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Is India’s telecom tariff the lowest in the world?

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

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The private telecom companies are continuously pressing for increasing  telecom tatiffs, stating that India’ s tariff is the lowest, high amount paid for recent spectrum has to be compensated and even now companies are under loss.
These are not fully correct. These private companies are not in loss. There are 82 countries in the world which are having lower tariffs. And the present bid money is to be paid in instalments of a number of years.
This pressure for increase for tariff is to maximise profit only.

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Rahul Gandhi’s absence – What it means?

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Rahul Gandhi, Vice-President and President designate of Congress President is missing from the public for the last more than one month. Neither his mother Sonia Gandhi nor Congress spokepersons are not revealing his whereabouts. We need not peep in to the private lives of persons. But a public figure can not miss long like this. It is stated that Rahul Gandhi will appear by 19 April. Well, at least some news have come. Well and good! But an explanation is due to the people.

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SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (6)- Refund for Spectrum surrender

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

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The government not only took away all the cash balance of BSNL, but also is noy paying what is due to it.
Rs.6,700 crore is to be paid by govt. for the BWA spectrum surrendered by BSNL. Rs.1250 crore has been allotted to BSNL in lieu ADC for 2012-13.
Both these amount due to BSNL should be paid to BSNL to enable it to purchase equipment, which is urgently required.
Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad should ensure that these amounts are paid to BSNL.

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Railway Charges will increase from 1st April 2015, Platform Ticket Rs.10/-

30 Monday Mar 2015

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New Delhi, Mar 30 From Wednesday, a platform ticket will cost Rs 10, double than at present, and rail freight rates of various commodities, including pulses and urea, will go up by up to 10 per cent.

Also, one can book a train ticket 120 days ahead of travel date, instead of 60 days as at present.

Freight rates for grains, pulses and urea would increase by 10 per cent, while the rate for coal would be raised by 6.3 per cent, as per the Railway Budget 2015-15 proposals which will come into effect from April one.

Rate for cement will increase by 2.7 per cent while that of scrap and pig iron will rise by 3.1 per cent, according to the proposals.

As proposed in the budget, freight hike of 0.8 per cent will be effected on iron ore and steel while that for bitumen and coal tar, the hike will be of 3.5 per cent.

Due to these hikes, freight earnings are estimated to be Rs 1,21,423 crore in the next fiscal as against its estimated freight earnings in 2014-15 of Rs 106,927 crore. (PTI)

 

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BSNL – A FEW FACTS

30 Monday Mar 2015

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BSNL - Strength and weakness

A few important facts about BSNL for information is given below:

1. BSNL is the 10th biggest company in the country on the basis of assets.  BSNL assets are worth Rs.89,333.44 crore

2. Income in 2013-14  –  Rs. 27,996.35 crore

3. BSNL Landlines – 1.68 crore  ( First position – 63.13% market share)

4. Mobile lines – 8.01 crore ( 5th Position)(Market Share 8.01%)

5. Towers – 97,000.

6. Telephone Exchanges and Offices – More than 30,000

7. Public Call Office – 57,606

8. Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) – 6,86,444 Route Km.

9. Micro Wave Network – 50,430 Route Km.

10.No. of employees  – 2,26,000 ( 3,50,000 in 2000)

(a) Executives – 46,000

(b) Non-executives – 1,80,000

11.Average age of employees – 51 years

12. Casual contract workers – about one lakh

13. Telecom Factories – 7

14. Telecom Training Centres : 50

15. Total Profit for 9 years from 2000-01 – Rs.44,993 crore

16. Total Loss for 5 years  from 2009-10 – Rs.31,961 crore

The MNCs and Indian Corporates want BSNL to be privatised to capture all the assets. This can not be allowed. The telecom PSU, BSNL has to be strengthened for a better service to the nation.

 

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Best Wishes to the Retiring Workers!

30 Monday Mar 2015

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Best Wishes to Retirees

Every month, hundreds  of BSNL workers are retiring on superannuation. All these comrades have put in their best service for the people of the country for 30-40 years. On this 31st March also many are retiring.

My Best Wishes to all of you Comrades! You have served the country and should be happy. Retirement from service does not mean retirement from all activities. You have to be active which will improve your mind and health.

