Kolkata Bus Strike

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

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.

Commuters in Kolkata were greatly inconvenienced today due to a 24-hour bus strike called by six unions of private bus operators demanding immediate fare hike.

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.

The two-day bus strike across West Bengal, which failed to evoke much response today, was withdrawn by the sponsors this afternoon following "assurance" of a possible fare hike from the state transport minister.

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.

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.

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 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.

Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, a leading bus operators' association, has called an indefinite strike in the state from October 9 demanding hike in fares.

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.

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.

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.

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.

City commuters will have a tough time on July 14 when about 1,800 mini buses and nearly 35,000 taxis will go off the road demanding fare hike in view of the 'steep' rise in the prices of petroleum products.Speaking on behalf of the Minibus operators' coordination committee and Bengal minibus owners' syndicate, Abasesh Daw said that a decision to go...

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

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.

Commuters in Kolkata were greatly inconvenienced today due to a 24-hour bus strike called by six unions of private bus operators demanding immediate fare hike.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, a leading bus operators' association, has called an indefinite strike in the state from October 9 demanding hike in fares.

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.

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.

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.

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.

City commuters will have a tough time on July 14 when about 1,800 mini buses and nearly 35,000 taxis will go off the road demanding fare hike in view of the 'steep' rise in the prices of petroleum products.Speaking on behalf of the Minibus operators' coordination committee and Bengal minibus owners' syndicate, Abasesh Daw said that a decision to go...