Millions stranded in Karnataka as bus strike continues
September 14th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 14 (IANS) Millions of people across Karnataka were stranded Friday, as state-run bus services remained crippled for the second day owing to indefinite strike by about 110,000 employees ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines faces operational shutdown, says CAPA
August 24th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Kinghfisher Airlines may have to shut down operations if $600 million cash is not infused in the next two months, the Centre for Asia Pacific ... Read more...
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Mumbai local train motormen call off strike (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) After four hours of a flash strike, motormen (drivers) of Mumbai suburban trains called off their agitation here Friday evening after railway officials assured them that ... Read more...
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Mumbai local train motormen go on flash strike
July 20th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Suburban services on Mumbai's Western Railway line took a hit Friday as over 100 motormen - as drivers of these trains are called - went ... Read more...
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Kingfisher negotiates with striking employees (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines said it is negotiating with the agitating employees who went on a flash strike Saturday over non-payment of salaries and hopes to resolve ... Read more...
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Kingfisher employees on strike, operations not affected
April 21st, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A section of Kingfisher Airlines employees Saturday went on a flash strike protesting non-payment of salaries, heaping more trouble on the financially-stressed private carrier.
Operations ... Read more...
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‘Kingfisher Airlines asked to pay Rs.60 crore service tax’
April 4th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines has been asked to pay Rs.60 crore which it owes as service tax, a senior fianance ministry official said Wednesday.According to S.K. ... Read more...
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Travel agents barred from ticketing for Kingfisher (Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) In yet another big blow to Kingfisher Airlines, travel agents were asked by a leading international association Wednesday to immediately stop booking tickets on the ... Read more...
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Kingfisher’s scrip falls four percent
March 5th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines' scrip fell 4.36 percent in the early hour of trade at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at Rs.23 as the company's accounts remained ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines denies shutdown rumours (Lead)
March 4th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines Sunday refuted speculation that it planned to shut down its operations as a section of pilots have threatened to boycott work without ... Read more...
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Will not close down Kingfisher due to losses: Ajit Singh
February 29th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Wednesday discounted the possibility of Kingfisher Airlines closing down due to its inability to raise fresh funds and mitigate losses."You ... Read more...
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Decision on Kingfisher’s new flight schedule Monday: DGCA
February 26th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India's aviation regulator Saturday said it will take a call on Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines new flight schedule Monday (Feb 27)."We will take a decision ... Read more...
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Ajit Singh rules out cancelling Kingfisher’s licence
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Thursday ruled out cancelling the licence of Kingfisher Airlines even as the carrier continued to curtail its daily flight operations ... Read more...
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More Kingfisher flights hit, government rules out bailout (Roundup)
February 20th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Around 35 flights of Kingfisher Airlines were cancelled Monday, disrupting operations for third day in a row and the government queered the runway ruling out ... Read more...
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Air India staff threaten strike as May salaries are delayed
June 20th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Major unions representing over 30,000 permanent employees of the financially beleaguered national carrier Air India Monday said that they may go on a flash strike, ... Read more...
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Court starts contempt of court proceedings against pilots
April 29th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday initiated contempt of court proceedings against members of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) who are on strike since Tuesday ... Read more...
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No stay on Air India’s derecognition of pilot union
April 29th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Delhi High Court Friday refused to stay Air India's decision to derecognise the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) whose members have been on strike for ... Read more...
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Sacking of pilots right, can’t hold Air India to ransom: Minister
April 27th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi Wednesday took a strong stand against a section of striking Air India pilots, saying that they can not hold ... Read more...
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AI not to levy cancellation or refund fees
April 27th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Air India Wednesday announced that it would not levy any cancellation or refund fees from travelers hit by disrupted flight operations following a pilots' strike.The airlines ... Read more...
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Court stays Air India pilots’ strike that grounded 50 flights (Roundup)
April 27th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed the flash strike by 600 pilots of Air India who were co-opted from the erstwhile Indian Airlines but not ... Read more...
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Pilots’ strike stayed by court in public interest
April 27th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed the flash strike by 600 pilots of Air India, who were co-opted from erstwhile Indian Airlines, but not before ... Read more...
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How much do striking pilots earn?
April 27th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) They are on a flash strike since Tuesday midnight, demanding better pay and work conditions, causing inconvenience to thousands of passengers. But the pay ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh doctors to resume protests from Monday
April 10th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) Services in all state-run hospitals across Uttar Pradesh will remain suspended for two hours from Monday as a mark of the doctors' protest against the lack ... Read more...
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Panel to resolve grievances of Air India employees (Lead)
February 18th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi Friday said a committee would soon be constituted to resolve the grievances of national carrier Air India's employees."We have formed a mechanism ... Read more...
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Panel to resolve grievances of Air India employees
February 18th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi Friday said a committee would soon be constituted to resolve the grievances of national carrier Air India's employees."We have formed a mechanism ... Read more...
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Ravi to meet Air India unions to know grievances
February 14th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) While a strike by a section of Air India pilots was averted, Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi Monday said he will talk to employees' unions to understand ... Read more...
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Air India pilots threaten strike over late salaries
February 9th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Air India pilots have threatened to go on a flash strike Thursday over delay in salary payments, even as the management of the beleaguered state-run flag carrier ... Read more...
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Goa train ticket checkers strike work for two hours
October 7th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) Over 50 ticket checkers and commercial clerks attached to the Konkan Railway (KR) went on a flash strike Wednesday evening, triggering confusion at three major railway stations in ... Read more...
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Safdarjung doctors call off strike, get security assurance (Lead)
September 8th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital here Wednesday afternoon called off their strike after hospital authorities assured them of better security arrangements.
Announcing the decision, President of the ... Read more...
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Safdarjung doctors call off strike
September 8th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital called off their strike Wednesday after hospital authorities assured them of more safety measures.
The resident doctors struck work Tuesday after some women ... Read more...
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Safdarjung doctors continue strike, patients in a lurch
September 8th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital in the capital continued their strike for the second day Wednesday, leaving hundreds of patients in a lurch.
This is the second flash ... Read more...
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Air India, Jet lost Rs.127 crore due to strikes: Patel
July 29th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Air India and Jet Airways have lost Rs.127 crore due to strikes by their employees since last year, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in the Lok ... Read more...
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Mumbai taxi fares rise from Sunday
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) A day after autorickshaw fares were hiked in Mumbai, the authorities decided to increase taxi fares too -- from Sunday.
"The government has permitted a hike in basic fare ... Read more...
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Auto fares hiked after flash strike in Mumbai (Lead)
June 22nd, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Autorickshaw fares were hiked with effect from Thursday in Mumbai and nearby Thane, with the possibility that taxi fares would also go up, a union leader said Tuesday.
While ... Read more...
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Mumbai autorickshaws on strike for fare hike
June 22nd, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Lakhs of office-goers, students and passengers were put to hardships as a large section of autorickshaws here went on a flash strike demanding fare hike early Tuesday, officials ... Read more...
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