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Shankar Goud sustained 80 per cent burns. He was shifted to MGM Hospital in Warangal, where he was battling for life."},{"text":"In Nalgonda, an RTC worker tried to immolate himself. Alert police personnel and other employees stopped him from taking the extreme step."},{"text":"The public road transport services across Telangana remained crippled on Thursday as the indefinite strike by the employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) entered its second day."},{"text":"Employees staged protests outside depots. On a call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), employees gathered outside the depots and raised slogans in support of their demands."},{"text":"About 40,000 employees are on strike in support of their 32 demands. The main demands include the merger of TGSRTC with the government and pay revision."},{"text":"Meanwhile, the State Cabinet discussed the strike by RTC employees."},{"text":"Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy appealed to RTC workers not to take any hasty decisions."},{"text":"He stated that taking extreme steps will not solve the problem and assured that the government is sincerely focusing on resolving the issues of the workers, said a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO)."},{"text":"The Chief Minister directed that ministers, under the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, should invite RTC union leaders for talks on Friday."},{"text":"The Chief Minister made it clear that the government is positive and committed to addressing the concerns of the workers."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"ap-council-chairman-rejects-mlcs-resignation","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"AP Council Chairman rejects MLC's resignation"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/5dcd363f-ac10-4822-8a86-136f87b84832_AP+Council.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-04-23T14:29:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"big-blow-to-i-pac-co-founder-sent-to-custody","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Big Blow to I-PAC: Co-Founder Sent to Custody"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/a7f3391c-77b9-4bf5-80f3-692184d749d2_court.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-04-23T12:37:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"man-kills-wife-mother-dies-with-2-children-under-train","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Man Kills Wife, Mother; Dies With 2 Children Under Train"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/c0527535-c777-4aed-bdf4-b77fcb1dca17_suicide.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-04-23T06:56:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"stalin-vijay-rajnikanth-among-early-voters","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Stalin, Vijay, Rajnikanth among early voters"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aenrfcBOoF08xPcE_rajinivijay.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-04-23T04:29:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"trump-extends-iran-ceasefire-with-no-deadline","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Trump extends Iran ceasefire with no deadline"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/d7d9829f-ab9a-4d91-8f3b-2774a14851fd_trump+campaign.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-04-23T01:30:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"kaleshwaram-hc-has-not-given-clean-chit-to-anyone","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Kaleshwaram: HC has not given clean chit to anyone"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/65d097789be9a5b998b5f5a3_uttam.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-04-22T14:35:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"vijays-tvk-party-shakes-up-tamil-nadus-political-arena-moa5teiq","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"TVK Party Shakes Up TN's Political Arena"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aejfXsBOoF08xNr8_TVK.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-04-22T10:40:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"hyderabad-techie-turns-to-illegal-cultivation-after-job-loss-moa5tgxb","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Job Loss Leads Hyd Techie to Illegal Farming"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aejgyMBOoF08xNs8_techie.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-04-22T10:25:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"tesla-launches-six-seater-model-y-l-in-india","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Tesla launches six-seater model Y L in India"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aeiTm8BOoF08xM2d_tesla.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-04-22T09:24:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"former-ap-cm-nadendla-bhaskar-rao-passes-away","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Former AP CM Nadendla Bhaskar Rao passes away"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2Fc405ad93-e4c6-4090-9169-e0523b52d1f6_nadendla+bhaskar+rao.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=0%2C33%2C1200%2C592&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-04-22T08:18:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"us-woman-assaulted-at-karnataka-homestay","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"US Woman Assaulted at Karnataka Homestay"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2F85dab8cb-7571-45ab-9778-6f40b3a0670f_assault.jpg?auto=format,compress&rect=0,54,1200,592&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-04-22T07:08:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"kaleshwaram-commission-hc-bars-govt-from-taking-action-against-kcr","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Political Heat Rises: HC Stops Govt From Touching KCR"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/481377c7-8341-4d66-84a5-21ab923fd8d2_kaleshwaram.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-04-22T06:11:00+0000"}}}]}},"pageContext":{"isCreatedByStatefulCreatePages":false,"uid":"tgsrtc-employee-attempts-self-immolation","tags":["politics"]}}