Truckers, commercial vehicle operators call for 4-day strike to protest bad roads in Mizoram

Truckers, commercial vehicle operators call for 4-day strike to protest bad roads in Mizoram

The proposed blockade has been supported by about 30 local commercial vehicle owner and operator associations in Kolasib district. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Truckers and other commercial vehicle operators in Mizoram’s Kolasib district have called for a four-day strike from October 23 to protest the dilapidated condition of National Highway-306, the State’s … Read more

First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage

First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage

Newly qualified doctors in their first year of practice in England have voted in favour of strike action in a row over a shortage of jobs. The British Medical Association (BMA) union says thousands of resident doctors are ending up without training places when they move from year two to three. This year there were … Read more

White-coats walk out in protest: Chhattisgarh’s health workers are on strike

White-coats walk out in protest: Chhattisgarh’s health workers are on strike

Rahul Chakradhari is a pharmacist and a permanent employee at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Rasela, a village in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district close to the Odisha border. However, the current circumstances have forced him to go beyond the scope of his duties. He isn’t just dispensing medicines; he is also prescribing them in some … Read more

KSRTC employees’ strike: Several commuters turn to private buses in Shivamogga, many cancel plans

KSRTC employees’ strike: Several commuters turn to private buses in Shivamogga, many cancel plans

While the employees did not turn up for duty on Tuesday, the KSRTC officials did operate a few buses, deploying the trainee staff members. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The KSRTC employees’ strike received a mixed response in Shivamogga on Tuesday. While the employees did not turn up for the duty, the KSRTC officials did … Read more

Bus services hit as transport workers begin strike across Karnataka, passengers stranded

Bus services hit as transport workers begin strike across Karnataka, passengers stranded

Passengers seen at Basaveshwaranagar in Bengaluru on August 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Employees of Karnataka’s State-owned transport Corporations began an indefinite strike on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) morning, severely affecting public bus services across the State and leaving passengers in the lurch. The unions went ahead with the strike despite a court … Read more

‘Hardline’ BMA blocks emergency pleas for strike doctors to work

‘Hardline’ BMA blocks emergency pleas for strike doctors to work

NHS bosses have criticised the British Medical Association for its “increasingly hardline” approach in rejecting emergency requests for striking doctors in England to return to work. A system known as ‘derogation’ is in place whereby the NHS can ask for resident doctors, who are taking part in a five-day walkout, to cross the picket line … Read more