09 Saturday Aug 2014
Posted in General
Thousands of people gathered at the Peace Statue in Nagasaki, Japan, observing the atom bombing of the city in 1945 by the US and paying homage to the almost one lakh people who died in the bombing.
Let there be no such genocide in the future.
07 Thursday Aug 2014
Posted in General, TU News - India
147 workers of Maruti -Suzuki company are still jail in connection with the incident in the factory premises on 18th July 2012, in which one officer was killed and many workers were injured.
As per reports in the press, the evidences brought in the court against these workers clearly indicates that they are cooked up and fabricated. The contractors are the witnesses and they have given names of workers alphabetically. A report in ‘Hindu’ clearly indicates that the workers have been charged in the case picking up leaders of the union. The jailed workers are not even granted bail.
This is a conspiracy between the Maruti Management and Haryana state government. Despite strong protests and agitations by CITU and other trade unions in the area, the Haryana State government has not taken any action to diffuse the situation.
Our full support and solidarity to the Maruti Workers, who are fighting for justice.
06 Wednesday Aug 2014
Posted in General
The opposition of the DOT to the move of the CAG to audit the allocation of broadband to Reliance Jio is not that surprising. It has been complained earlier also that the allocation was not above board.
The CAG in its draft report has stated that it was surprising how the government has allotted the broadband to a company with a networth of only Rs.2.5 crore while the bid amount itself was Rs. 12,847 crore.
Of course, it is a company owned by Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in the country and the policy of the Government is to favour big corporates.
03 Sunday Aug 2014
Posted in General, WORLD NEWS
Despite the strong condemnation by the world nations, Israel is continuing the massacre of the Palestinians in the Gaza strip. In the name of attacking the Hamas, the schools, hospitals, relief camps etc. are bombed killing hundreds of innocent children, women, patients and other civilians. The casualty has reached more than 2,000 and thousands more are wounded. This is not a war where two armies fight each other. This is most cruel murder of those who can not defend themselves.
There is no justification for this massacre. The United Nations should not only condemn the attack, but also should decide to take necessary measures to save the lives of the Palestinians. US Government is as guilty as Israel in this massacre since it did not only not condemn the attack, but has decided to support Israel with money and weapons.
Where is India when the huge majority of the world nations are condemning the Israeli attack? India should not be silent for whatever considerations, including its close connection with US, but should strongly condemn the Israeli attack on Gaza and the people.
02 Saturday Aug 2014
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Com.N.Bhaskaran, Founder and President of the Karnataka Postal and Telecommunications Pensioners Association has demitted his office in the Annual General Body Meeting held on 13th July 2014 after a long period of dedicated service to the pensioners. He has built up a strong pensioners organisation in Karnataka. He has contributed much to the Memorandum of the BCPC submitted to the VII CPC as also earlier to VI CPC on the pensioners issues.
Formerly he was the Circle Secretary of the All India RMS and MMS Employees Union and was a close associate of Com.N.J.Iyer, the revolutionary P&T Leader.
On getting the information of his demitting the office of President due to failing health, I contacted him and made enquiries. We talked for some time about the preliminary meeting of the BCPC with the VII CPC held on 23rd July 2014 also. The special problems of the BSNL pensioners were also mentioned.
We concluded with the hope that we will meet next on my visit to Bangalore.
30 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted in General, General Elections 2014
NEW DELHI: Sixteen former ministers of the UPA government are staying unauthorised in government bungalows for over a month now and have been served eviction notices, the Lok Sabha was told today.
These former ministers owe a total damage charges of Rs 20,92,463 for one month of unauthorised stay till July 26, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said in a written reply. (Economic Times)
29 Tuesday Jul 2014
Posted in General, P&T TU History
29th July is a date enshrined in the annals of the P&T Movement and its glorious struggles. It was on this day in 1946 that tens of thousands of common workers marched through the busy streets of Calcutta in support of the P&T Employees Indefinite Strike which started on 11th July of the year. It was the biggest rally, Calcutta has seen till that time. Though the strike was on the demands of the Postal workers, it was also part of the great Indian Freedom movement.Com.Jyoti Basu, in his autobiography has specifically mentioned about the great rally.
