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Revolutionary Greetings on May Day! Workers of the World Unite!
MAY DAY GREETINGS!
30 Sunday Apr 2017
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Retrenchment of 600 workers in WIPRO
21 Friday Apr 2017
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IT major WIPRO Limited is proposing to retrench about 600 workers. Its argument is the retrenchment is necessary to make the company more efficient. Such flimsy arguments are always floated to justify hire and fire / retrenchment.
We Remember Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, the Architect of the India Constitution
13 Thursday Apr 2017
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Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, the great social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution, was born 126 years back on 14th April 1891. His life was full of struggles against untouchability and other social ills imposed on the dalits and the underprivileged. A scholar of great knowledge and highly academically qualified, Dr. Ambedkar was the proper person to steer the constitution of Independent India. Hence he is also considered as the Architect of the Constitution. He has written a large number of books on various social issues.
Many memorials and statues of Dr. Ambedkar are spread all over India in his memory.
On his 186th Birth Anniversary, we remember his great contribution to the society and pay respectful homage to him.
Warm Greetings on the New Year Day – Vishu, Vaisakhi, Good Friday, Tamil New Year, Maisadi, Vaisakhadi and Bhihu.
13 Thursday Apr 2017
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14th April is the New Year Day and Festival in many parts of the country. It is celebrated in the name of Vishu, Bhihu, Vaisakhi, Tamil New Year, Maisakhadi, Vaisakhadi and other such names. This time being Friday, it is also the Good Friday, piously observed by the Christians all over the world.
On this day, my Warm Greetings and Best Wishes to all friends, comrades and well wishers!
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH ASSETS OF OVER RS 200 CR RISES TO 283
13 Thursday Apr 2017
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The following report in the press shows, how neo-liberal policies are creating millionaires and billionaires in the country. As at present there are 283 persons with assets of more than Rs. 200 crores. This might have been calculated on the official records or based on the taxes paid. But if black money, undeclared assets are also taken in to consideration, the number may almost double. This increase is while crores of people are living in poverty and distress.
“PTI
New Delhi, Apr 11 Continuing with upward trend, the number of people showing gross assets exceeding Rs 200 crore increased to 283 in the country during the last financial year ended March 31.
The number of such individual taxpayers was 195 in the previous fiscal, 2015-16, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
The number has been increasing over the past few years. In 2013-14, the number of individual taxpayers with gross assets exceeding Rs 200 crore was 107. It moved up to 134 in 2014-15.
To a query whether India occupies second position in terms of increase in the number of billionaires, Ganagwar said: “No such information is available.”
The government policies are geared towards promoting inclusiveness in growth and reducing the gap between the rich and the poor through specific measures, he said while replying to the query whether “the country’s policies are making the rich persons richer and the poor persons poorer”.
The increasing formalisation of the economy and the reduction in unaccounted incomes that demonetisation can bring about is expected to release significant resources for the government to further pursue its inclusive policies and create opportunities for the poor in the medium-term, he added.
The reply stated that the information on the number of people with gross assets exceeding Rs 200 crore “is based upon that data as reported by individual taxpayers in Schedule – AL of Income Tax Return…(It) is otherwise not used for any computation purposes while processing the Return and hence, the reported data is not verified”.
Replying to a separate query, Gangwar said that as on March 1, 2017, 48,48,641 taxpayers had enrolled on GST portal.
He also said the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax would mark a clear departure from the scheme of distribution of fiscal power envisaged in the Constitution.
GST will also broaden the tax base and result better tax compliance due to robust IT infrastructure, he said.” (Courtesy: Ganashakti)
Petrol, Diesel prices may increase daily.
13 Thursday Apr 2017
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The decision of the government that petrol and diesel prices will be fixed daily is an affront to commonsense and is intended to help the oil companies to increase their profit. In addition to the confusion due to daily price fixing, The customers will be exploited much more than at present. Though the Government has stated that the prices are being fixed in relation with global prices, in practice it is completely different. When the global prices increase, it is increased here also. But when the global prices decrease, by increasing the taxes etc. the customer does not get the benefit. End this ruthless exploitation of the common people!
Modi Government is practically becoming the government for the corporates!
All India Kisan Sabha observes 81st Foundation Day
11 Tuesday Apr 2017
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New Delhi, April 11: The All India Kisan Sabha that was formed on 11th April 1936 at Lucknow observed its 81st foundation day all over the country. The various units hoisted the flag and different kinds of programmes including organised processions, meetings, seminars and distribution of sweets were organised.
