"The Left Front has called for 12 hours bandh in West Bengal on Friday from to protest over the incident where left party workers were beaten up and water cannons were used against them by Police during a march to Nabanna in Kolkata," said Left Front Chairman Biman Bose on Thursday. The state government, meanwhile, issued a memorandum, announcing that all state-run and government-aided institutions would remain open on Monday and no leave would be granted to any employee. Strike in West Bengal: Shops were closed in the Siliguri district in solidarity with the strike in West Bengal today. Oops! #WorkersStrikeBack Total strike in Tripura!#BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/504qKlr09C, #WorkersStrikeBack StrikePhotos from different parts of Tamilnadu. Rasta Roko at Dudhgaonkar in Malkapur, Buldana District, Maharashtra State.#BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/s5TrQXCZvd. Tuesday, 17 January 2023 E-paper . However, slamming the BJP for announcing the strike, TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee said, Those who have no presence on the ground and have no support among the people are calling a bandh. Sealdah, the busiest railway station in the state, showed signs of normalcy in the morning. Though some public banks have decided to join the strike, private banks, ATMs will remain functional. We are open to any dialogue as always. In view of calls given by different trade unions for a 48-hour nationwide strike/bandh on March 28 & 29, all state government offices will remain open and employees shall report for duty on those days. The Bharatiya Janata Party has called for a 12-hour strike in West Bengal on Monday in a bid to protest against the ruling Trinamool Congress alleging rigging and violence during the civic body polls across the state. Congress has supported the 12-hour strike today. Amphan weakened from a super cyclone to an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Tuesday, causing strong winds and heavy rain in parts of Odisha and Bengal as it advanced towards the Indian coast. They are protesting the new labour and farm laws of the central government. All Rights Reserved. Informing about the state-wide shutdown,BJP spokesperson ShamikBhattacharya spoke to the media and said that the bandh will be will remain in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., while essential services like healthcare, milk supply, andmedia will continue to remain in force. Terms of Use & Grievance Redressal Policy. The fire charred a father-daughter duo to death while they were asleep. 11.00 am: Nurses protest at RML Hospital, New Delhi demanding salary hike. 04 Jun, 2018, 05.19 PM IST Workers on strike at Aditya Birla Nuvo textile division in West Bengal Tomorrow we shall observe the strike across the state, said Bhattacharya. For breaking news and live news updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Many people come and take a holy bath here. Left Front called a, Copyright 2023 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. BJP state chief Majumdar, while speaking to ANI, alleged that women were misbehaved with while hundreds of people entered the booths. We will organise a protest on the streets and not take part in the bandh.. West Bengal | BJP calls a 12-hr statewide bandh today from 6 am to 6 pm against alleged rigging and violence in the state's civic polls. 8:40 am: But in Cooch Behar in north Bengal, things are certainly not looking good. The entire state is with us, how can we attend a closed door meeting? Schools and colleges, too, have not declared an official holiday. Published Date: March 26, 2022 6:24 PM IST, By India.com News Desk Edited by Manmath Nayak. Such road and rail blockades were also seen in the West Midnapore, West Burdwan, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Birbhum, Hooghly, North 24 Paragans, South 24 Parganas, and Howrah districts of the state. Supply of essential commodities in West Bengal is likely to be disrupted as around six lakh truckers went on a 72-hour strike from Monday, demanding immediate implementation of revised carrying capacity for goods vehicles among others. Supporters of the two-day nationwide strike Monday put up rail and road blockades in various places in West Bengal to impose the Bharat Bandh. A party is allowed to give such a call, and the bandh must be observed. Services . Published Date:March 26, 2022 6:24 PM IST. Meanwhile, speaking on BJP's 12-hourbandh, state party chief Sukanta Majumdar on Monday informed that the party workers are organising the strike while TMC workers continue to threaten them. West Bengal | Normal life continues in Barrackpore of North 24 Parganas district amid a 12-hour statewide bandh called by BJP today, against alleged rigging and violence in the state's civic polls. Kolkata: Micro-tunnelling dilemma for Metro as Bowbazar's porous soil yet to stabilise TNN / Oct 16, 2022, 06:13 (IST) The Left and Congress supporters have blocked a road in Ashoknagar, North 24 Paraganas. The central trade unions which are part of this joint forum include INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC. In Short. Chakka jam has been planned in 11 states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. 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We were on the ground facing attacks from the TMC. The order from the state government added that the leaves will be treated as dies-non and no salary will be admissible. Bharat Bandh Latest News Today: In the wake of the nationwide strike/Bharat Bandh called by the trade unions across the country on March 28 and 29, the West Bengal on Saturday issued an order . The streets of Siliguri remained deserted today in support of the bandh called by the Left Front. 9. Doctors in major cities across the country Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad on Friday, protested and boycotted work in a show of solidarity with their protesting colleagues in Kolkata. 