Oil tankers in Jammu and Kashmir call off strike
July 5th, 2012 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 4 (IANS) The Oil Tankers Association Wednesday called off the indefinite strike across Jammu and Kashmir after the administration approved compensation to the family of a tanker ... Read more...
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Oil tankers in J&K; go on indefinite strike (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 3 (IANS) The Oil Tankers Association here went on an indefinite strike across Jammu and Kashmir from Tuesday, demanding action against those involved in the suspicious death ... Read more...
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Oil tankers in J&K; go on indefinite strike
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 3 (IANS) The Oil Tankers Association here went on an indefinite strike across Jammu and Kashmir from Tuesday, demanding action against those involved in the suspicious death ... Read more...
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British fuel tanker drivers postpone strike
March 31st, 2012 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
London, March 31 (IANS) British fuel tanker drivers have decided to postpone a strike until after the Easter holidays in early April, the representing union said.Unite, the largest union ... Read more...
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British fuel tanker drivers to go on strike
March 27th, 2012 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) British fuel tanker drivers have voted to go on strike in a bid to improve their working terms and conditions, the Unite union said Monday.About 61 ... Read more...
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Fuel strike to mar royal wedding spirits?
February 20th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 20 (ANI): Around 3,000 tanker drivers in Britain are threatening to go on a strike that will coincide with the royal wedding and with the Easter holidays, according to industry ... Read more...
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20 NATO tankers torched in Pak’s Balochistan province
January 15th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Dera Murad Jamali, Jan 15(ANI): At least 20 fuel supply tankers for NATO forces in Afghanistan were torched by unidentified miscreants, who opened fire on them near Dear Murad Jamali in Balochistan.According ... Read more...
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Mehbooba condemns harassment of Kashmiris in Mumbai
January 10th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 10 (IANS) The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday condemned "the harassment of Kashmiris especially the youth in and outside the state".In a statement here, party president Mehbooba Mufti said ... Read more...
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Two suspected LeT militants nabbed in Thane
November 29th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Maharashtra Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad has nabbed two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives from a mall in Thane city, a senior official said Monday.The arrests of the duo - both from ... Read more...
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Kashmir fuel supply hit, tanker operators go on strike
August 26th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 26 (IANS) Fuel supplies to all petrol stations in Jammu and Kashmir were hit Thursday after oil tanker operators in the state stopped ferrying petrol and diesel to protest the ... Read more...
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Oil tanker operators threaten to cut supplies to Kashmir
July 9th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 9 (IANS) After repeated incidents of violence on oil tanker drivers, the Jammu and Kashmir Oil Tankers Association Friday threatened to suspend supplies to the Kashmir Valley if the situation ... Read more...
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Call to suspend Kashmir fuel supply withdrawn (Lead)
June 30th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Oil Tankers Association late Wednesday evening withdrew its call earlier in the day to suspend fuel supplies to the Kashmir Valley.
The association said it ... Read more...
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Oil tanker body suspends fuel supply to Kashmir
June 30th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, June 30 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Oil Tankers Association refused to ply their vehicles in the area on Wednesday (June 30), alleging that one of their drivers had been assaulted ... Read more...
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Fuel supplies to Kashmir suspended
June 30th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) Alleging that drivers of petrol tankers were assaulted in the Kashmir Valley, a traders-body Wednesday suspended fuel supplies there, an official said.
"Protesters in Kashmir assaulted the drivers of ... Read more...
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Pak drivers no longer willing to risk lives transporting NATO goods to Afghanistan
December 19th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Yousuf Shahwani, President of Oil Tankers Association, claimed that over the last two years at least 50 oil tanker drivers had died as a result of attacks by militants during transportation ... Read more...
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11 arrested, petroleum products worth millions seized
July 16th, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 16 (IANS) Eleven people were arrested early Wednesday and petroleum products worth millions of rupees were seized in a series of raids on storehouses to bust a black-marketing racket here, ... Read more...
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Fuel shortage drives people off roads in Britain
June 17th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 17 (IANS) Fuel shortages across Britain have forced people off the roads and left them looking for alternative fuels like vegetable oil as hundreds of petrol pumps have ... Read more...
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Driving between 20-40 mph gives you optimum fuel efficiency
June 11th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 11 (ANI): Driving more slowly will save drivers up to 500 pounds a year in fuel costs, according to a study, which reveals that the most efficient speed is ... Read more...
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Strikes disrupt transport and government services in Greece
May 16th, 2008 - 6:33 am ICT by admin
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Athens, May 16 (DPA) Strikes by union groups upset by Greek government privatisation plans and pension reforms disrupted air transport, bank and state services Thursday. Ships remain anchored at the ports of ... Read more...
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