U'khand govt bars power employees from holding strike

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday barred power employees from holding any strike for next six months.

The decision came after employees of three power corporation in the state struck work from July 26 midnight, demanding pay parity, revision of allowances and that contractual employees be regularised. A notification issued on Tuesday said any strike by all sections of employees of UJVN Limited, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd and Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited is prohibited for six months with immediate effect.