11.30 am: Complete shutdown observed in Andhra Pradesh as trade union workers protest for wage hike. 8:15 am: The CPI-M, through its Twitter handle, announces that the strike began at midnight itself in the coal mines of Madhya Pradesh, docks of Kochi, industrial belt of Gurgaon/Manesar etc. "The experience is very great, the fair is very crowded for the last three-four days. During this while, incidents of violence were reported from multiple pollingbooths, and further disturbances werenoted in certain areas as clashes between BJP and TMC supporters were witnessed. What happened today is dangerous to a democracy. As 10 central trade unions are observing a nationwide general strike today, the All India Bank Employees' Association accused the Modi government of . #tradeunionstrike Protesters vandalise a NBSTC bus in Cooch Behar district (West Bengal). Thousands of nurses - among other public sector workers - are heading to the picket lines today. The protests disrupted railway services for some time. All the employees should report for duty and no leave would be granted to any employee on the date of the bandh, absence on the bandh day will be treated as dies non and no salary will be admissible. Reacting to BJP's decision to call for a state-widestrike, the West Bengal government in astatement has stated that it will not allow any such activitiesand that all schools, colleges, and other establishmentswill continue to function normally. At least 20 persons were killed in lightning strikes in three districts of south Bengal on Monday, a state disaster management official said. Many people were injured in the clash. Even today many people have come to the ghat. #WorkersStrikeBack "We banned Chinese apps to protect data of countrymen; it was a digital strike," Mr Prasad said at a BJP rally in West Bengal today, news agency Press Tr Tagging the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Twitter, state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said that "surgical strike" on corruption in the public interest is must and added that he is in "unsparing high alert mode". #Tradeunionstrike: Passengers stranded at an inter state bus stand in Thiruvananthapuram(Kerala) pic.twitter.com/gWJICG2X4z. Copyright 2023. Besides, there might be a delay in cheque clearances and government treasury operation might also be affected by the strike. The bandh will remain effective from 6 am in the morning to 6 pm in the evening, he added. West Bengal bandh news: Day-to-day . In view of the nationwide strike, the West Bengal government on Saturday issued an order announcing that all state government offices will remain open and the employees will report to duty on those days. Transport services were affected in a few districts as protesters blocked roads and halted train movement at some railway stations on the Howrah and Sealdah sections. Consumer giants court Muslims with halal face creams, shampoos, Copyright 2023 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights Reserved, Bharat Bandh LIVE: Clashes in West Bengal as Trinamool opposes trade union strike, Never miss a story from The Indian Express. At least 11 people died and four others injured in lightning strikes in West Bengal's Bankura, Purba Bardhaman and Howrah districts on Monday, as thunderstorms affected parts of the southern areas of the state, official sources said. 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Uttar Banga Sambad was the first daily newspaper in West Bengal to be published from outside Kolkata. We have to restore democracy in West Bengal. Kolkata, Dec 17 (PTI) Banking operations in West Bengal were severely affected for the second consecutive day on Friday as lakhs of employees and officers of public sector lenders continued their nationwide strike to protest against the Centre's move to privatise government-owned banks, officials said. Members of AIIMS Resident Doctors Association met Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday, 14 June. We want an immediate end to this impasse by discussion with the CM, which, to maintain transparency, shouldn't be behind closed doors, but open to media under camera coverage, the doctors said to ANI. In the meeting, the trade unions took note of the fact that emboldened by the results of the recently-held state elections, the Central government has intensified the attacks on the working people, reducing the interest rate on EPF accumulations to 8.1 per cent from 8.5 per cent, sudden hike in petrol, LPG, kerosene, CNG etc., taking steps to implement their program of monetization (PSU land bundles) but are held back only because of the worsening condition of inflation and crashing share markets. pic.twitter.com/BVtkP0RmVK. There will be processions in almost all the industrial clusters of Delhi such as Okhla, Kirti Nagar, Mayapuri, Wazirpur, Jhilmil-Shahdara, Patparganj and Mangolpuri from the morning. Copyright 2022 HT Digital Streams Ltd All Right Reserved. We had no choice but to call the strike, added Bhattacharya. Terming a Bill brought by the centre to give overarching powers to Lieutenant Governor a "surgical strike" on India's federal structure, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal extending her support in opposing it. "The central government has stopped disbursing funds for OBC students from classes 5 to 8. Bharat bandh (nationwide strike) news updates: Ten Central Trade Unions have called for a two-day Bharat bandh on Tuesday and Wednesday. Watch, Mohammed Sirajs mother on what her son told her: 'Just give me your blessings, thats enough, In light of China-Russia alliance and Ukraine conflict, India and the new Eurasia. The police later lifted the blockades to resume rail services. (ANI) The Left Front has called for a 12-hour bandh in the state today to protest after its workers were. IMA to hold 24-hour strike on Monday. Rain and thunder forecast for Kerala, Tamil Nadu on March 2, 3, Copyright 2023 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights Reserved, West Bengal: BJP calls for state bandh, wants repoll, Announcing the partys decision, state BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said the shutdown would be observed from 6 am to 6 pm during which essential services like healthcare, milk supply and the media would be exempt. pic.twitter.com/wLy8CMZUQU. Representative Image. Visuals from Sainthia in Birbhum district as movement of trains continue; private bus services halted, lesser number of state govt buses plying pic.twitter.com/9z88Kxcqbm, West Bengal | BJP workers protesting on the railway track at Hooghly railway station. #Tradeunionstrike hit normal life in Bengaluru (Visuals from bus stand) pic.twitter.com/O9K0O5J6Lj, #Tradeunionstrike : Schools and colleges in Bengaluru urban district are closed today as a precautionary measure pic.twitter.com/necjlxCgpu, 9.15 am:Bhartiya Mazdoor Sanghs Pawan Kumar said, We or any groups associated with us are not supporting the trade union strike.. 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