Once a weapon in its arsenal, bandhs now a no-no for TMC

An all-India strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions on March 28 and 29, and backed by banking unions, did not have as much impact as expected in West Bengal as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government stuck to its stand of not backing strikes and thwarting attempts to impose one.…

Bharat Bandh: What SBI, other bank customers need to know about bank strike

Banking services were partially hit on Monday due to Bharat bandh and the bank strike. A section of employees did not report for duty today in support of the two-day nationwide general strike called by central trade unions, according to a PTI report. The bank strike is scheduled to continue tomorrow. GOVERNMENT BANKS…