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Train services were disrupted and roads blocked even as bandh supporters clashed with police in various locations in West Bengal during the 24-hour Bharat Bandh called by central unions on Thursday. In some places, Bandh supporters did not allow buses to circulate and asked passengers to get off public transport. …

By: Express Web Desk | Agartala, Kochi, Kolkata | Updated: November 26, 2020 8:04:20 pm Normal traffic was affected in Kolkata’s Shyambazar on Thursday due to the national strike called by 10 central unions Normal life came to a complete halt in Kerala, ruled by the left, while it was …

A nationwide strike is currently taking place in Bharat Bandh against various policies of the central government. The bandh has been jointly convened by 10 central trade unions, including the National Trade Union Congress of India (INTUC), the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and the Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS). …

They are likely to be affected as the central unions began a nationwide strike on Thursday. A union representative said that Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been hit the hardest so far due to the unrest. Here are the key things to know: 1 10 central unions called a strike …

Bank employees wear masks as a precautionary measure after the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI / File) “The Lok Sabha, at its recent session, passed three new labor laws by dismantling the 27 existing laws in the name of ‘Ease of Business’, which are purely in the interests of companies. In the …

Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | September 26, 2020 1:38:46 pm Farmers at Ludhiana-Jalandhar NH1 in Ludhiana during the Bharat Bandh on September 25, 2020 (Photo Express: Gurmeet Singh) Following farmers’ protest against three contentious agricultural laws, the Center on Saturday ordered the start of kharif paddy / …

The farm reform bills, passed amid protests by the opposition and BJP ally Akali Dal in Parliament this week, have sparked resentment across India among farmers who fear the new legislation will remove the Minimum Price Support (MSP). Since yesterday, farmers have shouted slogans and blocked roads in various parts …

By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: September 26, 2020 7:09:40 am Farmers gesture as they block a national road during a protest against agricultural bills in Punjab (REUTERS / Adnan Abidi) On Friday, farmers’ organizations across the country called for a bandh to protest the three bills approved …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that, for the first time in decades, the Union government has crafted laws that benefit farmers, workers, women and other marginalized sectors. In the context of protests by a farmers’ section and criticism from opposition parties of the recently passed farm bills, Prime …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 25, 2020 10:26:09 pm Farmers from Uttar Pradesh protest against the Farmers Bill on the Delhi Noida border on Friday, September 25, 2020. Express photo by Abhinav Saha Farmers across the country took to the streets on Friday to protest …