Nearly 4.5 lakh lorries to stay off roads from May-end
2 years, 8 months ago

Nearly 4.5 lakh lorries to stay off roads from May-end

The Hindu  

Nearly 4.5 lakh lorries in the State will stay off the roads from the end of May. Noting that the rising price of fuel was crippling the sector, the members said measures must be taken to regulate the daily increase in the cost of fuel. The State and Central governments must reduce the price by cutting Central Excise and VAT on diesel and undertaking a quarterly revision of the cost. Of the nearly 4.5 lakh lorries that would take part in the strike, nearly 13,000 are in Chennai.

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Tamil Nadu truckers join nationwide strike against new Motor Vehicles Act
5 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu truckers join nationwide strike against new Motor Vehicles Act

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: Truckers in the Salem-Namakkal belt, who form the bulk of lorry and truck operators in Tamil Nadu on Thursday struck work in response to the nationwide call by commercial vehicles transport operators to protest the exorbitant fines and other penal provisions under the newly amended Motor Vehicles Act enacted by the Central government. Nearly four lakh of the 4.65 …

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