Less than five per cent of the government employees marked their attendance despite the state issuing the dies non after an HC directive
In the absence of transport, passengers walk, in Gurugram on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
The second day of the two-day national strike in Kerala was near-total on Tuesday as the ‘dies non’ (no work, no pay) issued by the Left government was not effective.
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Most of the employees refused to turn up for work and the streets were deserted with the buses, autorickshaws, taxis and even private vehicles keeping off the roads.
Less than five per cent of the government employees marked their attendance despite the state issuing the dies non after an HC directive.
While the Bandh hit banking, transport services in Puducherry and Haryana. In Tamil Nadu, banking services were affected for the second straight day. About R5,000 crore worth of cheques could not be transacted in the state, said a banking association.
Nearly 35,000 workers of SAIL, RINL and NMDC skipped work, affecting work at steel plants and mines.
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