Date:30/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/30/stories/2008093052780300.htm

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Private buses to stay off road in Puducherry

Staff Reporter

PUDUCHERRY: Private buses will stay off the roads on September 30 as a sign of protest to demand hike in bus fare. The buses will not run from 12 a.m. on September 30 to 6 p.m. on September 30. The Pondicherry Bus (State Carriage) Owner’s Association, in a release, said private bus operators have been demanding for hike in bus fare for the last 5 years but the government had not fulfilled their demand.