19 Thursday Mar 2015
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Chinese government has called for observance of 2015 as Visit India Year. This is to be appreciated as more Chinese will be visiting India which will benefit tourism in India. The information was given in the Parliament by Tourism Minister Manesh Sharma.
18 Wednesday Mar 2015
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19th March 2015 is the 17th death anniversary of Com. E.M.S.Namboodiripad, former General Secretary of CPI(M) and the first Chief Minister of Kerala State.
Com. EMS, as he was respectfully called, was one of the finest intellectuals of the century, in addition being an ideologue as well as a practical Communist. His first Ministry of 1957 passed the Land Bill which benefited lakhs of landless in Kerala. The Education Bill was another feather in his crown.
Com.EMS has got close connection with the P and T Trade Union movement. It was he, who inaugurated the All India Conference of E.III Union in Thiruvananthapuram in 1994 in which I was elected as the General Secretary. We remembeer the great contribution he has given to the Communist movement.
Red Salute to Com. EMS on this 17th death anniversary!
18 Wednesday Mar 2015
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New Delhi, March 18: As continuation of the massive March to Parliament on 24th February against the Bill on Land Acquisition by the NDA Government, the “Joint Forum against the Land Acquisition Bill 2015” has called upon the people at large to observe 23rd March, 2015 the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru as the Land Rights Day. The All India Kisan Sabha calls up on its units all over the country to make the observation of the day successful by joining hands with all other member organisations of the Joint Forum. (INN)
17 Tuesday Mar 2015
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New Delhi, Mar 17 : In the first display of opposition unity against the Modi government, leaders of 14 political parties led by Sonia Gandhi today marched from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan against amendments to the land acquisition act and pledged to continue their “do or die” battle.
A delegation of 26 leaders including former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda met President Pranab Mukherjee and urged him to protect the farmers’ interests by impressing upon the Modi government “not to go ahead with the amendments in the Rajya Sabha” saying they were aimed at promoting “divisions and social disharmony”.
This is the first time Opposition parties have come together in such large numbers against the BJP-led government since the Lok Sabha election defeat last year.
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress Leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Ramgopal Yadav (SP), Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M), D Raja (CPI), Derek O’ Brien (Trinamool), Kanimozhi (DMK), Dushyant Chautala (INLD), Praful Patel (NCP), Dharamvir Gandhi (AAP), E Ahmed (IUML), Joy Abraham (Kerala Congress-M) and Jay Prakash Yadav (RJD) were among the leaders, who met the President. (PTI)
17 Tuesday Mar 2015
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14 Saturday Mar 2015
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Today, 14th March 2015, is the 132 death anniversary of Karl Marx, the greatest philosopher and revolutionary the world has ever seen. He died on 14th April 1883 at his London residence.
The Communist Manifesto authored by him and Frederic Engels remains the basis of the Communist movement in the world. The Capital four volumes written by Karl Marx analyses in detail the development of the society and the capitalist system in particular.
After the collapse of the USSR in the last decades of 20th century, the captains of capitalism declared that Communism and Marx have become irrelevant. But the crises in 2007 and afterwards made them think once again. According to a recent report, more and more people are reading Marx.
The human society has always moved forward, though sometimes for a brief period, it might have been stagnant or gone backward. The move from Capitalism to Communism is bound to happen, though it may take time. History has proven the inevitability of change.
Twice I got the opportunity to pay homage directly at the cemetery of Karl Marx in London. On this death anniversary of Karl Marx, I pay my respectful homage!
Red Salute to Karl Marx!
13 Friday Mar 2015
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NO PROPOSAL UNDER CONSIDERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT TO CURTAIL THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
No Curtailing of Public Holidays
As per the existing policy, the Central Government Administrative Offices observe up to 17 holidays in a year on specified occasions which consist of 3 National Holidays (on 26th January, 15th August and 2nd October) and 14 other holidays to celebrate festivals of different regions/religion in a diverse country like India.
At present there is no proposal under consideration of the Government to curtail the public holidays for government employees.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in Prime Minister’s office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri S. Thangavelu in the Rajya Sabha today
13 Friday Mar 2015
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| The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the Chandy government’s use of police to brutally attack LDF MLAs inside the assembly and against the public outside the assembly premises. LDF MLAs and the people were protesting demanding that Finance Minister, K.M. Mani should not place the budget as there is a vigilance probe against him which was instituted by the UDF government on allegations of corruption.
As many as 20 MLAs have been seriously injured in the attack with some being admitted to the ICU. The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) warns the UDF government to heed to the voice of the people. Such attempts to stifle democratic protests by the people and their representatives will not be tolerated. The P.B. calls upon the people to strongly voice their protest against this brutal attack on democratic rights by the UDF government.
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10 Tuesday Mar 2015
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The employees of the LIC and General Insurance companies (PSUs) struck work on 9th March protesting against the Insurance Bill moved in the Lok Sabha. The strike was a complete success through out the country.
We congratulate the Insurance workers for their successful strike.
10 Tuesday Mar 2015
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Kolkata, Mar 10 Calling upon Left, progressive and secular forces to unite for fighting the twin menance of ‘communal’ BJP and ‘corrupt’ Trinamool Congress, the CPI-M today noted that ever since the BJP came to power, RSS and Hindutva forces became active in India and Bengal.
In a draft resolution placed in the 24th CPI(M) state conference, the party stated, “……RSS and Hindutva forces are trying to divide the country on communal lines. The BJP and RSS in Bengal are also trying to destroy the Secular fabric of the state, which has been safeguarded and nourished by the Left in the last 34 years.”
The resolution also stated that it was due to the commual politics and policies pursued by the TMC government that the RSS, BJP were gaining ground in the state. (PTI)
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