Essential Services Maintenance Act

Power outage in Chandigarh: Water supply, hospitals, traffic lights hit

A three-day strike by electricity department workers has led to a major blackout in Chandigarh. Many areas of the city are without electricity and water for more than 36 hours.

Feb 23, 2022, 12:16 PM IST

Over 40 lakh UP employees to go on strike on Wednesday; state invokes ESMA

Protestors are demanding the implementation of the old pension scheme.

Feb 06, 2019, 00:11 AM IST

Delhi govt invokes ESMA to declare nurses' strike illegal

Cracking the whip, the Delhi government on Friday invoked the stringent ESMA declaring as illegal the nurses' stir which has severely affected the functioning of state-run hospitals at a time when the city was grappling with rising cases of dengue and chikungunya.

Sep 02, 2016, 15:09 PM IST