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Strike hits normal life in Haryana, govt bus services resume partially
India | Jan 22, 2014, 09:00 AM ISTStrike hits normal life in Haryana, govt bus services resume partially Chandigarh: Nearly two lakh employees of Haryana Government and semi-government bodies have begun their three-day strike, crippling essential services like power and water, hospitals,
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Truckers to go on strike in Odisha from today
India | Jan 15, 2014, 07:48 AM ISTBhubaneswar: Truck services in Odisha is likely to be affected as the Odisha Truck Owners' Association has called for an indefinite strike from today. About 1 lakh truckers will join the stir as the government
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LPG distributors threaten to go on strike from Jan 19
India | Jan 06, 2014, 09:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cooking gas (LPG) distributors today threatened to go on indefinite strike from January 1 against the government decision to introduce DBTL (Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG) wherein consumers are required to submit details
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4,000 Maharashtra doctors go on strike after Mumbai cop beats up doctor
India | Jan 03, 2014, 08:30 AM ISTMumbai: Around 4,000 doctors across Maharashtra went on an indefinite strike from Thursday in protest against the alleged assault on a resident doctor Prashant Patil in Solapur's Civil hospital by three policemen. The strike is
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Maharashtra chemists call off strike after court intervention
India | Dec 16, 2013, 11:18 PM ISTMumbai: The chemists and druggist association in the state withdrew their strike this evening following court intervention.“The decision came after a PIL filed in the High Court. The court asked the state administration to hold
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Maharashtra chemists go on three day strike
India | Dec 16, 2013, 02:26 PM ISTMumbai: Chemists in Maharashtra went on a three-day shutdown from today against what they called the “draconian” interpretation of the Drug & Cosmetics Act, 1940 by the Maharashtra Food & Drug Administration (FDA).FDA's new rule
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I would have taught striking workers a lesson: Ramgopal Yadav
National | Nov 23, 2013, 06:36 PM ISTEtawah: A day after the strike by state employees was called off, Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav today came down heavily on the agitating workers, saying that had he been the Chief Minister, he would
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Telangana Row: Andhra power employees decide to end strike
India | Oct 10, 2013, 03:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Thousands of electricity employees protesting against the division of Andhra Pradesh for a Telangana state have decided to end their strike, in a major break for the state engulfed in a power crisis
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Threat of KLO strike in north Bengal during Puja: Army
India | Oct 04, 2013, 10:26 PM ISTSiliguri: There is a threat of the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants carrying out attacks in northern West Bengal during the coming Durga Puja festival, an army source said on Friday.The source in the army
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Transport strike affects normal life in Jammu
India | Sep 30, 2013, 05:19 PM ISTJammu: Normal life was disrupted here today due to the one-day token strike by transporters of Jammu and Kashmir in support of their demand for a 40 per cent increase in passenger fares.Mini Bus Workers'
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One dead in Bangladesh clash as Jamaat strike enters 2nd day
World | Sep 19, 2013, 05:09 PM ISTDhaka: A cadre of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed and 45 others, including five policemen, were injured as fresh violence erupted in Bangladesh today on the second day of the 48-hour nationwide strike to protest the death
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Seemandhra electricity employees begin 72-hour strike
India | Sep 12, 2013, 12:33 PM ISTHyderabad: Electricity department employees of Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh Thursday began a 72-hour strike to protest the proposed bifurcation of the state, thus affecting electricity generation and supply.About 30,000 employees in 13 districts of
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Cautious Obama puts military strike against Syria on hold
World | Sep 11, 2013, 09:16 PM ISTWashington/Moscow: A day after Syria agreed with a Russian proposal to surrender its chemical weapons, a skeptic US President Barack Obama today put military strike on hold but vowed to attack the embattled Syrian regime
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Won't accept indiscipline, Hero MotoCorp tells workers
Sep 09, 2013, 04:48 PM ISTGurgaon: Hardening its stance against threat of strike by workers at its Gurgaon plant, country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Monday said it will not “accept any indiscipline”.The company, which on Monday started work
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Obama seeks support for Syria strike at G-20
World | Sep 03, 2013, 09:32 PM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama this week plans to urge reluctant world leaders to support a U.S.-led military strike against Syria as he attends a global summit in Russia and makes a stop in Sweden. His
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Egyptian helicopters strike militants in Sinai
World | Sep 03, 2013, 03:54 PM ISTEl-Arish: Egyptian helicopter gunships fired rockets early Tuesday at militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula, causing "dozens" of casualties in an ongoing effort by authorities to assert control over the largely lawless region, security officials
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US, UK back down from immediate strike, Assad vows "victory"
World | Aug 30, 2013, 11:13 AM ISTCairo: The US and UK today appeared to have backed down from an immediate punitive military strike against Syria, even as embattled President Bashar al-Assad vowed that his country would emerge “victorious” in any confrontation
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JK government staff go on strike
India | Aug 23, 2013, 06:58 PM ISTJammu: Work in government offices across Jammu and Kashmir was affected today due to a strike by the employees to press for their demands, including enhancement of retirement age from 58 to 60 years.The call
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Mumbai wholesalers go on strike against tax
India | Jul 15, 2013, 12:55 PM ISTMumbai, Jul 15: Wholesale traders in Mumbai have launched a two—day strike to protest against the pending Local Body Tax (LBT) imbroglio, officials said here on Monday.The provocation for the strike is the government failing
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Strike at Neyveli Lignite, power output down by 300 MW
Jul 09, 2013, 08:23 AM ISTChennai, July 9: The ongoing workers' strike at mining-cum-power generator Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has begun to affect power output in a major way, said a senior company official.“Generation in the first unit has come