
Hartal near-total in Thiruvananthapuram
The Hindu
In the absence of KSRTC and private bus services, the city police have been conducting shuttle trips from Thampanoor to the Regional Cancer Centre, Government Medical College Hospital and the International Airport
The dawn-to-dusk hartal backed by Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) has been near-total in Thiruvananthapuram during the early hours of September 27.
The hartal that was announced in response to a call for a nationwide bandh by Samyukt Kisan Morcha has remained peaceful with no untoward incident being reported from any part of the district thus far.
While public transport vehicles remained off the roads, few taxis, auto-rickshaws and private vehicles could be seen in various parts of the capital city. There have been no reports of their movement being obstructed by hartal supporters. Commercial establishments have remained closed.

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