Mysuru: The nation-wide lorry strike entered third day today with no solution in the offing. The supplies received at the APMC Yard in Bandipalya over the last couple of days are said to have got exhausted. With no incoming lorries owing to the strike, the situation seems to become bad from tomorrow with shortfall of…
Lorry strike enters second day: Supplies likely to be hit
July 21, 2018Mysuru: The nation-wide lorry strike entered the second day today with no arrival of any truck into city from outstations. A few lorries, laden with several commodities, which had arrived last night at APMC Yard in Bandipalya were unloaded. Sources say that the strike may hit the stock of may items including fruits and vegetables…
Truck owners demand linkage to Ring Road
July 21, 2018Mysuru: Extending support to the nation-wide strike by lorry owners which commenced yesterday, Railway Goods Shed Lorry Owners Association has threatened of an indefinite strike if Railways did not permit the formation of the road linking Railway Goods Shed and Ring Road. Stating this in a press release, Association President Abdul Khader Shahid said that…
Indefinite lorry strike begins: City truckers join Nationwide stir
July 20, 2018Mysuru: – Following the call given by the All India Motor Transport Congress, demanding roll back of hiked Third Party Insurance premium and an end to toll collection on highways, among others, the Mysuru unit of Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners and Agents Association and other lorry associations have joined the indefinite nationwide stir…
Truckers to go on strike from tomorrow
July 19, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru unit of Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners & Agents Association will extend support to the transporters’ nationwide indefinite strike from tomorrow (July 20), called by the All India Motor Transport Congress, demanding that the Union Government reduce diesel prices, seeking reduction in third party insurance premium and others. At a meeting…
Trucks to go off roads from Nov. 10
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Transportation of various goods may be disrupted as the Truck Owners Association has threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Nov.10. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, District Lorry Owners Association President N. Srinivas Rao said the Transport Department has increased fees for fitness certificate, registration, driving and learning licences and other…
Lorry strike in city postponed
October 9, 2017Mysuru: Even as the lorry operators across the country started their two-day strike from today, the Mysuru District Lorry Owners Federation has decided to take part in the strike two days later. However, they are supporting it from outside. B. Kodandaramu, President of District Lorry Owners Federation, speaking to Star of Mysore, here this morning,…
Truckers call off 9-day stir: Withdrawal decision taken after meeting IRDA officials in Hyderabad
April 9, 2017Mysuru – The truckers, who were on an indefinite stir from the midnight of March 30, pressing for fulfilment of their various demands including the roll-back of the increased premium for third party insurance, hike in penalty and toll fee among other demands, called off the stir yesterday evening, after they were assured by the…
Lorry stir enters Day-9:Transportation of essential commodities to be stopped from Monday
April 8, 2017Mysuru – The ongoing indefinite strike by lorry operators against the hike in the third party insurance premiums and mandatory scrapping of trucks that are 15 years old, entered the ninth day today. The talks between various Truck Unions on strike and the Insurance Regulating and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) held on Friday failed…
Traders in Bandipalya, Old Santhepet extend support by downing shutters
April 7, 2017Lorry stir enters Day-8 Mysuru/Bengaluru – The stir by lorry owners and drivers, who are protesting from the midnight of Mar. 30, entered Day-8 today. Today, traders of about 1200 shops in Bandipalya APMC yard and of nearly 300 shops in Old Santhepet in Mysuru, downed the shutters in support of the stir. The truckers…
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