Lorry drivers protest new law, block expressway
Nearly 250 truck drivers, under the banner of All India Motor Transport Congress, blocked the Durgapur Expressway, setting tyres on fire in the middle of the expressway, yesterday.
Nearly 250 truck drivers, under the banner of All India Motor Transport Congress, blocked the Durgapur Expressway, setting tyres on fire in the middle of the expressway, yesterday.
Four police personnel, including a woman sub-inspector, were arrested in Bihar's Saran on Monday for allegedly taking illegal levy from the sand mafia, police said.
The truck operators of West Bengal Truck Operators’ Association have written to the Union ministry seeking necessary steps to enable smooth plying of trucks in the country.
The security forces have launched a massive combing operation to nab the militants in the hilly district, which is around 300 km southeast of Guwahati.
The first phase of the lockdown across India not only affected the migrants or people with low income but the truck drivers as well.
Last Thursday, drivers of two apple-laden trucks were shot dead when terrorists attacked a convoy of trucks in South Kashmir’s Shopian district.
The Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will launch the nationwide five-day Free Eye Check-up Campaign and distribution…