Overview
- The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation strike, in its third day Friday, has crippled bus services across the state and forced commuters to rely on costlier or crowded alternatives.
- K. Shankar Goud, who set himself on fire during a depot protest Thursday, died early Friday in Hyderabad, triggering a bandh call in Narsampet and heavy police deployment at depots.
- The government scheduled talks for Friday with union leaders, led by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and a committee of senior IAS officers, with the outcome not yet announced.
- Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the state accepted 29 of 32 union demands, a claim union leaders dispute as core issues like merger with the state and pay revision remain unresolved.
- With roughly 38,000–40,000 workers off the job and about 6,000 buses parked, Hyderabad Metro ran up to 56 trains throughout the day and weighed later last trains, yet riders still faced packed stations and surge fares.