At New Delhi the AIKS flag has been hoisted by N K Shukla, joint secretary. The meeting was presided over by P Krishnaprasad, Finance Secretary. Suneet Chopra AIAWU, A R Sindhu CITU, Asha Sharma AIADWA spoke in the meeting.
The speakers focussed on the role of peasant movement in resolving the intensifying contemporary agrarian crisis and said slogans based on concrete issues to advance the agrarian revolution is the need of the epoch. The neo-liberal crisis on agriculture is differentiated across crops and regions and the peasantry is facing severe pauperisation, indebtedness, large scale migration and most extreme facade of taking asylum in suicide (India News Network (INN)
Malayalam Compulsory subject in Schools _ Kerala Government
11 Tuesday Apr 2017
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The decision of the Kerala government making Malayalam, the official language, compulsory in the schools is a good decision. It gives more respect to the language, provide a chance to children to learn and understand their mother tongue and a lift for the Malayalam culture itself. Congratulations to the Kerala LDF government!
The New Silk-Road from China to Britain
11 Tuesday Apr 2017
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The old silk-route from China to India and other countries for trade was famous and continued for centuries. It does not exist now.
A new silk route or Silk Road Train has now been established between Britain and China. This is a direct train starting both from Britain and China and reaching the other end. The first China-Britain was operated a few days back. The train from Britain to China started on 10th April, which will cover 12,000 km journey in 18 days and will go through France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan before reaching China. The freight train have 32 containers with a length of 600 metres. (input from Hindu, 11-04-2017).
Uproot corruption to save BSNL
11 Tuesday Apr 2017
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BSNL workers, officers and the top management are making all efforts to bring back BSNL in to a profitable PSU and provide a better service to the customers. Workers even implemented their decision to increase working hours by one hour till 31st March 2017. BSNL is providing more than 20 lakh mobile connections for the last many months despite fiery competition. Operational profit is increasing and it is expected that by 2017-18, it will post real profit.
In addition to the anti-worker, anti-PSU policy of the government, one more reason for the present loss of the company is the rampant corrupt practices of a some employees/officers. At one time, BSNL topped the list of corruption, but it has come down. Still, even when the company is in loss, the corrupt practices go on. I am giving below such two press reports where CBI has caught one TDM , a retired Junior Accountant and one AGM in difference cases.
1. “JAIPUR: The CBI has arrested a telecom district manager (TDM) and a retired junior accountant of BSNL for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district.
According to a CBI source, the accused allegedly took Rs one lakh from a contractor to clear his bill following which they were arrested.
“TDM had demanded the bribe from the contractor of optical fiber cable, Sukhbeer Singh Sinsinwar, to clear his bill amounting Rs 60 lakh through his middleman, a retired junior accountant.
“They were caught by the team at the TDM’s residence in Bharatpur last night when they were taking the bribe amount,” the CBI source said.
After initial questioning, they were on Friday placed under arrest on the charge of criminal conspiracy. They were booked under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
A search was launched at the office and residence of the officer, the source said, adding, they will be produced in a court later on Friday.”
2. “NEW DELHI: The CBI today claimed to have recovered cash and properties worth crores during its searches at the residential premises of a BSNL Additional General Manager arrested for alleged bribery.
In an operation late last evening, the agency had arrested Gupta Chandra Bidika, Additional General Manager, Microwave Project, Bhubaneswar.
He was caught red handed allegedly taking bribe of Rs one lakh for clearing bills worh Rs 10 lakh of a contractor.
“Searches were conducted at the residence of the accused at Bhubaneswar and Rayagada District (Odisha) which led to recovery of cash for Rs 14.93 lakh, USD 603, three bank locker keys; documents related to properties, including flats, plots at Bhubaneswar and shares, debentures, policies etc,” CBI spokesperson R K Gaur said.
The agency sources claimed they had recovered documents related to a three-bedroom duplex flats at localities of Dharam Vihar, Netaji Subhas Enclave, Dreams Villa in Bhubaneswar.
The documents related to plots in Bhubaneswar, Khurda and Puri have also been seized by the agency, they said.”
We do not know what will the final result of the Inquiries. But the indication is clear. Unless the corruption is uprooted, BSNL will always be in danger. Such corrupt people give a bad name to the entire BSNL and its officers/workers. There should not be any tolerance of Corruption and corrupt people.
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