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Commuters stranded across TN as bus strike enters 5th day
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Hundreds of commuters were left stranded across Tamil Nadu as the indefinite strike called by transport unions, demanding a pay hike among other things, entered the fifth day on Monday.
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TN Bus strike: Opposition seeks CM’s intervention
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M.K Stalin on Sunday urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to initiate talks with transport employees and take suitable actions to end the ongoing strike in the state.
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No respite for travellers as TN bus strike continues
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): As strike by the Transport workers' unions in Tamil Nadu continued for the fourth day, the transport department has roped in temporary drivers to resume services in the state.
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TN Transport Minister appeals to bus employees
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Transport Minister M.R. Vijayabhaskar on Saturday appealed to striking bus employees to return to work.
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Bus strike continues for third day in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Scores of commuters were left stranded in Koyambedu bus terminal of Chennai as an indefinite strike by the transport workers' unions in Tamil Nadu continued for the third day.
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S African govt launches probe into train crash
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan 5 (ANI): The South African Government on Friday directed the country's transport department to launch a probe into Thursday's train crash that killed around 18 people and injured more than 200.
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Parliamentary Committee recommends govt. to set maximum limit for airfares
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The Standing Committee of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Transport and Tourism has taken cognizance of arbitrary airfare hikes by airlines during festival seasons, and recommended to the government to set maximum limit for the airfares.
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Airline consumer satisfaction report tabled in RS
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): The parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture yesterday tabled a report in the Rajya Sabha on the issues related to improving airline customer satisfaction.
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Bus strike hits commuters in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): An indefinite strike called by the state transport workers' unions in Tamil Nadu has left scores of commuters stranded in various parts of the state.
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Maharashtra: 286 public buses vandalised in protests
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): A total of 286 Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses were vandalised in two days -January 2 and 3- in various parts of Maharashtra, during protests against violence over the bicentennial celebration of the Bhima-Koregaon battle.
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FIR to be against Thomas Chandy for land encroachment
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): A Kottayam vigilance court on Thursday ordered to register an FIR against former Transport Minister Thomas Chandy in connection with the Lake Palace land encroachment case.
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ASSOCHAM seeks venture capital pool, lower tax rates for electronics
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Taking cognisance of the costs pertaining to finance, energy and logistics/transportation in the consumer electronics sector, apex industry body ASSOCHAM recommended the Union Government to allow weighted deduction of 150-200 per cent of the actual cost on spe
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