Water shortage and misuse of water resources have resulted in crisis of water availability and fight for water between Nations and between States and between villages.

Is the findings of water availability in Moon a welcome news?

The reduction of international oil prices has its repercussion in the salary of government employees in Saudi. The

government has issued orders reducing the salary by 20% including for Ministers. The main revenue for the country comes from oil.

This crisis  will have its impact on the employment chances for Indians.

Under Modi government, the joblessness  is increasing continuously. The unemployment rate has increased from the 7.7% to 8.7% in 2015-16 which means that more than 70 lakh  youths have been added in the last year.

Public Sector units are disinvested or closed, retrenchment takes place, no new recruitment in govt services/ PSUs – this is the policy of the govt. While the govt. claims more investment in the country, the youths are wandering in the streets for a living. This is ‘Ache Din’.

With deep shock and grief, it is intimated that Com. Desraj Sharma, senior P and T union leader and former General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union, Postmen and Class IV,  passed away today 24th September at 09.00 PM. He was ailing  and had undergone angioplasty operation twice recently, the last a few days back.  Only a few days ago  I along with other comrades had visited him. Com. Desraj had contacted me day before yesterday and told that he was better. But now this shocking news of his passing away! It is a great loss to the union movement. My heartfelt condolences to his family, relatives and comrades!

As per the decision of its Delhi CEC meeting, the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation has called upon the workers to organise Dharnas/Demonstrations on 27th September 2016 demanding the government and the BSNL Management to concede the demands made in the 10 Points Charter submitted to the government, BSNL Management etc. The demands include regularisation, payment of minimum wages, implement social security measures like EPF, ESI etc. pay bonus etc. BSNLCCWF demands retrenchment of workers in the name of union activities.

My request is to the BSNL Employees Union and other unions/associations to extend support and solidarity to the fully justified struggle of the brutally exploited workers.

The move of the central government to privatise 22 PSUs under strategic sale is strongly condemned. It is to be noted that more than 18 crore workers participated in the 2nd September strike called by the Central Trade Unions on the 12 point charter of demands out of which one demand was ‘ no privatisation of PSUs.’ The present decision of the government is not only anti-worker but also shows the arrogance of the government, when the entire working class is against such privatisation.

This attack on the working class and the economic independence of the country has got to be opposed and defeated with the support of the people.

Despite several agitation and struggles, thousands of workers who have been retrenched by Honda Motors are still to be reinstated. In protest against retrenchment and demanding reinstatement five comrades have started hunger strike at jantar Mantar yesterday, 2oth September 2016.

It is surprising that why the Labour Ministry is not intervening and settling the issue. Because the government is always on the side of the corporates. Give support and solidarity to the retrenched workers!

The ancient and holy city Varanasi, which is the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is declared as a smart city by the government.

Good! But BSNL Contract worker is paid only Rs. 2,000 instead of more than Rs. 7,000 which he is eligible.

Will Prime Minister stop this brutal injustice and exploitation in his own constituency and the new smart city!