Summary:
A+ A-Hyderabad: Amid incidents of stone-pelting in a few places, the day-long shutdown began in Telangana on a call given by the employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), whose indefinite strike entered the 15th day on Saturday. Transport services were hit as a majority of the TSRTC buses remained confined to depots in Hyderabad and 32 other districts with protesting employees staging a sit-in to prevent the vehicles from coming out. Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), the biggest bus station in Hyderabad, wore a near-deserted look as bus services to most of the destinations in Telangana and neighboring states were suspended. Police arrested leaders of the Opposition parties for staging protests along with the striking TSRTC employees at various places in the state. The strike has seen two TSRTC employees commit suicide as non-payment of salaries for September has enraged the staff..