Mumbai Bandh

Trade Union Strike Shuts Kerala, Low Impact In Delhi, Mumbai: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Friday September 2, 2016

A 24-hour 'Bharat Bandh' called by 10 trade unions has shut down Kerala and much of Karnataka, but in Delhi and Mumbai buses are running and essential services like power and water supply have not been affected.

Bus, Train Services in Mumbai Unaffected by Strike

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 2, 2015

Transport services in Mumbai remained unaffected today, as suburban train services, autorickshaws and BEST city buses were operating normally despite the one-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions.

6,000 of Raj Thackeray's men spent night in hiding

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Wednesday February 12, 2014

Around 6,000 workers and more than 200 top leaders of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) went into hiding yesterday, fearing preventive arrests by the police.

Wholesalers to continue strike against local body tax

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 12, 2013

Wholesalers in the city would continue to observe bandh against the local body tax (LBT) even as associations representing retailers called off their strike on Saturday.

Maharashtra trade body warns of indefinite trade bandh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 8, 2013

Traders body Federation of Association of Maharashtra (FAM) on Monday said it will go ahead with its indefinite Maharashtra bandh plan if the state government did not resolve the issue of local body tax (LBT) by next week.

Bharat bandh: Medical students come to the rescue of JJ Hospital

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Thursday February 21, 2013

In an attempt to save the day, around 200 undergraduate medical students substituted those employees who went on a two-day strike. Duties such as cleaning the wards, delivering tea and packed food from the canteen to the wards, and other tasks were done by these students.

Bharat bandh: losses estimated at 26,000 crore; factories, cars attacked in Noida

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta (With Inputs from Agencies) | Wednesday February 20, 2013

The two-day Bharat bandh called by 11 major trade unions from today paralysed banking services across the country and shut down public transport in cities. Industry body Assocham said that the loss to GDP could be about Rs 26,000 crore, higher than its initial estimate of Rs 15,000-20,000 crore. Factories in Noida came under attack and a trade unio...

Bharat bandh: Strike by trade unions hits transport, banking; one dead in clashes

India News | Reuters | Wednesday February 20, 2013

Many banks were closed and public transport disrupted on Wednesday because of a strike by trade unions protesting against high prices but New Delhi and Mumbai were mostly unaffected and financial markets were open.

Bharat bandh shuts down banking, public transport; violence erupts in Noida

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Wednesday February 20, 2013

The two-day Bharat bandh called by 11 major trade unions from today paralysed banking services across the country and shut down public transport in cities. Factories in Noida came under attack and a trade union activist died in violence in Ambala. Union Minister V Narayanasamy appealed to the unions to call off their strike, which industry body Ass...

Bharat bandh: in Mumbai, public transport, dabbawalas work as usual

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 20, 2013

India's financial sector was crippled on Wednesday as all banks, insurance companies and commercial establishments in Mumbai remained shut on the first of the two-day nationwide strike, organisers said.

Mumbai may skip Bharat Bandh

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Tuesday February 19, 2013

As the country prepares for the nationwide bandh on February 20 and 21, called by trade unions in banking, insurance, public sector undertakings, transporters and unorganised sectors it seems that the city won't be drastically affected by the two-day bandh as most unions aren't going on strike for two days. MiD DAY spoke to various organisations an...

'Family suggests I avoid Facebook for some time'

Mumbai News | Reported by Miloni Bhatt, edited by Samira Shaikh | Wednesday November 28, 2012

Young women in Mumbai debate today's bandh in the town where two girls were arrested for Facebook posts.

Blog: Will be back on Facebook in January, says girl arrested after post on Bal Thackeray

India News | As told to Amit Chaturvedi from ndtv.com | Wednesday November 28, 2012

Shaheen Dhada, the girl arrested for a post on Facebook against the Mumbai bandh after Bal Thackeray's funeral, speaks about the incident. This is her blog as told to NDTV's Amit Chaturvedi.

Action after Facebook arrests: Two police officers suspended, Shiv Sena calls for bandh in Palghar today

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday November 28, 2012

The Shiv Sena has called for bandh in Palghar district today in protest against the suspension of two policemen for arresting two young women for an anti-bandh post on Facebook on the Sunday that Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray's funeral shut Mumbai down. As the Maharashtra government cracked the whip, it also admitted that its policemen do not know...

Facebook arrests: Bombay High Court transfers judge

India News | Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday November 27, 2012

The Bombay High Court has transferred the judge who sent two girls to judicial custody last week, and granted them bail on a bond of Rs 15,000 each last week. The girls had been arrested for their Facebook posts against the Mumbai 'bandh' - a day after Bal Thackeray died.

Apologise for comment, but arrest was unfair: Women arrested for Mumbai bandh Facebook post

Mumbai News | Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday November 20, 2012

Two young women, faces covered with bright dupattas and fear palpable, say they regret posting on Facebook about the shutdown of Mumbai on Sunday during Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral.

