Com. Neelima Bhattacharjee, w/o Com.Sisir Bhattacharjee passed away.

11 Friday Sep 2015

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With extreme sadness it is informed that Comrade Neelima Bhattacharjee, ex-Telecom Factory employee and wife of veteran P and T Union leader and former Patron of BSNL Employees Union, Com. Sisir Bhattacharjee, has passed away today (11-09-2015). She was admitted to the hospital two days back feeling unwell. She was 85.

We convey our heartfelt condolences to Com. Sisirda, relatives, friends and comrades! As soon as Com. Biplab Das from Kolkata informed the sad news, I contacted Com. Sisirda and personally conveyed condolences.

The funeral will take place today.

 

Mobile Towers on Government buildings

11 Friday Sep 2015

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It is a case of the mighty influence of the private telecom companies. The government has now decided that mobile towers can be erected on the government buildings to ensure connectivity. There are many reports on the radiation of the mobile towers and in many places, agitations are going on. BSNL has put warning boards wherever it has  constructed mobile towers near its offices.

Connectivity is important and at the same time, the radiation issue is also to be tackled. What is the government plan is not known. It should be transparent.

BPCL gets Maharatna status – Congratulations!

11 Friday Sep 2015

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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), one of the big oil companies in the Public Sector, may be granted Maharatna Status in this year. It will be the eighth PSU to get the status. It will give more autonomy to the PSU. Congratulations to  BPCL and its workforce!

It is to be remembered that BSNL was assured of Maharatna at the time of its formation itself by then Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. It was to be granted the status by 2006, when it was having Rs. 40,000 crore revenue and Rs. 10,000 crore profit. But the government,  by cancelling the 45 million tender for mobile lines ensured that BSNL goes down. The cancellation resulted in loss gradually and BSNL was deprived of the Maharatna status.

 

Undue Restrictions on franchise in Haryana

10 Thursday Sep 2015

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Haryana government is notorious in not implementing the labour laws. Now it is putting restrictions on the universal franchise and election  by putting conditions.

The government is asking for a minimum educational attainment, the proof of possessing pucca toilet, non-default of any bank loan and non-default from electricity dues. Those who could not provide these will have no right to stand as a candidate. It is clear that these are intended against the poor and underpriveleged.

This is against the constitution and the right to vote. This fully unjustified conditions should be immediately rescinded.

Women in India face discrimination – World Bank Report

10 Thursday Sep 2015

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It is international now. The World bank in its report has stated that Indian women face many restrictions and they are not safe and no laws to protect them. The government should be ashamed. The extract of the report in the news is given below:

“Washington, Sep 10 : Women in India face widespread restrictions for jobs and there are no laws to protect them against sexual harassment in public places, according to a new World Bank report on South Asia’s largest economy.

In a report released yesterday, the World bank said that in India job restrictions remain widespread, with women not allowed to work in mining or in jobs that require lifting weights above a certain threshold or working with glass.

The law also prohibits women from jobs “involving danger to life, health or morals”.

In addition, there are no laws to protect women against sexual harassment in public places, protections which exist in 18 other economies around the world, the bank said in the report ‘Women, Business and the Law 2016’.”

 

BSNL to launch 4G Services by March 2016

10 Thursday Sep 2015

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According to a statement by Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD, BSNL will start providing 4G services by March 2016. This will be done through Wi-Fi technology with 2G or 3G network,  he stated.This is good news.

Reliance Jio and Airtel have  started for the launch of 4G since they already have the required spectrum for the same. BSNL can not be lagging behind.

‘Sarkari Clearances Come faster than Usain Bolt’ – Economic Times

10 Thursday Sep 2015

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The above words are the main heading of the news today, 10-09-2015, in Economic Times. True, the Government is taking fast and immediate decisions connected with ‘ease of business’, disinvestment, concessions to corporates, waival of taxes to the high and influential and so on.

But this ‘Usain Bolt Fast’ is limited to the issues concerning the interests of the  high and powerful. When it comes to the issues of workers, pensioners and the under-privileged, there is no fastness. Government does not move at all.

78.2% IDA fixation for  BSNL pensioners are due from 2007 onward, but no decision is taken even after 2 All India strikes demanding the same.

The Modi Government is on the side of the corporates and against the common people and the workers. Even after 15 crore workers went on strike on 2nd September 2015, none of the 12 demands raised by the Central trade Unions has been settled. Instead, it tried to divide the unity in CTUs by compelling  BMS to withdraw from the strike.

The common people and the toiling masses are watching all these and will react at the appropriate time.

BSNLCCWF Third AIC at Kanyakumari on 3-4 October 2015

10 Thursday Sep 2015

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The Third All India Conference of  BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation will be held at Kanyakumari, T.Nadu on 3-4 October 2015. The two days conference will be inaugurated by Com. A.K.Padmanabhan, President CITU at 10.00 AM on 3rd October 2015. All India TU and BSNLEU leaders will address the Conference.

All arrangements are being made by the Reception Committee to make the Conference successful. The number of delegates from each circle may be intimated to the Secretary General BSNLCCWF as also to the Reception Committee urgently.

Refugee Migration to European Countries – A humanitarian issue

09 Wednesday Sep 2015

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The large scale migration of refugees from the war ravaged Syria and nearby countries to European countries is one of the biggest migration in recent period. The people’s anger against the studied silence of certain countries like Germany to ward off the refugees has compelled these countries to accept the refugees. The visuals of the innocent drowned boy in the beach and such other photoes and videos have resulted in a wave of protest among citizens of these countries and the governments are compelled to change their stand. It is not a problem of one country or other, it is a problem of the humanity. The above photo shows the refugees getting down from an overcrowded boat.

Mao-Zedong – the Revolutionary Leader who changed China

09 Wednesday Sep 2015

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9th September 2015 is the 39th death anniversary of Mao-Zedong, who headed the Chinese Revolution  and was its main architect. China is now a major world power and after coming out of its own shell, it has developed infrastructure and no country can ignore it. He was a theoretician, strategist, political and military leader with clear vision for the people of his country. After forming the Communist Government in 1949, he was the Chairman of the Communist Party till his death in 1976. He was one of those who contributed much for the Communist movement in the world.

Red Salute  to Comrade Mao Zedong!