Chennai: The strike notice outside the Postal Department. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan

Coimbatore: State Bank of Travancore (Main) Branch on Bank Road in the citywears a deserted look on Wednesday. Banking operations were hit following the two-day nationwide strike call by the trade unions. Photo: K. Ananthan

Coimbatore: The Central Telegraph Office wears a deserted look on Wednesday. Photo: K. Ananthan

Mysore (Karnataka): Bank employees protest in front of the State Bank of Mysore on Wednesday as part of the All India strike.

Ongole (Andhra Pradesh): BSNL and postal department employees affiliated to the CITU take out a rally on Wednesday in support of the all-India strike.

Khamman (Andhra Pradesh): Trade union’s leaders and activists activists take out a rally on Wednesday in support of the national general strike. The 48-hour general strike had little impact in the town. Photo: G.N. Rao

Ongole (Andhra Pradesh): IFTU activists burning the effigy of Central Government under the banner of CPI(ML) new democracy on Wednesday. Photo: Kommuri Srinivas

Khammam (Andhra Pradesh): Policemen dispersing the crowds that gathered at the DCCB office in Khammam on Wednesday.

New Delhi: Striking employees of Reserve Bank of India shout slogans as they joined the two-day general strike called by all the trade unions against the UPA government’s economic policies leading to price rise, disinvestment and contract labour. The other demands of the unions include implementaion of labour laws, putting an end to Special Economic Zones, filling up vacant posts in government jobs and withdrawal of foreign direct investment in the retail sector, in New Delhi. Photo: V.V. Krishnan

New Delhi: Passengers waiting for autorickshaw outside the railway station. Photo: Sushil Kumar

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Tourists stranded at the domestic terminal of the city's international airport on Wednesday, the first day of the two-day general strike called by trade unions.. Their attempts at finding transport to their hotel at Varkala failed. Photo: S. Gopakumar

Bangalore (Karnataka): The Manya Autorickshaw unions joined the two-day general strike. But some autorickshawallahs had a field day charging double or triple the fare. Photo: K. Gopinathan

Published on February 20, 2013