Bharat Bandh In Bangalore

A nationwide strike has been called by trade unions today against "anti-labour policies of the government, along with other issues", the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said on Tueday.

Bharat Bandh tomorrow: Coal India's December production rose after five straight months of declines, the latter reflecting the heaviest monsoon rains in 25 years, strikes and protests.

All India Strike: According to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), which is affiliated to the CPI(M), over 25 crore workers will participate in the nationwide strike.

Bharat Bandh Highlights: Central Trade Unions or CTUs have launched a two-day nationwide bandh in protest against the government's alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms. As many as 10 CTUs with at least 20 crore workers affiliated to them have joined the strike.

The Uttar Pradesh police, badly outnumbered during violence and vandalism in Noida yesterday, were out in full force today, the second day of the Bharat bandh or strike. They have so far registered 64 cases and arrested 100 people, for the violence, which factory owners claim caused losses of about Rs 600 crore.

Large parts of India where the Congress is not in power were hit today by a strike or bandh against the government's recent decisions to increase diesel prices, and allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail. Industry assocation CII says the strike causes losses of 12,500 crores because of the disruption in production and trade....

Karnataka is a BJP-ruled state - and so it was no surprise that the bandh call received a big response across the towns and cities of the state.

It was like travelling back in time in Bangalore today - to a time where traffic was smooth and you could get from one part of the city to another in a matter of minutes; a huge difference from the regular traffic snarls and delays that are part of the Bangaloreans normal life. Traffic signals were switched off and normally busy roads and junctions...

Protest shutdown against steep petrol price hike on Thursday partially affected India's tech hub with the leading IT firms, including Infosys Limited and multinationals logging out, even as normal life remained paralysed across Karnataka.

The bandh called by NDA and Left parties to protest the steep hike in petrol prices today disrupted normal life in parts of BJP-ruled Karnataka where bandh supporters set on fire three buses and stoned about a dozen others forcing authorities to withdraw bus services in the city.

Bandh supporters pelted stones at buses in some places in Karnataka, where the shutdown called by the NDA and Left evoked total response with air and road services disrupted and commercial establishments shut.Buses, auto-rickshaws and taxis kept off the roads and commercial establishments downed shutters. Flight services were also hit. Even skeleta...

A nationwide strike has been called by trade unions today against "anti-labour policies of the government, along with other issues", the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said on Tueday.

Bharat Bandh tomorrow: Coal India's December production rose after five straight months of declines, the latter reflecting the heaviest monsoon rains in 25 years, strikes and protests.

All India Strike: According to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), which is affiliated to the CPI(M), over 25 crore workers will participate in the nationwide strike.

Bharat Bandh Highlights: Central Trade Unions or CTUs have launched a two-day nationwide bandh in protest against the government's alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms. As many as 10 CTUs with at least 20 crore workers affiliated to them have joined the strike.

The Uttar Pradesh police, badly outnumbered during violence and vandalism in Noida yesterday, were out in full force today, the second day of the Bharat bandh or strike. They have so far registered 64 cases and arrested 100 people, for the violence, which factory owners claim caused losses of about Rs 600 crore.

Large parts of India where the Congress is not in power were hit today by a strike or bandh against the government's recent decisions to increase diesel prices, and allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail. Industry assocation CII says the strike causes losses of 12,500 crores because of the disruption in production and trade....

Karnataka is a BJP-ruled state - and so it was no surprise that the bandh call received a big response across the towns and cities of the state.

It was like travelling back in time in Bangalore today - to a time where traffic was smooth and you could get from one part of the city to another in a matter of minutes; a huge difference from the regular traffic snarls and delays that are part of the Bangaloreans normal life. Traffic signals were switched off and normally busy roads and junctions...

Protest shutdown against steep petrol price hike on Thursday partially affected India's tech hub with the leading IT firms, including Infosys Limited and multinationals logging out, even as normal life remained paralysed across Karnataka.

The bandh called by NDA and Left parties to protest the steep hike in petrol prices today disrupted normal life in parts of BJP-ruled Karnataka where bandh supporters set on fire three buses and stoned about a dozen others forcing authorities to withdraw bus services in the city.

Bandh supporters pelted stones at buses in some places in Karnataka, where the shutdown called by the NDA and Left evoked total response with air and road services disrupted and commercial establishments shut.Buses, auto-rickshaws and taxis kept off the roads and commercial establishments downed shutters. Flight services were also hit. Even skeleta...