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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":"whats-behind-rrs-hitler-reference","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"What’s Behind RR’s 'Hitler' 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