MUMBAI, December 28: The administrative staff of Akashvani and Doordarshan have declared a three-day total strike. This agitation is in response to the government's apathy towards the staff of the two corporations who are on work-to-rule stir. The staff's main demands include time-bound promotion for clerical cadre, revision of payscale for head clerks, accountants and senior storekeepers and pay parity with the programming and engineering staff.

Stone hurled at train, 1 hurt

A domestic servant was injured when she was hit by a stone while travelling on an Asangaon-bound local last evening.

Mangal Phoolchand Salbe (43), resident of Govandi, was sitting on the footboard of the local when an unidentified man hurled a stone at her just as the train left Ghatkopar railway station. Profusely bleeding from her nose, Mangal got off at Vikhroli where she was administered first aid by the station master.

A case has been registered with the Kurla railwaypolice this afternoon.

SP threat on train services

The Mumbai unit of Samajwadi Party has threatened to launch a public agitation if the Railway Ministry does not take immediate effective measures to improve the services on the suburban section of this metropolis.

In a memorandum submitted to Minister of State for Railways Ram Naik, city SP unit president Abu Asim Azmi stated that the Railway Ministry has failed to satisfy the passengers and make travelling facilities easy.

If there is no qualitative difference of service they will be compelled to launch an agitation. To minimise the above hardships, the party has made some suggestions to the ministry including doubling the length of the platforms and make entry/exit on the same side of the platforms through the route.

UNITED NEWS OF INDIA