Bangalore: Rice millers on Monday began their indefinite strike in about 23 districts in the State to oppose the levy target fixed by the government. The owners, irrespective of the variety of paddy they mill, downed the shutters in the Cauvery belt and in the Tungabhadra basin area. There are about 1,800 rice mills across […]

Mangalore : There will be no bus service in DK and Udupi districts on July 17, Wednesday by employees of city, service and express buses will go on a day long strike as per the call given by the DK District Bus Employees Association. The Association had earlier put forth several demands pertaining to good […]

Kasargod: The mothers of several Endosulfan victims of Kasargod district staged a National Highway block agitation near the Kasargod new bus stand on February 25, Monday demanding a good compensation and rehabilitation package for the victims of the deadly Endosulfan pesticide. The protest was also organised to oppose the government decision to suspend the relief […]

Bangalore : With work getting affected at the major government hospitals in the City, Victoria, Vanivilas, Minto, and Bowring and Lady Curzon, following the strike by contract nurses since January, nurses working under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) have been deputed to the short-staffed hospitals. The shortage of nurses has forced Victoria Hospital […]

Mangalore : A section of bank employees are on a strike on December 20, Thursday opposing the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill. In the district, bank employees are observing the strike under the aegis of the South Kanara District Bank Employees Association  as per the call given by the All India Bank Employees’ Association, All India […]

Mangalore : A day long hunger strike held in support to the endosulfan victims in front of DC Office on Dec 12, Wednesday concluded. Delivering the valedictory speech, Former Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa said that the present government is ignoring the problems faced by the endosulfan victims. He also said that when […]

Udupi : Various  milk producers unions and co-operative societies in the district observed a day long bundh on December 7, Friday opposing the income and service tax levied on co-operative societies. The bundh call was given by the Karnataka State Cooperative Society, Bangalore, Udupi District Cooperative Union, Karnataka State Sowhardha Samyukhtha Cooperative Nigama, Bangalore and  […]

Udupi : Fishermen under the aegis of the Malpe Fishermen Association  will suspend all fishing activities on November 22 in support of their demand for the strict implementation of the Karnataka Marine Fishing (Regulation) Act 1986 and ban on illegal fishing of cuttle fish (Kappe Bondas) by Tamil Nadu fishermen Speaking to reporters, Vasudeva Salian, […]

Mumbai: Around 3,000 employees of the near-bankrupt Kingfisher Airlines were left in the dark on Diwali after the management failed to pay their May salary, despite its commitment that their dues will be cleared by the festival. Kingfisher has so far only paid April salary post the calling off of the strike. This too was […]

Mangalore: Students led by the All College Students Association have embarked on a day’s hunger strike  in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangalore on November 10, Saturday demanding a CBI probe into the rape and murder case of Ujire SDM College student Sowjanya. The strike has been organized to also demand action against  […]