A brick kiln worker was seriously injured and his eye severely damaged after he was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters for participating in the trade union strike of Wednesday and Thursday. ...
08:41 AM, Feb 23, 2013
The Trinamool Congress on Thursday claimed that no worker of the party was involved in chopping off an ear of a panchayat employee for failing to report to work on day one of the trade union strike at Debipur in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. ...
06:01 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Is calling a two-day bandh good for the country and its people? Secretary General of Confederation of All India Traders Praveen Khandelwal joined IBNLive readers for an interaction the issue. ...
04:10 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Trinamool Congress workers allegedly chopped off an ear of a panchayat employee after he failed to report for work on day one of the trade unions' strike in West Bengal. The incident took place at Debipur in the Murshidabad district. ...
02:15 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Normal life in Kerala was paralysed as the two-day nationwide strike called by Central trade unions entered the second day on Thursday with workers from most sectors ranging from transport to banking keeping away from work. ...
11:28 AM, Feb 21, 2013
The two-day nationwide strike called by 11 Central trade unions had no major impact in most parts of Karnataka on Thursday. Though banking services were hit, many buses, taxis and autos plied and shops and hotels remained opened in Bangalore. However, schools and colleges were closed. ...
10:59 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Normal banking operations were hit for the second day today as public sector bank employees continued their strike. The two-day nationwide strike call, demanding early wage revision among other issues, was given by United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) that comprises nine national unions. ...
10:44 AM, Feb 21, 2013
It is the second day of the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions in support of their various demands including urgent steps to control price rise, strict enforcement of labour laws in all places of work, social security net for workers in the unorganised sector, end to disinvestment in PSUs. More than 70 people have been arrested in Noida and 64 FIRs registered after the violence on Wednesday. ...
08:54 AM, Feb 21, 2013
It is the second day of the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions and the Bharat bandh is expected to make no effect in West Bengal as Left parties have decided to stay away from the strike on Thursday. But companies like Maruti and Hero have declared a holiday on Thursday following the strike call. ...
08:09 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday set up a two-member inquiry committee to probe the Noida violence, which broke out during the nationwide strike by trade unions, and submit its report in three days time. ...
05:26 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Claiming that their two-day nation-wide strike has generated an "unprecedented" response, central trade unions on Wednesday said the success should serve as a wakeup call to the government for settling their demands, even as they deplored reports of violence on the first day. Union leaders regretted that they were being blamed for causing Rs 20,000 crore loss to the economy and wondered if the government was aware of the loss...
02:14 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Industry body Assocham on Wednesday expressed the fears that the loss to GDP due to the strike by central trade unions could be about Rs 26,000 crore, higher than its initial estimate of Rs 15,000-20,000 crore. ...
01:15 AM, Feb 21, 2013
The 48-hour long Bharat Bandh called by trade unions, which began on Wednesday, paralysed transport and banking services in many parts of the country. However, the worst affected was Noida, as the protests took an ugly turn with factory workers targeting vehicles, even setting many on fire. ...
08:03 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Production at leading automobile companies in the Gurgaon-Manesar belt, including Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp and Suzuki Motorcycle India, will be hit on Thursday. ...
05:25 PM, Feb 20, 2013
There were reports of violence in Noida Phase-II during the trade unions' strike on Wednesday. Over 1,000 trade union workers protested and vandalised cars, setting vehicles on fire. ...
02:31 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The strike call given by 11 trade unions country wide had partial impact in Tamil Nadu as a majority of shops remained open and transport services plied normally. However, banking services were hit hard as most public and private sector banks remained closed. ...
01:59 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The strike call by Central trade unions hit normal life in Gujarat on Wednesday as workers from varied sectors, including transport and banking, refrained from work, to register protest against government's economic and labour policies. ...
01:45 PM, Feb 20, 2013
There were reports of violence in Noida Phase-II during the trade unions' strike on Wednesday. Over 1,000 trade union workers protested and vandalised cars, setting vehicles on fire. The protestors even set fire to a fire engine. ...
01:39 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Barring stray incidents of stone pelting in Bellary, the nationwide strike called by 11 trade unions in support of their demands evoked a mixed response across Karnataka. ...
01:28 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Commuters in the city on Wednesday faced hardships as a section of auto-rickshaws and taxis remained off the road in support of the two-day nationwide strike called by 11 trade unions. School children and office goers suffered the most as most auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers either refused or overcharged. Passengers at major railway stations and bus stands remained stranded or had to shell out more to reach their destinations. ...
12:56 PM, Feb 20, 2013
