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Telangana HC: Allow RTC JAC to Conduct Protest Meet, Police Told

{PRTC contractual workers union} Protest rally staged for long pending demands in Ludhiana

Pepsu Road Transport Corporation contractual workers’ union organised a protest rally at depot gates of nine districts in the state on Tuesday. The rally was against their long pending demands including regularisation of the contractual workers, bringing changes in km scheme and wage hike. Referring to a meeting held on December 19, 2022 with chief secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua, Union …

Hyderabad: The 52-day Telangana State Road Transport Corporation strike has created the record of being the longest protest, while being a great failure. The current RTC strike, called off on Monday, also makes history in that during the 52 days, 30 employees have died, including due to suicides. After dropping its main demand, the RTC JAC came forward to call …

Million March protest: Leaders detained at their houses in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed across the state on Friday night as police arrested dozens of RTC union leaders and leaders of Opposition parties to prevent them from reaching Hyderabad for the Million March protest at Tank Bund on Saturday. In just the city alone, the Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda police took into custody 126 RTC union leaders belonging to 16 …

TSRTC strike enters 25th day: Protesters rub their nose on ground to mark 'mistake' in voting for K Chandrasekhar Rao govt

Employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation on Wednesday intensified their indefinite protest against the sacking of over 40,000-odd employees by the state government. Hyderabad: Employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation on Wednesday intensified their indefinite protest against the sacking of over 40,000-odd employees by the state government. The agitated workers rubbed their nose on the ground …

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The state-wide bandh called by striking Telangana State Road Transport Corporation employees in support of their demands,passed off peacefully on Saturday, barring stray incidentsof pelting of stones at buses. Demanding that the government invite protesting employees for talks, Telangana Jana Samiti president M Kodandaram demanded to know what else was a constitutional crisis if the government did not respect even …

TSRTC protests enter ninth day: Driver dies after setting himself ablaze, agitation leaders call for bandh in Khammam tomorrow

Another TSRTC driver doused himself with petrol at Narsampet depot in Warangal district on Sunday, however, police foiled his alleged self-immolation bid. Protests also broke out in different parts of the city and other places, with employees raising slogans and holding the state government responsible for Reddy’s death. Strongly condemning the approach of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in dealing …

A driver of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation,who set himself ablaze at his house near Khammam, reportedly in protest against the government not acceding to the demands of the striking employees, succumbed to his burns at a hospital on Sunday. Rao also directed officials to restore bus services and if need be, recruit employees, utilise the services of retired …

The ongoing indefinite strike by the employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation on Saturday took a new turn with a driver attempting self-immolation, triggering violent protest by others in Khammam district. Protestors near Khammam district collector's office damaged the window panes of a RTC bus and attacked the temporary driver. Striking employees and leaders of opposition parties staged protests, …

The officer in question was identified as Kazipet Assistant Commissioner of Police Narsing. Speaking to BBC Telugu, the ACP refuted the allegations of inappropriate behaviour and said, “We were taking the protesters into custody as they had started rushing towards the local court. But it is being blurred and shown as if I intentionally pulled her sari.” However, this still …

Telangana transport strike: Govt refuses to take back protesting TSRTC staff, says firm end to 'blackmail tactics' necessary

Protesters demand special status for Andhra Pradesh

Rajahmundry: Pratyeka Hodha Sadhana Samithi supported bandh went off peacefully with no untoward incidents in Godavari districts on Friday. In Rajahmundry in East Godavari, supporters of CPI, CPM, Congress and TD took out protest rallies separately demanding the Centre to move fast on according special category status to Andhra Pradesh to fulfil all provisions incorporated under AP Reorga-nisation Act, 2014. …