The Opposition Congress in Tripura has called a dawn-to-dusk bandh in the municipal corporation area on Tuesday to protest the killing of three employees of a local Bengali daily.

Around 200 workers pelted stones at a factory in Sector 5 breaking windows and damaged vehicles on the second day of the 48-hour nationwide strike, even as authorities imposed prohibitory order in the district.

Commuters in Delhi faced a tough time on Thursday as autos and taxis remained off the roads and metro trains and buses were packed to capacity with the two-day Bharat bandh called by 11 major trade unions entering second day.

Normal banking operations were hit for the second day as public sector bank employees continued their strike.

In view of nationwide strike called by trade unions from Wednesday, Noida Police has been put on high alert to ward off any trouble.

With autos and taxis off the roads and buses packed to capacity, commuters across the nation had a harrowing time as the two-day nationwide strike called by various trade unions began on Wednesday.

With autos and taxis off the roads and metro trains and buses packed to capacity, commuters in Delhi had a harrowing time as the two-day nationwide strike called by various trade unions began on Wednesday.

The 48-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions hit normal life across Kerala on Wednesday with workers from varied sectors, including transport and banking, staying away from work to protest the UPA government's economic and labour policies.

Normal life is likely to be affected in the national capital in view of the two-day nationwide strike beginning from Wednesday as various trade unions in the city have extended their support to the agitation.

Claiming that the two-day countrywide strike called by trade unions was a damp squib, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked the Election Commission (EC) to ban parties calling shutdowns.