Agartala, Feb 12 (IANS) The nationwide shutdown called by several central trade unions on Thursday failed to evoke much response in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Tripura, with normal life largely unaffected across the state. A police official said that daily activities remained normal in most parts of Tripura. Around 225 bandh supporters were detained from different districts for organising picketing and were later released. No untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state, …
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The nationwide strike call given by the Central Trade Unions on Thursday evoked a mixed response in Odisha, disrupting normal life in several places, particularly in the state’s industrial areas.Members of various trade unions resorted to picketing at markets, bus stops and railway stations in different parts of the state on Thursday morning. The protesters also staged road blockades on National and State Highways, halting traffic movement for several hours across Odis…
Kozhikode, Feb 12 (IANS) The 24-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions on Thursday has reignited a familiar debate in Kerala, where shutdowns continue to draw criticism for paralysing public life.Interacting with media in Kozhikode as part of the UDF’s ‘Puthuyuga Yathra’, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan questioned why national strikes assume the character of a total bandh only in the state, even as normal life remains largely unaffected elsewhere in the country.Incidenta…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) As the joint forum of central trade unions announced nationwide protests against the Centre’s labour and economic policies, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, extended his support, saying he stands firmly with the issues and struggles of workers and farmers. Rahul Gandhi said that workers fear the four labour codes will weaken their rights, while farmers believe the India-US trade agreement could harm their livelihoods.Taking to social media platform X, Rahul Gan…
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu is set to witness disruptions in banking, public services and sections of transport operations on Thursday as trade unions across the state join a nationwide general strike called to press the Union government to roll back key labour reforms and policy decisions. The strike, observed across nearly 600 districts in the country, has been organised by 10 central trade unions, including the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions…
Kannur (Kerala), Jan 8 (IANS) A court in Kerala’s Kannur on Thursday sentenced seven RSS–BJP activists to life imprisonment in the 2008 murder of CPI-M worker K. Latheesh, bringing closure to one of the region’s most brutal cases of political violence.The Thalassery Additional District and Sessions Court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.40 lakh on each of the convicts as it handed down cumulative sentences amounting to 35 years under four sections of law, to be served concurrently.The court had e…