Hyderabad, April 15 --  The Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TGTRANSCO) on Wednesday, April 15, warned artisan employees participating in an ongoing indefinite strike that they will be deemed to have been terminated from service if they fail to rejoin duty by 11 am on April 16.

The warning was issued through a formal notice to striking artisans, invoking provisions of the Telangana Essential Services Maintenance Act (TESMA), the Industrial Disputes Act and the corporation's standing orders.

The Telangana Vidyuth Artisan Employees Joint Action Committee (TVAEJAC) had called the indefinite strike from 9 am on April 8, citing unresolved demands that included regularisation of the services of artisans, pay hike among othe...