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Passengers suffer as contractual bus staff continue strike in Mohali
The striking employees are demanding regularisation of their jobs; their other demands include addition of new buses to the fleet, stopping the kilometre scheme buses, curbing transport mafia, and increasing wages for drivers, conductors and other staff
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 09:40 AM IST
Aarya Kumari, Chandigarh
Ludhiana: Commuters hassled on Day 2 of state bus strike
The strike was called off later in the evening after the chief minister’s office offered a dialogue to the union on January 15
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 05:32 AM IST
Rishika Kriti, Ludhiana
Bus services resume in Punjab after employees call off strike
The bus service resumed in the evening around 5 pm after the authorities held meetings with the representatives of the contractual employees’ unions, who were stopped by the police while marching towards the Chandigarh residence of the CM on Tuesday.
Published on Jan 07, 2025 10:57 PM IST
HT Correspondents, Jalandhar
Commuters bear the brunt as state-run buses stay off roads in Punjab
Punjab Roadways, Punbus, PRTC Contract Workers’ Union president Resham Singh Gill said around 8,000 contractual employees are participating in the strike and demonstrations are being held at all the 27 bus depots across the state
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 08:12 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Jalandhar/ludhiana/bathinda
Ludhiana: Private buses ‘fleece’ travellers amid contractual transport staff’s strike
Female passengers relying on govt’s free travel scheme had to wait for hours to catch a few operational buses; the protesters have been demanding regularisation of their services
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 08:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana