India, April 15 -- Stray incidents of stone-pelting, arson, and vandalism were reported in a few parts of Noida as workers continued protesting for a wage hike on Tuesday. The protests, now in their sixth day, continued despite a high-level committee of the Uttar Pradesh government announcing an increase in minimum monthly wage for Noida and Ghaziabad late on Monday. Workers said the revision was not sufficient and they had not received any notifications from their employers.

At a press briefing, Deepak Kumar, UP infrastructure and industrial development commissioner (IIDC), who is the head of the committee, said wages had been hiked by 21%, keeping the interest of both the workers and the factory owners, as well as the cost of living in...