Dharamsala, April 6 -- Transport unions in Himachal Pradesh on Monday staged a protest against the government's Automated Testing Stations (ATS), blocking roads for commercial vehicles and disrupting travel for tourists and locals in Dharamshala.

Various transport unions, whether they are private bus operators or truck operators, including taxi unions, have joined hands to raise their voice against automated testing stations (ATS), which are being established by the government in one place in a district.

The transporters are saying that ATS in Kangra district is established in Rani Tal, which is very far from them. Some of them have to travel more than a hundred kilometres, and it is a waste of time and resources as well. Moreover, peop...