Monthly Archives: May 2015

BSNL Fancy Number for Rs. 2.5 lakhs!

27 Wednesday May 2015

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Good News for BSNL! One Gujarat Subscriber has paid Rs. 2.5 lakhs for a BSNL Fancy Number for his mobile! A report in the media is given belwo:

“BSNL has started sale of Fancy Mobile Numbers through eAuction from 2012 with a base value starts from Rs.1000 to 25000 to offer best fancy numbers according with the customers choice available in their hands. From starting date, BSNL eAuction becomes a grand success and creates records day by day, and its once again proved recently in this new eauction schedule.

It’s the number game.. after all.. Anyone who owns a mobile, is by default in favor of fancy number.. While selecting a mobile number, we generally check the number to have any sequence combination, for easy remembrance of the number and also for easy sharing.

The next level of number selection is opting for a fancy number. Numbers having a sequence or any personal lucky number plays a vital role in number selection. BSNL is the only telecom company in India which had given an option to participate in auction to bid for the lucky number. In this line Gujarat people stands for the fancy number. An Ahmedabad based business man bid a BSNL Fancy number for 2.25 Lakh rupees.” (  Media Report)

78.2% IDA Pension fixation – Meeting with Member (Finance)

27 Wednesday May 2015

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Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA, along with Com.B.P.Petkar, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA, Maharashtra Circle, met Smt. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance), DOT and discussed about the need for settlement of the 78.2% IDA Pension fixation. Member (Finance) assured that the Note is being finalised and will be send to the other departments for approval within one or two weeks.

The AIBDPA leaders pointed out to the Member (F), the delay in the office of the Director of Postal Accounts, Nagpur, in authorising the pension payments to the Post Offices. The Member, then and there contacted the concerned officers and gave directions to see that the undue delay is avoided.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru – The First Prime Minister of India

26 Tuesday May 2015

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51 years have passed by 27th May 2015 after the death of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964. As the First Prime Minster of India, he had to face many critical issues concerning the governance, the political legacy, international connections and so on. Some times it was felt that he was a socialist, but some other time he was almost a dictator. It was only natural since he was almost the undisputed leader.

The latest disclosure that he kept an intelligence watch on Subhas Chandra Bose and  his family etc. has opened a new debate on his role.

Although not connected with the assessment of Nehru or his government, I may narrate a small incident, when I could meet Prime Minister Nehru. He was visiting Tellicherry and a public meeting was arranged. It was in 1956 or ’57.  The security, black cats, Z category etc. were not at that time. I was working as a Teacher. I wanted to meet Nehru and get his autograph since I used collect such autographs. I tried to go near him, but the party leaders were not allowing. I had a small camera with me. (It was very rare for people to have camera during those periods. This was a camera gifted to me by a German pen friend. ) I pretended to be a press person and with the camera started taking photos. This way I could go near Nehru and get his autograph. When asked for the autograph he signed in the book smilingly.

There is no doubt that Jawaharlal Nehru was a charming personality. Probably, he was the best person to lead the country at that time. We can leave it to the historians to assess the same.

However ” Chacha Nehru” was a hero of the children. At the same time we had the unforgettable experience of the 1960 strike which was suppressed by the Prime Minister calling it “Civil Rebellion” and using all the brute powers of  the government. That also is part of history.

My respectful homage to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 51st death anniversary.

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Compassionate Appointment can not be denied due to passage of time – Supreme Court.

26 Tuesday May 2015

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The Supreme Court in an important judgment has stated that the right of compassionate appointment cannot be denied on the plea that some years have passed. This judgment was given by Justices R.Banumathi and TS Thakur directing Canara Bank to consider the claim of the petitioner according to its scheme which existed in 1993, when the official expired. The Bank was denying compassionate appointment on the plea that the rules have been changed afterwards. (Courtesy: Business Line)

Meeting with CMD BSNL on Regularisation of Left Out Casual Labour.

26 Tuesday May 2015

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Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF met Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL, today, 26th May 2015 and discussed about the regularisation of the left out TSM/Casual labours, numbering about 3500. Com. Namboodiri pointed out the various decisions on the issue as also the fact that regularisation has taken in similar cases in the Central Government departments. He also gave a detailed letter in the subject to the CMD BSNL. CMD BSNL was sympathetic and agreed to look in to the matter.

Com.VAN also met Smt. Madhu Arora, GM(Estt.) and discussed the various issues of the casual and contract workers like regularisation, gratuity, pay scale of the casual labour etc. GM(Estt.) agreed to examine  all these matters.

