"privatisation"

Nearly 200 GHMC sanitation workers and Swachh Auto Tipper drivers protested at the civic body's head office against the proposed privatisation of garbage collection. The workers demanded job security and government intervention, with tension escalating during a confrontation with police

Sanitation workers staged protests near the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Saturday against GHMC’s plan to privatise door-to-door garbage collection. Police detained several protesters and diverted traffic as rallies caused congestion around Basheerbagh and Tank Bund.

The Tamil Nadu government has withdrawn consultancy tenders for municipal solid waste management in 12 corporations after criticism over alleged privatisation. Officials clarified the exercise aimed to improve the existing PPP system and said the framework would now be reviewed comprehensively

Pakistan plans to sell a majority stake in its debt-laden national airline, PIA, by end-2025 after a failed 2023 attempt. Four local firms have been pre-qualified for bidding, with the process expected to conclude in the year's final quarter

Says the Telangana government duped SCCL workers by providing only half of the amount from the company’s profits

Indian aviation must navigate the issues of pilot shortages and high fuel costs while ensuring robust safety standards

Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and other ministers firmly denied plans to privatize Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), the corporate entity of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). They also refuted allegations by the opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) claiming that the VSP was being privatized.

The employees association stated that the idea of handing over electricity supply to private companies was not in the interest of power utilities, consumers and employees.

Leaders of various workers’ unions and the political parties supporting them participated in the Maha Padyatra from their protest camp at Kurmannapalem to the GVMC Gandhi statue.

A bandh was observed by local educational institutions and a human chain was organised at Gurazada statue near RTC Complex in Vizag on the occasion of the agitation against privatisation of steel plant entering the 1000th day

Praja Shanti Party president KA Paul said that as a son of the soil, he had the responsibility to save Visakhapatnam steel plant

The RINL has extended the deadline for submission of bids for five days till April 20

The former CBI joint director, JD Lakshminarayana participated in a padayatra taken out by the steel workers from Kurmannapalem to Simhachalam to protest against privatisation of Visakhapatnam steel plant

TRS (now BRS) charged the BJP-led union govt of playing dirty politics to weaken the Singareni Collieries Company Limited in the State.

The agitators wore black badges and raised slogans demanding the government to continue the steel plant in the public sector.

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday indulged in a clever play of words and technicalities while stating that there was no proposal for privatization of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). There was no proposal of privatization, true, but what Modi did not mention were the attempts, acknowledged by the Centre in the Parliament […]

New Delhi: Some of the essential services related to banking, transportation, railways and electricity are likely to be impacted during a two-day nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions beginning Monday. Talking to PTI, All Indian Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur said, “We are expecting participation of over 20 […]

New Delhi: The banks will observe a nationwide strike on Monday (March 28) and Tuesday (March 29) to protest against the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and oppose the privatisation of public sector banks. The decision to go on a strike was taken by a joint forum of central trade unions. The All India Bank […]

Visakhapatnam: The struggle committee for protection of Visakhapatnam steel plant has given a call for Visakhapatnam city bandh on March 28 to oppose privatisation of the plant. Announcing this at a media conference here on Thursday on the occasion of completing 400 days of relay fasts demanding protection of the steel plant, the committee leaders […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister K T Rama Rao said on Thursday that the Central government appears to have come up with a new policy – ‘Becho India’ – to sell Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in the country. “People of Andhra Pradesh are already up in arms and have launched an agitation with the slogan ‘Visakha Ukku […]