Panel on Net Neutrality submits its report

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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DoT panel for net neutrality has submitted its report to the telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The 6 member panel was formed in last January to formulate government’s policy on net neutrality.

There has been strong protest against the move of the private telecom companies to restrict services and charging the net services to maximise their profits. The TRAI has also circulated a paper on the matter.

There have been strong protests from the net users demanding that net neutrality should be maintained. Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad  has stated in the Parliament that net neutrality should continue.

The details of the committee report have not been published. Unless net-neutrality is ensured, there is going to be strong protests.

Mobile Towers attacked, Franchisees close shops in Kashmir due to extremist threat

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Almost all the mobile franchisees and shops were closed in Kashmir, especially in Spore area, due to the threat of extremists who have warned against selling of mobiles as also functioning of the mobile towers. Mobile towers and franchisees were attacked in the recent days.

The anger against the mobile sales and towers by the extremists seems because that they are being traced and attacked by the military/police on the basis of the information through the mobile towers etc.

BSNL franchisee shops also have been closed, although they were the latest to do so.

Kolkata – Agartala Bus through Bangladesh – reducing 1000 km

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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The first bus from Kolkata through Dhakka reached Agartala in Tripura today. It reduces about 1,000 km of journey which were going  roundabout earlier without touching Bangladesh.

This will help a lot of people in Tripura to reach Kolkatta for treatment  purpose etc. The understanding between India and Bangladesh has made this possible.

 

JUNE 1 – INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY

01 Monday Jun 2015

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Today, 1st June is the International Children’s Day.

Let us pledge to provide the children a happy life, education, care and support. Let them grow in a loving atmosphere. Let us not take their childhood putting all burden on them, making their lives unhappy and unpleasant.

Let us remember on this day the crores of children in India, who do not have even two meals a day, who could not go to schools, who are compelled to work and whose lives are full of misery. Let us help them.

Children are the Future of humanity. Let them grow and make the world a place of friendship and peace!

CPI(M) Oppose Land Acquisition Ordinance

31 Sunday May 2015

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New Delhi, May 31: The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the decision of the Union Cabinet to once again promulgate an ordinance on the land acquisition issue. This BJP government has failed twice in the past to sustain this legislation by getting parliamentary approval.

The re-issuance of this ordinance at a time when a joint parliamentary committee has been constituted to examine the implications of the amendments proposed by the BJP government to the 2013 law approved by parliament is particularly objectionable.

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) demands, in the light of the Prime Minister statement yesterday that the new land acquisition bill is not a “life and death question” for him, that this ordinance be kept in abeyance till the joint parliamentary committee submits its report and parliament takes a considered position on this amended land acquisition Bill.

Increase in Service Tax – people will have to pay more

31 Sunday May 2015

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New rate of service tax will be introduced from 1st June 2015, which will result in paying more for each and every thing. The present rate is 14% an increase of about 1.64% from the earlier 12.36%.

While the government continuously declares about ‘achche din’, the people are compelled to pay more and more.

 

Cities upgraded for CG Employees – Case to be taken for BSNL and other PSUs

30 Saturday May 2015

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The Central government has decided to upgrade certain cities from Z class (10% HRA) to Y class (20%) and two cities from Y class to X class (30% HRA)  for payment of HRA to Central Government employees. A few cities have been upgraded for increase in Transport Allowance ( cities with more than 20 lakh population). These up-gradations are based on the 2011 census.

This order will not be directly applicable to PSUs. The issue will have to be taken up with DPE for getting implemented to the PSU employees including BSNL employees. While the criteria is population only for the PSU employees, in the case of CG employees, there some other considerations also like Urban Agglomeration.

Cities Upgraded for HRA for Central Government Employees

30 Saturday May 2015

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The following cities have been upgraded by the Government of India for grant of HRA to the Central government officials working in those cities as per orders issued on 30th May 2015. Congratulations to CG Employees. Case should be taken for grant of the same to the PSUs, State Government employees etc.

Cities/towns to be upgraded on the basis of census-2011 for grant of House Rent Allowance

Cities to be upgraded/re-classified as “X” ( will get 30% HRA)

Ahmadabad(UA)

Pune (UA)

 

Cities to be upgraded/re-classified as “Y”( will get 20% HRA)

Nellore (UA)

Gurgaon (UA)

Bokaro Steel City (UA)

Gulbarga (UA)

lbarga (UA)

Thrissur (UA)

Malappuram (UA)

Kannur(UA)

Kollam (UA)

Ujjain (M. Coprn.)

Vasai-Virar City (M. Corpn.)

Malegaon (UA)

Nanded-Waghala (M.Corp.)

Sangli (UA)

Raurkela (UA)

Ajmer (UA)

Erode (UA)

Noida (CT)

Firozabad (NPP)

Jhansi (UA)

Siliguri (UA)

Durgapur (UA)

 

Cities/towns to be upgraded on the basis of census-2011 for grant of Transport Allowance

Cities to be added for higher rates of Transport Allowance (i.e. which have population of more than 20 lakh to qualify for earlier classification as “A-1”/ “A” as stipulated in O.M. No. 21(2)/2008-E.II(B) dated 29.8.2008):

 

Patna (UA)

Kochi (UA)

Indore (UA)

Coimbatore (UA)

Ghaziabad (UA)

Why not one Ordinance on OROP, Mr. PM?

30 Saturday May 2015

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated today that the Government is committed to implement One Rank One Pension (OROP). Well and good. But when are you going to implement? It is already one year. On Land Acqusition, you have already issued three ordinances, against strong protest from the farmers and opposition parties.

Why can’t you issue one Ordinance for OROP, which is supported by the Govt. as well as opposition and which both UPA and NDA governments had assured?

Do not cheat the veterans who had defended the Nation.

HMT Watch and other 4 PSUs to be closed

30 Saturday May 2015

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Modi Government is determined to finish the PSUs. The latest is that it has decided to close 5 PSUs viz. HMT Watch, HMT Chinar Watch, HMT Bearing, Thungabhadra Steel and Hindustan Cables. It is expected by the government to get Rs. 22,000 crore from the sale, while the cost, including VRS etc. will be around Rs. 1,400 crore.

These companies are situated in the heart of the cities, have a lot of land and building assets in addition to the infrastructure. Since these are treated as sick companies, the sale will be done just like distress sale, meaning that the companies may be handed over for a meagre price compared to its assets as has been sold in the earlier NDA regime companies like VSNL, Centaur Hotel and others.