Markandey Katju demands action against cops who arrested women for Facebook post on Mumbai shutdown

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2012

Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju today demanded "immediate" action against police personnel for reportedly arresting two women in Mumbai protesting the shutdown in the city on Bal Thackeray's demise on social networking site Facebook.

Two women arrested for Facebook post on Mumbai shutdown granted bail

Mumbai News | Reported by Rashmi Rajput; edited by Mala Das | Tuesday November 20, 2012

On Sunday, a 21-year-old Mumbai woman shared her views on the shutdown of the city as Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral was being held. Her friend "liked" her post. At 10.30 am on Monday, they were arrested, were ordered by a court to serve 14 days in jail and, hours later, were allowed out on bail after paying two bonds of Rs 15,000 each.

After Bal Thackeray's funeral, Mumbai back to normal; no bandh, says Shiv Sena

Mumbai News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday November 19, 2012

With taxis and autorickshaws back on the streets and businesses and markets open, life in Mumbai is back on track. The Shiv Sena clarified on Sunday that it hasn't called for a bandh. "The shutdown call is purely voluntary. We have not called for any kind of shutdown," party spokesperson Anil Parab said on Sunday.

Bandh sees lead role for Mulayam, losses of 12,500 crores says industry

India News | Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Thursday September 20, 2012

Large parts of India where the Congress is not in power were hit today by a strike or bandh against the government's recent decisions to increase diesel prices, and allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail. Industry assocation CII says the strike causes losses of 12,500 crores because of the disruption in production and trade....

Little response to NDA's Bharat Bandh in Mumbai

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 20, 2012

The nation-wide bandh called by the BJP-led NDA and other Opposition parties to protest fuel hike and FDI in retail evoked little response in Mumbai on Thursday owing to Ganesh festivities across Maharashtra.

Sena Vs Sena in attacks on public buses

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Friday June 1, 2012

"Why didn't they save their own property? This (damaging buses) indicated that even though the buses are public property and in spite of the recent fare hike, they don't mind damaging them. Why didn't they instruct their men not to damage the buses? I was in one of the buses, when the protestors started pelting stones at the vehicle in Andheri. Thi...

Bandh impact: At Rs 300 crore, Mumbai is the biggest loser

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Friday June 1, 2012

The nation-wide bandh called by the NDA yesterday crippled the commercial capital of the country, causing it to incur losses worth Rs 270-300 crore. MiD DAY spoke to economists, who revealed that the city has a population of approximately 20 million, of which about eight million account for the workforce.

Bharat Bandh: BJP claims huge success in Maharashtra

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 31, 2012

The Maharashtra BJP unit on Thursday claimed that the nationwide bandh call to protest the steep hike in petrol prices has received an "overwhelming" response in the state, while denying role in damaging public property.

Bharat Bandh: Police don't stop vandals at Central Mumbai cafe

Mumbai News | Reported by Tejas Mehta | Thursday May 31, 2012

The bandh in Mumbai has more or less been peaceful except for a few stray incidents of stone-pelting, damaging public property. Primarily, BEST buses have been targeted in a few areas of the city.

Bharat Bandh: Uddhav to be missing in action today

India News | mid-day.com | Thursday May 31, 2012

While his party makes grand preparations to wage a fierce protest against the recent petrol price hike, Uddhav Thackeray, executive president of the Shiv Sena, will not be at the helm of affairs. According to reports, Mr Thackeray isn't expected to be in the city today to lead the protest.

Bharat bandh: A guide for getting through the day in Mumbai

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Thursday May 31, 2012

The National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Bharat Bandh in protest of the recently hiked petrol prices is likely to hit the Mumbaikar hard. People are jittery with the Shiv Sena, a key constituent of the NDA, claiming that city will come to complete standstill.

Bharat Bandh: Buses pelted with stones in Mumbai

Pune News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 31, 2012

Bharat Bandh supporters pelted stones at buses in two suburban areas of the city, Pune, Nagpur and Thane district and stopped some buses by blocking roads in Satara district of Western Maharashtra as the Bharat Bandh called by NDA to protest the petrol price hike began today.

Bharat bandh: Shutdown begins peacefully in Maharashtra

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 31, 2012

The Opposition-sponsored shutdown started in Mumbai and the state peacefully on Thursday, barring sporadic incidents of violence in Thane and Pune, officials said.

Will Bharat Bandh shut Mumbai down on Thursday?

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Monday May 28, 2012

With National Democratic Alliance (NDA) announcing a Bharat Bandh on May 31 in protest of the recently hiked petrol prices, key constituent Shiv Sena is already readying themselves for the 'big day'. Bal Thackeray's party claims the city will come to complete standstill on the last day of this month. Even students may have to compromise with their ...