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Life limps back to normalcy in K taka

After Bandhs, violence and agitations that had crippled life in Belagavi city and north Karnataka region, life limped back to normalcy on Sunday. Shops and business establishments were open.

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 The buses belonging to the NWKRTC and KTC Goa were plying between Belagavi and Goa normally. A couple of KTC buses arrived in Belagavi on Sunday morning. Traffic on the state and national highways too was normal. A few vehicles from Goa were also seen on Belagavi road on Sunday. Commuters, businessmen and common citizens have heaved a sigh of relief, as Belagavi city including north Karnataka region was returning back to normal after tension gripped the region for more than a week due to strikes, Bandhs and agitations. While the deployment of adequate police force continued on Sunday, according to police, no untoward incident was reported from Belagavi and the sensitive areas of north Karnataka region. Meanwhile, the supply of vegetables, milk and other commodities to Goa was also normal. After the Saturday s Bandh, a large number of vehicles carrying vegetables crowded Belagavi s wholesale vegetable market near Fort area. “Supplies of vegetables are above normal today and we expect to send at least 25 vehicles from the wholesale market to Goa today,” Umesh Patil a wholesale supplier told The Goan.
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350 WISL workers stage rally at Sada

The 350 workers of Western India Shipyard Ltd (WISL) on Sunday staged a rally with their families to demand early settlement of their salaries of last eight months.

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Published Aug 1, 2016, 5:19 AM IST
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VASCO  The workers along with their families gathered at Headland Sada junction and later marched to Laxmi Narayan temple at Sada and voiced their grievances to the locals of the Sada area. Addressing the gathering, most of the speakers highlighted the the problems they faced due to non-payment of salaries for the last eight months. “In next few days, the festival of Lord Damodar at Vasco will begin and we do not have enough money to buy new clothes for our…

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