Petrol price hike: Truck owners to strike from June 18
Bengaluru, June 16: The Federation of All India Trucks Owners Association has decided to conduct indefinite strike from June 18 against the central government for hiking the petroleum products and increasing the third party insurance premium.
Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Federation of All India Goods Transportation Vehicles Owners Associations president B Channa Reddy said that the central government has been increasing the prices of petroleum products regularly. Moreover, it has increased the third party insurance premium amount which is unscientific. This would have a burden on the truck owners and employees, he said.
They have to repay the loans taken to purchase lorries. Every day, they have to pay toll taxes in highways. Lorry owners have been facing lot of problems daily. But without taking their problems into consideration, the central government has been taking anti-lorry owners decisions, he said.
In 2012, one litre of diesel was costing Rs 45.73 and now, it was increased to Rs 66.37. In the same way, petrol price in 2012 was Rs 73.5, but now it was increased to Rs 75.06 and it varies from state to state. As a result, the truck owners were facing lot of problems. So, it has become inevitable for them to conduct indefinite strike seeking fulfillment of their demands, he said.
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Dalit girl gang-raped in moving car in Mathura, accused on run
Mathura (PTI): A Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons here in a moving car, after which she was thrown out on the side of a road, police said on Friday.
An FIR has been lodged against the accused following a complaint from the minor's father and efforts are on to arrest the trio, they added.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Trigun Bisen said the girl, who is around 13-year-old, has been sent to the district women's hospital for a medical examination, after which her statement will be recorded before the magistrate.
Citing the complaint lodged by the girl's father, the SP said the incident took place on Thursday when the the minor went to a shop in her neighbourhood to buy items for breakfast.
At the shop, a man named Neeraj allegedly gave her a bottle of water laced with sedatives. As soon as she drank the water, she started feeling dizzy and fainted, the complaint said.
Neeraj, his friend Shailendra and another associate then allegedly took her away in a car. They raped the girl in the moving car while she was in a semi-conscious state and threw her out under the flyover of Barsana Road before fleeing.
On regaining consciousness, the girl reached home and informed her parents about the incident, the complaint added.
According to the SP, while narrating her ordeal, the condition of the girl deteriorated and the family immediately took her to a doctor, who also confirmed that she was raped. Following this, her parents filed a complaint at the Chhata police station.
Bisen said that a case has been registered and the matter is being probed, adding that efforts are on to arrest the three accused persons.
