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Monsoon Session of Parliament adjourned sine-die

14 Friday Aug 2015

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Monsoon Session of the Parliament has been adjourned sine-die, without much work done. The NDA government is fully responsible for the wash-out, since it is because of its adamant and arrogant stand that no action will be taken against the the Cabinet Minister and two state Chief ministers involved in the alleged Lalit Modi issue and also Vyapam issue. The party which strongly protested against the corruption of Ministers in the UPA ministry, is trying to rescue its own ministers who are involved in scams.

Fidel Castro completes 89 years! Greetings to the Revolutionary who changed Cuban History.

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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Today, 13th August 2015, is the 90th Birth Day of the Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who created a new history for the Cuban people.

On his 90th birthday, the Communist leader has demanded the US government that it should refund Cuba for the loss   of millions and millions of dollars Cuba had to suffer because of the US trade embargo which was imposed about six decades back. This is a fully justified demand of the Cuban people.

In the same way, it is time for India to demand Britain for the return of the thousands and thousands of valuable books, antiques, historical artifacts, precious stones, gold etc. including the Kohinoor Diamond to be returned to India, which is the real owner. Will Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, take courage to raise the demand in his Independence Day Speech at Red Fort on  15th August 2015?

Robot kills worker in Gurgaon Factory.

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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It has been reported in the press that a robot installed in the SKH Metals, Manesar, Gurgaon, has killed a worker, Ramji Lal(24) while the worker was doing some work near the robot. Now robots are being employed in many factories not only in foreign countries, but in India also.

Such an accident happened in the Volkswagen company in Germany, a few months back. The worker was killed when he was adjusting the machine.

Worker is always the casualty, whether industrialisation, robatisation  or  modernisation.

VRS for BSNL and MTNL Employees ?

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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It seems that certain manias of government never end. It is now about Voluntary Retirement Scheme in BSNL and MTNL. While VRS was implemented thrice in MTNL, the staff unions in BSNL strongly opposed it and never allowed VRS to take place in the company. Every time, the government had to go back on the scheme due to the mighty opposition and struggles of the unions under the leadership of the Forum, the umbrella organisation.

 

Once again, the central government, now NDA is taking the old proposal from its store. The proposal as per press reports  target  about 70,000 – 1,00,000 employees in BSNL. We have told and proved with examples in other PSUs, that VRS always have been bad for the service and the PSU itself. But a government, which is pro-private and is not interested in the growth of PSU,  may again try to implement VRS, making it a CRS (Compulsory Retirement Scheme).

The government is to be told emphatically, that the BSNL employees and their unions will never allow any  VRS in BSNL which is against the interest of the workers, the service and the country itself.

1000 Km. Human Chain in Kerala against anti-people policies of the Central/State Governments

12 Wednesday Aug 2015

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People of Kerala who holds a glorious legacy of struggles, once again written a new history in the struggle against the pro rich and pro communal policies of the both state and central governments by making a thousand Kilometer long human chain in this evening.  People from all walks of life have participated in the length and breadth of the state has flowed to the streets to protest against the policies which make the life miserable.

It is estimated that around 25 lakh people have participated in the struggle organized on the call of CPI (M) central committee. People joined hour long protest started at 4.p.m from Manjeswaram the northern most village of Kerala to Rajbhavan in Thriruvananthapuram in both National highway and state highways. While CPI (M) politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai participated in Manjeshwaram, General Secretary Sitaram yechuri participated at Rajbhavan. Apart from Yechuri, CPI (M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and PB member Pinarayi Vijayan addressed the gathering.

Participants raised the slogans against the policies which causes price rise and miseries in Agriculture and fisheries sectors. Apart from CPI (M) workers, freedom fighters, writers, actors, cultural activists, film activist and leaders from other political parties were also participated. 500 public meeting were also held simultaneously. While culminating the program, the participants took oath which underlines the persistence of struggles against the anti people policies.(Courtesy: Ganashakti)

 

Aadhar Card only optional for Welfare Schemes – SC

11 Tuesday Aug 2015

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Aadhar card will be optional for availing various welfare schemes of the government, the Supreme Court today said and ordered that no personal information of the holders of such cards shall be shared by any authority.

A three-judge bench, which in the forenoon referred to a larger Constitution Bench a batch of petitions challenging the Aadhar scheme and the issue whether right to privacy is a fundamental right, recorded the statement of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that “no personal information of Aadhar card shall be shared by any authority”.(Courtesy: PTI)

 

Farmer Suicides – Massive dharna in Delhi by family members

11 Tuesday Aug 2015

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3b8cc6759812a4d178c2bf7be56c607dCom. Sitaram Yechury, M.P. and General Secretary CPI(M) addressing the dharna.

New Delhi, August  10 : Hundreds of Farmers and agricultural Workers converged in Delhi for a Two-Day Sit-In Dharna with the call for united struggles against Neo-Liberal Economic Policies. Over 100 Family members of Farmers who committed suicide and hundreds of others in solidarity with them began a Dharna at Jantar Mantar today. The Farmers came from the States of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Bengal.

Construction workers to get ESI benefits.

10 Monday Aug 2015

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The Employees State Insurance Corporation ha decided to extend the health  benefits to the lakhs of construction workers.

“The Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has approved extending benefits of the ESI scheme to workers deployed on construction sites from August 1, 2015,” said an official of the ESI.

This is certainly a welcome step. It is not understood why the benefit was not extended earlier?

“Why do you bring more trains, when you can not protect the lives”? – SC

08 Saturday Aug 2015

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“Why do you bring more trains, when you can not protect the lives”?

The above question raised by the Supreme Court to the central government and department of railways is in time and most appropriate. Almost every week, report of train accidents and deaths are reported, either due to technical reasons or human error. The safety of the passengers are not given the priority that should be. As stated in this blog earlier, the modernisation and update of the tracks, regular check up, appointment of regular staff etc. are some of the issues immediately to be attended to, with sufficient funds from the government. The government should act without delay.

Mysuru – Cleanest City in the Country, Bengaluru the cleanest state Capital

08 Saturday Aug 2015

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Karnataka state has got the first position both with regard to the cleanest city in the country, out of 476  cities,  as also the cleanest state capital. Mysuru and Bengaluru are the cities respectively. It has also got two other cities, viz. Hassan and Mandya included in the first 10 cleanest cities. Congratulations for the people of Karnataka for this rare distinction.

The first ten cleanest cities include Tiruchirappally, (T.Nadu), Navi Mumbai, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram(Kerala), Halisahar(W.Bengal) and Gangtok (Sikkim).

These rankings are based on the extent of open defecation and solid waste management practices in these cities.

But compared to the cities in UK, Europe etc. we are still far behind. We have yet to see whether the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan will have some major effect on the cleanliness in the nation. The old saying is ” Cleanliness is next to godliness”, which shows the importance given to cleanliness from those days. We can miss godliness, but not cleanliness.