Metro and the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) services functioned normally despite the strike call
Production at Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India's (HMSI) Manesar plant in Haryana and factories of various auto component manufacturers in Manesar-Bawal industrial belt was hit on Wednesday by the day-long strike called by 10 major trade unions against the Centre's "anti-people" policies. The strike, however, had no impact on production of auto majors Maruti Suzuki India, Hero MotoCorp and Honda Cars India at their plants in various parts of the country. "Workers in all three shifts at the Manesar plant are not working today in support of the trade union strike," HMSI Employee Union President Suresh Gaur told PTI. He said HMSI Manesar plant workers alongwith counterparts from factories of auto component makers Shivam Autotech, Emkay Automobile Industries, Munjal Showa, Napino Auto & Electronics and Talbros, among others have joined in for a day-long protest. "Workers at factories in the Manesar-Bawal industrial are supporting the strike and productions have been affected," Gaur ..
Heavy police deployment was seen in several areas of the city, including in Tollygunge, Behala, Esplanade and Jadavpur
In the Clearing Grids, about 28 lakh cheques worth about Rs 21,500 crore will not be cleared due to the strike
One of the key demands of the unions is to increase the minimum wages of workers
Ten central trade unions have said around 25 crore people will participate in the nationwide strike to protest against the government's "anti-people" policies
Nearly 25 crore people are said to be taking part in this all-India strike to protest against the government's "anti-people" policies
Strikes by the officers, workmen, contract labourers, drivers and their helpers of tankers in the sector have been prohibited under the Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980
Union sources said if the management does not take a call on the issue 'amicably' they would be forced to intensify their stir next week by going on a hunger strike
Royal Enfield has said its Oragadam factory has been operational since Saturday