West Bengal Bus Strike

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  For Protection, Bus Driver Wears Helmet Amid Strike In Bengal

  A driver of a state-run bus was seen behind the wheel in a helmet as he drove through the narrow streets of Siliguri in West Bengal amid an all-India strike called by trade unions today.

• Unions Call 'Total' Transport Strike in West Bengal Today

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

• Three-Day Bus Strike in West Bengal Threatens to Disrupt Life

  People of West Bengal are bracing for a hard time commuting as bus and minibus operators have called a three-day strike from August 20 demanding fare hike, even as taxi operators today held city-dwellers to ransom for the fourth day in a fortnight by observing a wild-cat strike.

• Bengal Bus Operators Defer Strike

  Bus operators in West Bengal on Sunday deferred for a month the three-day strike they had called beginning June 25 to press for an increase in fares.

• Kolkata: State-wide bus strike on Monday

  The strike has been called to press for the demand for a hike in bus fares in view of the rising fuel costs, which had been turned down by the West Bengal government.

• Two-day West Bengal bus strike withdrawn

  The two-day bus strike across West Bengal, which failed to evoke much response today, was withdrawn by the sponsors this afternoon following "assurance" of a possible fare hike from the state transport minister.

• Two-day West Bengal bus strike evokes lukewarm response

  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.

• 44,000 buses off road in Kolkata for the next 48 hours

  Around 44,000 private buses in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal will remain off road for the next 48 hours. The private bus operators in the state began their strike from 6 am today in their call for a hike in fares, a demand which the Mamata Banerjee government has repeatedly rejected.

• Bengal bus operators go on strike today, minister warns strong action

  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.

• Bus, minibus operators in Kolkata defer strike by two weeks

  Bus and minibus operators on Saturday deferred a 48-hour strike call from August 19 by two weeks after assurance from the West Bengal government to look into the matter of a fare hike, bus operators said.

• Bus strike in West Bengal enters second day

  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.

• Indefinite bus strike in West Bengal affects normal life

  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.

• Diesel price hike: West Bengal buses, taxis call indefinite strike

  In a bid to pressure the West Bengal government to increase bus and taxi fares, the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, one of the largest bus operators in the state, today decided to go on an indefinite strike from September 17.

• Bus strike in Bengal from September 17 following diesel price hike

  The Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, which claims affiliation of 35,000 buses in West Bengal, on Friday called an indefinite statewide strike from September 17 following the steep hike in diesel prices.

• Transport strike in West Bengal called off by bus owners' body, CITU stays put

  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.