National Convention calls for General Strike on 2nd September 2015

26 Tuesday May 2015

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The National Convention of Workers held at Mavlankar Hall, today, 26th May 2015, has called upon the entire working class to organise General Strike on 2nd September 2015 against the anti-people, anti-worker policies of the government and also demanding settlement of the charter raised by the Central Trade Unions including Rs.15,000 minimum wage to the contract workers.

The Mavlankar Hall was full with the delegates from the Central TUs and also from the Independent Federations. The Presidents of the CTUs, including B.N.Rai(BMS), A.K.Padmanabhan(CITU), Amarjit Kaur(AITUC), Shiv Gopal Mishra(HMS) presided andl the General Secretaries including Vrijesh Upadhyay, Tapan Sen, Gurudas Dasgupta,  addressed. All the speakers sharply criticised the government for its pro-corporate and anti-worker policies and decisions.

Congratulations to Bank Employees! – Wage Agreement signed.

26 Tuesday May 2015

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After a long period of hectic discussions, the United Forum of Bank Unions(UFBU) and the Indian Bankers Associations (IBA) have signed the wage agreement, with 15% salary increase, which will be effective from 1st November 2012. It is a Five Year agreement as usual in the Banks. More than 10 lakh employees in the Bank will benefit out of the agreement. It is stated that including the superannuation benefits, the additional expenditure will come to about Rs. 8,370 crore per annum.

The lowest pay scale will increase from the present Rs. 5850 – 11,350 to Rs. 9,560 to Rs. 18,545 as  reported in the press.

Second and fourth Saturdays will be holiday.

We congratulate the Bank workers and their united organisation UFBU for the new wage revision!

 

 

National Convention of Workers today at New Delhi

26 Tuesday May 2015

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The National Convention of Workers, called by the 11 Central Trade Unions, is being held at Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi, today, 26th May 2015. The Labour Minister stated two days back that the ‘strike on 26th May’ is not warranted. He did not even think about, whether it was strike or convention.

Anyhow, this Convention being participated by hundreds of trade union workers from all over the country and steered by the 11 Central Trade Unions are going to take decision for industrial action, most probably a strike. The government has so far not taken action on any of the 10 point important demands, that the unions have been raising for the last 4-5 years.

The insensitive government should be made to understand the Indian work force will not tolerate such humiliation and ignoring.

Towards a successful National Convention! Let important decisions be taken for forward march of the working class!

Militants Attack on BSNL Franchise in Kashmir , one killed two injured.

25 Monday May 2015

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I am herewith reproducing a PTI report on the attack of BSNL franchise office in Kashmir by Militants. I contacted Com. Nisar Ahmed, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, J and K, who is going to Sopore tomorrow and will inform the details. It can be understood under how much strain and danger BSNL employees are working. My heartfelt condolence to the family of the deceased franchise employee.

“Srinagar, May 25 : One person was killed and two others were injured in a militant attack on a telecom company outlet in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district today, police said.

The militants opened firing on the franchisee of BSNL at Iqbal Market in Sopore, 52 kms from here, which resulted in injuries to three of its workers, a police officer said.

The injured were rushed to a local hospital, where doctors referred them to a hospital here for treatment, the officer said.

He said one among the injured, Mohammad Rafiq (26), a resident of Handwara area of Kupwara district, succumbed to  his injuries at the hospital.

The two injured, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat (40) and Imtiyaz Ahmad Lone (30), both residents of Sopore township, were being treated upon, the officer said.

He said it seemed to be an attack on telecom operators as militants had threatened them in the past. It was second such attack in less than 48 hours in Sopore area.

Suspected ultras had hurled a grenade at a residential compound where a mobile transmission tower was installed on the intervening night of May 23 and 24.

Although officials were tight-lipped as to why the militants were targeting telecom installations, sources said the ultras were upset about “theft” of their communication equipment from mobile transmission towers in Sopore and surrounding areas earlier this month.

The militants had allegedly installed communication equipment atop the towers of private and PSU companies. (PTI)”

 

Forum decides for massive campaign and hard work to increase landlines.

25 Monday May 2015

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The meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations held today has decided to organise massive campaign to increase the landlines of BSNL utilising the new scheme announced by BSNL providing free calls from 09.00 PM to 07.00 AM. It has requested the BSNL Management and all employees to unitedly and aggressively make all out efforts for increasing the connections and improvement of the services.

The details will be published in the websites of BSNLEU and unions/associations.