All-india Bandh

Rail and road traffic across the country may get affected today as farmers, protesting against three contentious agricultural laws, hold an all-India strike - Bharat Bandh - to mark four months of their agitation at Delhi's borders.

The farmers protesting against the Centres farm laws have called an all-India strike on March 26. A joint convention will be organised with trade unions and other mass organisations for planning the Bharat Bandh on March 26, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body to farmer unions, has said.

The farmers protesting on the outskirts of Delhi against the centre's new agricultural laws have called a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday, saying they will block all roads to the capital, amid a stand-off with the government.

Bharat Bandh Today: More than ten national trade unions have called for a nationwide protest against the growing impact of economic slowdown on jobs, Foreign Direct Investment or FDI, disinvestment, corporatisation and privatisation policies.

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.

All India Strike: Banking services like deposit and withdrawal, cheque clearing and instrument issuance are expected to be impacted due to the strike.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati - who bailed out the Congress after it fell a whisker short of majority in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh - on Monday set a condition to keep the party in line. Mayawati said she would "reconsider" her support if the cases filed in the two states against the "innocent" during April's all-India strike by Scheduled Ca...

About 15 crore workers are on strike today across the country with 10 major trade unions calling for a "Bharat bandh." The strike has paralysed West Bengal, and had significant impact in cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Thiruvanathapuram with essential services hit.

The all-India strike called by central unions and transport associations received a good response in Goa, with markets and public transport largely hit, union leaders said.

At least 131 people have been arrested for looting and damaging around 600 offices yesterday in Noida, just 15 kms from Delhi during a nationwide strike called by major trade unions.

The Bharat bandh or all-India strike today took an ugly turn this morning when factories and cars were vandalised and burnt in Hosiery complex, phase 2 in Noida near Delhi.

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.

Bharat bandh

It was business as usual in Kerala, a state otherwise renowned for its shutdowns. Kerala had observed a state-wide shutdown last Saturday. Hence it decided not to go along with the all-India bandh call by the opposition parties.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given a call to all parties opposed to the Rs 7.54 hike in petrol price to join hands with it in holding an all-India strike today against the measure by organising rallies, marches, processions and public meetings in different parts of the country.

Rail and road traffic across the country may get affected today as farmers, protesting against three contentious agricultural laws, hold an all-India strike - Bharat Bandh - to mark four months of their agitation at Delhi's borders.

The farmers protesting against the Centres farm laws have called an all-India strike on March 26. A joint convention will be organised with trade unions and other mass organisations for planning the Bharat Bandh on March 26, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body to farmer unions, has said.

The farmers protesting on the outskirts of Delhi against the centre's new agricultural laws have called a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday, saying they will block all roads to the capital, amid a stand-off with the government.

Bharat Bandh Today: More than ten national trade unions have called for a nationwide protest against the growing impact of economic slowdown on jobs, Foreign Direct Investment or FDI, disinvestment, corporatisation and privatisation policies.

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.

All India Strike: Banking services like deposit and withdrawal, cheque clearing and instrument issuance are expected to be impacted due to the strike.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati - who bailed out the Congress after it fell a whisker short of majority in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh - on Monday set a condition to keep the party in line. Mayawati said she would "reconsider" her support if the cases filed in the two states against the "innocent" during April's all-India strike by Scheduled Ca...

About 15 crore workers are on strike today across the country with 10 major trade unions calling for a "Bharat bandh." The strike has paralysed West Bengal, and had significant impact in cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Thiruvanathapuram with essential services hit.

The all-India strike called by central unions and transport associations received a good response in Goa, with markets and public transport largely hit, union leaders said.

At least 131 people have been arrested for looting and damaging around 600 offices yesterday in Noida, just 15 kms from Delhi during a nationwide strike called by major trade unions.

The Bharat bandh or all-India strike today took an ugly turn this morning when factories and cars were vandalised and burnt in Hosiery complex, phase 2 in Noida near Delhi.

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.

Bharat bandh

It was business as usual in Kerala, a state otherwise renowned for its shutdowns. Kerala had observed a state-wide shutdown last Saturday. Hence it decided not to go along with the all-India bandh call by the opposition parties.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given a call to all parties opposed to the Rs 7.54 hike in petrol price to join hands with it in holding an all-India strike today against the measure by organising rallies, marches, processions and public meetings in different parts of the country.