike after diesel prices were increased by Rs 5 per litre on Thursday.

The Joint Council of Bus Syndicates, a body of bus owners in West Bengal, today deferred the proposed 24-hour state-wide strike on July 31 demanding hike in fares due to rise in fuel prices.

The CITU has called a 24-hour transport strike in West Bengal on Saturday to protest against the Centre's decision to hike the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas."All transport, including goods and passenger vehicles, will go on strike state-wide tomorrow in protest against the Centre's decision to increase the prices of petroleum p...

The strike by fuel tankers was withdrawn on Saturday afternoon as the Indian Oil Corp put on hold the new transportation rates amid a crisis at hundreds of filling stations in south Bengal, their association said.

The proposed indefinite truckers strike in the country from July 20 is set to hit West Bengal hard as it is a consuming state, a goods transporters' body said in Kolkata today.

About 15 crore workers are on a nationwide strike and essential services like banking and public transport have been hit in many places. There is major impact in West Bengal and cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram.

Transport unions and workers went on a strike across the country on Thursday, but in West Bengal, this took a back seat. The CPM and the BJP separately organised a bandh against what they claimed was violence by Trinamool cadre during the recent civic polls. The bandh turned into a direct face-off between the ruling Trinamool on the one hand and th...

Cricket lovers have some wiggle room for the strike in Bengal on Thursday, but not so the students. The strike - called separately by the CPM, the BJP and trade unions -- coincides with an IPL match at Eden Gardens and university exams.

Commuters in the city are bracing for another round of hardship today as the trade unions call a "total" transport strike across the state.

Taxis may again go off the roads Today with some drivers' unions calling for a march to the state transport department headquarters in protest against 'police atrocities'.

The two-day bus strike across West Bengal, which failed to evoke much response today, was withdrawn by the sponsors this afternoon following "assurance" of a possible fare hike from the state transport minister.

The two-day bus strike in West Bengal beginning today failed to evoke much response as transport services in the metropolis and surrounding areas were largely unaffected.

As the West Bengal bus operators remained firm on their two-day strike across the state from today, state transport minister Madan Mitra warned of strong action in case there was any law and order problem.

The strike called by private bus operators in West Bengal entered its second day today affecting lakhs of commuters in the state. Nearly 37,000 private buses, 6500 of them in Kolkata, have kept off the road since the strike began yesterday calling for a fare hike after diesel prices were increased by Rs 5 per litre on Thursday.

Commuters in West Bengal were in for a tough Monday morning as private bus operators began an indefinite strike today. Close to 37,000 private buses were off the roads in the state affecting almost 40 lakh passengers statewide. The transporters have demanded a fare hike after diesel prices were increased by Rs 5 per litre on Thursday.

The Joint Council of Bus Syndicates, a body of bus owners in West Bengal, today deferred the proposed 24-hour state-wide strike on July 31 demanding hike in fares due to rise in fuel prices.

The CITU has called a 24-hour transport strike in West Bengal on Saturday to protest against the Centre's decision to hike the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas."All transport, including goods and passenger vehicles, will go on strike state-wide tomorrow in protest against the Centre's decision to increase the prices of petroleum p...