Bengaluru: Garbage collection to be hit as BBMP cleaners, drivers begin indefinite strike
Bengaluru: Starting Wednesday evening, around 5,300 auto tippers and 700 garbage trucks in Bengaluru have reportedly stopped operating, as cleaners and drivers have started an indefinite strike.
The workers are protesting against the BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) Solid Waste Management department, demanding that their jobs be made permanent, reported The New Indian Express.
Hundreds of workers gathered at the BBMP head office to raise their demands. Anticipating trouble, the police took them into preventive custody but released them later in the day.
The workers are asking the BBMP to implement the IPD Salappa report and give permanent jobs to drivers who handle solid waste.
TNIE quoted Thyagraj, president of the Karmikara Samrakshane Organisation, who is leading the protest, as saying that over 500 people had gathered on Wednesday, but the police stopped them from entering the BBMP office and detained them briefly.
According to the report, Thyagraj has warned that from Thursday onwards, garbage collection across the city will be badly affected.
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Eid-al-Fitr celebrated with gaiety, fervor at Kudroli
Mangaluru: Kudroli witnessed a grand and joyous celebration of Eid al-Fitr as large congregations gathered at Jamia Masjid to offer special prayers marking the end of Ramadan. Worshippers from various locations joined the prayers in a spirit of unity and devotion.
Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) Shameer Ahmed Kudroli, a noted career guidance counselor, participated in the prayers along with his sons, Dr. Hisham S Ahmed, Sufiyan S Ahmed, and Shehzan S Ahmed, as well as relatives and friends.
The Kudroli celebrations reflected the spirit of unity, compassion, and joy, highlighting the essence of Eid as a festival of faith and togetherness.
