Bank strike hits customer services in Karnataka
August 23rd, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) Customer services in both state-run and private banks across Karnataka were severely affected for the second consecutive day Thursday as thousands of their employees and ... Read more...
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Banking services hit for second day in India (Lead)
August 23rd, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Banking services were paralysed for a second straight day Thursday as almost one million employees of public and private sector banks struck work protesting against ... Read more...
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Banking services in Bengal paralysed for second day
August 23rd, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Banking services in West Bengal remained paralysed for the second consecutive day Thursday, the last day of the two-day nationwide stir called by employees of ... Read more...
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Bank strike hits financial sector in India (Roundup)
August 22nd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Banking transactions across India were severely affected Wednesday as employees of most public sector banks and some private and foreign banks went on a two-day ... Read more...
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Banking services hit in northeast India
August 22nd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) Banking services were badly hit in the northeastern region Wednesday as most of the public sector banks were closed responding to a two-day nationwide strike call ... Read more...
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Strike cripples banking operations in Karnataka
August 22nd, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 22 (IANS) Thousands of employees and officers of state-run and old generation private banks went on a two-day strike Wednesday, crippling banking operations across Karnataka in support ... Read more...
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Banking activity in Bengal comes to standstill
August 22nd, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) Banking activities in West Bengal came to a standstill as most union members joined the two-day nationwide strike from Wednesday to protest against the proposed Banking ... Read more...
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Banking activities paralysed as strike begins
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Business and commercial activities across India were paralysed Wednesday as employees of public sector and private banks went on a two-day strike to protest proposed amendments ... Read more...
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Banking activities in Bengal likely to be crippled for two days
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Banking activities in West Bengal are likely to be crippled on Wednesday and Thursday as most union members will join the two-day nationwide strike to protest ... Read more...
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Bank employees to go on strike Aug 22-23
August 21st, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A section of employees of the government-run banks plan to go on two-day country wide strike beginning Wednesday to protest proposed amendments in banking regulation ... Read more...
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Dhaka urged to tighten anti-tobacco measures
February 27th, 2012 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has been urged to tighten tobacco control measures to prevent deaths and disabilities from related diseases.Nearly 57,000 people die from tobacco use annually ... Read more...
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India’s banking industry hit by nationwide staff strike
August 5th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Majority of banking transactions across India were hit Friday as some one million staff struck work to protest proposals to divest government stake in state-run ... Read more...
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Bank unions to strike Friday
August 3rd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) Around 10 lakh state-run, private sector and foreign bank employees will go on strike Friday to protest against disinvestment by the government in public sector banks, ... Read more...
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Bank employees to strike work Aug 5
August 1st, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), comprising nine banking sector unions, Monday announced its decision to strike work Aug 5 as the conciliation talks held ... Read more...
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Now Andhra and Rayalseema leaders threaten to resign
July 16th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 16 (IANS) After MPs and state legislators from Telangana tendered mass resignations to press for a separate state, their counterparts from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions now threaten ... Read more...
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All India bank strike postponed
June 30th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), comprising nine unions, Thursday said it will strike work Aug 5 instead of its earlier planned date of July ... Read more...
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Bank staff plans strike against privatisation, law changes
June 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Over 500 bank employees Tuesday demonstrated outside the Reserve Bank of India to protest the government's policy to privatise public sector banks and to amend ... Read more...
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Bank staff plans strike against privatisation (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Over 500 bank employees Tuesday demonstrated outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to protest against what they said was the government move to privatise public ... Read more...
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Bank employees to strike work July 7
June 21st, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Nearly one million employees from public, private and foreign banks will join a nationwide strike July 7 to oppose proposed amendments to banking-related laws, a representative ... Read more...
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Upcoming tripartite meeting heats up hill politics in Darjeeling
July 22nd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI
Darjeeling, July 22 (ANI): The upcoming sixth tripartite meet called by the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has united almost all regional parties in the hill town of Darjeeling in West ... Read more...
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46 Indian banks’ staff get pay hike (Lead)
April 27th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Employees' unions and the Indian Banks Association (IBA) Tuesday signed here a five-year wage agreement providing for a 17.5 percent hike in pay from 2007 ... Read more...
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New wage settlement for bank employees
April 27th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Employees unions of banks and the Indian Banks Association (IBA) Tuesday signed here a five-year wage agreement providing for a 17.5 percent hike in salaries from 2007 to ... Read more...
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Muslim MPs say reservation alone can help community
March 14th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) Four Muslim members of parliament have demanded 10 percent reservation for Muslims across the country as recommended by the Ranganath Mishra Commission and a sub-quota for Muslim women ... Read more...
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State Bank officers threaten to go on strike
November 27th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Officers of the country's largest lender, the State Bank of India, Friday threatened to go on strike if the government failed to raise their pension by 10 ... Read more...
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Relating terrorism with Islam ‘downright prejudice’: Ansari
October 27th, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) No religion condones terrorism and those attempting to attribute its origin to Islam display "downright prejudice", Vice President Hamid Ansari said Tuesday.
Terrorism is not of "recent origin ... Read more...
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Relating terrorism to Islam betrays prejudice: India’s vice president (Lead)
October 27th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) No religion condones terrorism and those seeking to attribute its origin to Islam display ignorance or "downright prejudice", India's Vice President Hamid Ansari said Tuesday.
Terrorism is not ... Read more...
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Hussain welcomes Indian PM for talks offer to Hurriyat (Second Lead)
October 27th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) A Pakistani senator Tuesday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's readiness to talk to the separatist Hurriyat Conference in Jammu and Kashmir.
"I will welcome it ... Read more...
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India fomenting terror in Pakistan: Pakistani senator (Interview, Lead)
October 27th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) India is drawing "vicarious pleasure" from Pakistan's troubles and is "aiding the Taliban" there, Pakistani senator Mushahid Hussain alleged here Tuesday, a day ... Read more...
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Pakistani senator accuses India of destabilising his country
October 27th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) In Pakistan, "there is a viewpoint not only in the establishment and the government but also in media circles and among the public that Indian elements ... Read more...
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Jama Masjid to hold global conference against terror
October 20th, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Jama Masjid United Forum (JMUF) is organising an international conference against terrorism later this month, with the aim to dispel notions linking terrorism to Islam.
The ... Read more...
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BSNL employees strike affects telecommunication services in country
August 19th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug.19 (ANI): The strike call given by employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) affected telecommunication services across the country on Wednesday.While the United Forum of BSNL Unions has called ... Read more...
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BSNL employees demand wage hike, go on strike
August 19th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Around 270,000 employees of state-run telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) went on strike for two days starting Wednesday, demanding a bigger hike in wages than had ... Read more...
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Banker’s strike enters second day, operations affected
August 7th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): Normal-banking operations continued to be affected by a public sector banks employee's strike on Friday.Cheque clearings were hit badly on Thursday and ATM may go dry ... Read more...
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Bank employees stage protest in New Delhi, Kolkata
August 6th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi / Kolkata, Aug 6 (ANI): Bank employees in the national capital took to streets on Thursday following the nationwide strike, which was announced after talks between the United Forum ... Read more...
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Indian bank employees go on two-day strike
August 6th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Nearly one million bank employees in India, including some with private and foreign banks, went on a two-day nationwide strike Thursday demanding higher wages and a ... Read more...
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