Similar rallies were organised in Madras and Bombay. The Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India and others supported the strike.
The strike was a success, not only in participation, but on achievement. Almost all the 15 demands were settled after the three weeks strike. Though called by the Postmen Union, it gradually became a P&T strike thanks to the efforts of Coms. Dada Ghosh, KG Bose and other leaders.
We remember on this day, the great sacrifices made by our great leaders of the movement. We assure that we will continue the same path of struggle and sacrifice.
21 Monday Jul 2014
New Delhi, Jul 21 : The central government has notified rules under the Lokpal Act making it mandatory for all its employees to file declarations of their assets and liabilities and those of their spouses and dependent children.
It has issued new forms for filing these returns which have fields to give details on cash in hand, bank deposits, investment in bonds, debentures, shares and units in companies or mutual funds, insurance policies, provident fund, personal loans and advance given to a person or any entity, among others.
The employees need to declare motor vehicles, aircraft, yachts or ships, gold and silver jewellery and bullion possessed by them, their spouses and dependent children, according to the form.
They need to give detail of their immovable properties and statement of debts and other liabilities on first appointment or as on March 31 of every financial year.
There are about 50 lakh central government employees, including IAS, IFS and IPS, among others.
The rules, Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014– were notified by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) last week.
As per the rules, notified under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, every public servant shall file declaration, information and annual returns of his assets and liabilities as on March 31 every year on or before July 31 of that year.
These declarations are in addition to such returns being filed by the government employees under various services rules.
However, the competent authority may exempt a public servant from filing the information in respect of any asset if its value does not exceed his or her four months basic pay or Rs two lakh, whichever is higher, the rules said.
The employees, who have already filed their declarations, information and annual returns of property, shall file revised declarations as on August 1, 2014, to the competent authority on or before September 15, this year. (PTI)
According to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, a public servant shall furnish to the competent authority the information relating to the assets of which he, his spouse and his dependent children, jointly or severally, own.
He is also mandated to declare his liabilities and that of his spouse and his dependent children, as per the Act.
The government is in process of modifying certain rules, including those related to search committee’s working, under the Lokpal Act.
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act provides for the establishment of a Lokpal for the Union and Lokayuktas for the states to inquire into corruption charges against public functionaries.
President Pranab Mukherjee had given his assent to Lokpal Act on January 1, this year.
The previous government could not go ahead with the much-touted appointment of the Lokpal due to objections raised by BJP about the selection procedure of the anti-corruption body.
As per existing rules, an eight-member search committee will draw up a panel for consideration by the selection committee led by the Prime Minister for appointment of chairperson and members of the Lokpal.
21 Monday Jul 2014
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Agartala, July 19: The Left Front in Tripura has registered a magnificent victory in the just concluded three tier panchayat elections. It has swept the eight Zila Parishads and reduced the opposition to no consequence. Of the total 116 ZP seats the CPI(M) won 115 conceding just one seat to the Indian National Congress.
In the Panchayat Samitis also the opposition was decimated. The Left Front secured a majority in all the 35 samitis. Of the 418 panchayat samitis seats for which results were declared (out of the total 419 seats), the Left Front won 409 and the Congress 9.
Congratulations to the Left Front in Tripura!
17 Thursday Jul 2014
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Once again the pitiable condition of the common people in the country stands exposed. 67.33 % households in the country have no toilets. They have to use open space for their toilet necessities. This is official. In a reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister for Drinking water and sanitation, Upendra Kushwaha has stated that out of the total 16,78,26,730 rural households 11,29,97,499 are without toilets. This is horrible indeed. in Jharkhand 91.67% household do not have toilets and in Chhattisgarh it is 85.15%.
What the UPA and NDA governments have been doing in the past? Were they sleeping disregarding these necessities for the Common man?
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