All India BSNL DOT Association (AIBDPA) welcomes you to its fold. Become a member of AIBDPA and be a fighter for the cause of the pensioners and retirees.

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Floods again in Kashmir?

30 Monday Mar 2015

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Reports coming from Kashmir indicates the danger of another flood. Continuous rain yesterday has resulted in much water reaching River Jhelum and the lake. Many roads are under water. We hope that the rain will stop and the danger will recede. We are in contact with our comrades in Srinagar.

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Circle Convention of Casual Contract Workers at Lucknow

30 Monday Mar 2015

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A Circle level Convention of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers will be held at Lucknow on 31st March 2015, Which will be addressed by Coms. VAN Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, Com.K.R.Yadav,Vice-President, Com.R.K.Mishra, Circle Secretary BSNLCCWF and Jeet Lal Maurya, CS BSNLCCWF and other leaders. Casual contract workers from all parts of the Circle are expected to attend. The Circle conference held a few months back has decided the programme.

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Mangal Pandey and Start of the First War of Independence 1857

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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Independence War 1857

Mangal Pandey was the sepoy who fired the first shot against the British starting the ‘1857 Sepoy Mutiny’ as the British called it. It was on 29th March 1857. The war started, escalated and many places, including cantonments were captured by these freedom fighters. But the gains could not be sustained and the British, with their better arms and discipline recaptured every thing. Many sepoys were killed. Many were captured and killed.

And Mangal Pandey was one of them. He was hanged on 8th April 1857 to show an example to other sepoys.

We have won freedom with the sacrifice of lakh and lakh such martyrs and ordinary people. My homage to Mangal Pandey!

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Red Salute to Kayyur Martyrs!

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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It was on 29th March 1943, 72 years back, that  four young communist comrades of Malabar (Kerala) were hanged in the Cannanore (Kannur) Central Jail on charges of fighting against the imperialist British rule. They were  implicated in an incident in Kayyur in Malabar in which a police constable died. They are Coms. Kunhambu, Chirukandan, Aboobacker and Appu, who are called the Kayyur  Martyrs.

The case was foisted by the British to suppress and eliminate the Party, which was growing strong in Malabar, under the leadership of Com.Krishna Pillai, EMS and AKG. Before the hanging was to take place, Com. P.C.Joshi, then General Secretary of the Communist Party and Com.  P. Sundarayya,  along with P.Krishna Pillai visited  them. It was an emotional meet, but the jailed comrades who were going to be hanged within days, assured the leaders that they are honoured to sacrifice their lives for the party and for the freedom of the country.

What these valiant martyrs told the party leaders, when they met in jail,  is quoted below as told by Com.P.C.Joshi himself:

“KUMHAMBU, who was in the first cell, began:-

“The Party made me capable of doing whatever I did for the people. If the Party thinks I have done my duty, that is all I ever desired.”

APPU said: –

“You have brought great news of the growing strength of the Party. We will now mount the gallows with added strength. We joined the Party to fight and die for the freedom of the country.”

CHIRUKANDAN said:-

“We are only four kisan sons. But India’s millions are kisans. We can be hanged, but they can’t be destroyed. This is what has sustained us all through. These letters from all over the country make us feel sorry that we can’t live longer to serve them. We have known no other regret. If we had more lives we would have died over and over again for our cause.” He had taken a leading part in two kisan struggles.

ABU BAKER was in the last:-

“We have drawn inspiration from the life of our martyrs. We never dreamt that we will share the honour of being one of them, Tell all the Comrades that we will mount the gallows, fearlessly. My mother, is very old. Cheer her up. My brothers are very young. Educate them for Party work. I was the eldest member of the family. They have nobody left to look after them.”

They were courageous till the last. Their last words before their ultimate sacrifice was “Inquilab Zindabad!”

Red Salute to these sons of the soil, whose memory will ever be remembered in the annals of the Communist movement and the country!

We got freedom by the sacrifices of thousands of such comrades.  They died fighting against imperialism. We shall continue the fight against the inhuman imperialism and for a socialist society where all are equal and the needs of all are met.

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