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Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: RJD Holds Massive Protest Against Price Rise
19 Jul 2021
With green party flags, posters and banners in their hands, party leaders and workers took part in protest processions on bullock carts, bicycles and also hand carts in all 38 districts of the state…
Sandip Chakraborty
West Bengal: Cricket Match at Petrol Pump, Rallies Held in Protest Against Petrol Price Hike
08 Jul 2021
In Bashirhaat area of North 24 Parganas, bus owners and workers towed their bus with ropes and led a protest march against the increase in petrol price which has crossed the century mark in 12…
Subodh Varma
High Food Prices Destroying Family Nutrition in Already Stressed Times
04 Jul 2021
Prices of basic sources of protein like meat, eggs, pulses, and cooking oils have zoomed up, as has the cost of cooking gas.
Sandip Chakraborty
West Bengal: Left Front Calls for Protest Fortnight Against Price Hike, Black Marketing
18 Jun 2021
Addressing the media on June 16, Left Front chairman Basu said that in the past one and a half months, the price of petroleum products have increase for a record 21 times leading to the aggressive…
Subodh Varma
The Great Petro Robbery
17 Jun 2021
Since the prices of petroleum products were deregulated some years back and supposedly “linked” to markets, the central government has weaponised this to simply impose an indirect tax burden on the
PTI
With State Elections over, Fuel Prices Rise Second Day in a Row
05 May 2021
In two days, more than half of the 67 paise a litre reduction in petrol and 74 paise per litre cut in diesel prices effected between March 24 and April 15, has been wiped out.
Neelambaran A
Prices of Commodities Skyrocket, TN Govt Announces 50% Cut in Diwali Bonus of PSU Workers
03 Nov 2020
The different trade unions have condemned the unilateral move of the government and demanded the government to restore the 20% bonus for all workers including casual and contract workers.
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Wholesale Price Inflation at 1.32% in September Due to Costlier Food
14 Oct 2020
The wholesale price index based (WPI) inflation has been in the negative zone for four straight months – April (-) 1.57 per cent, May (-) 3.37 per cent, June (-) 1.81 per cent and July (-) 0.58 per…
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Transport Workers Protest Across Country Demanding to Save Road Transport Sector
05 Aug 2020
The demands include withdrawal of enhanced excise duty on diesel and petrol, rollback of increased prices and income support of Rs 7,500 to all unorganised sector transport workers for a period of…
Subodh Varma
Modi Govt at Work! Double Whammy of Unemployment and Price Rise
16 Feb 2020
In the last six months or so, the Modi government has supposedly been paying close attention to the sinking economy, with a flurry of meetings, announcements of freebies to corporates, fervent assu