St.Alphonso Church, Vasantkunj has been attacked and vandalised. This is the third Christian Church that has been attcked in Delhi in recent months. Earlier, St.Sebastians in Dilshad Garden and Lady of Graces in Vikaspuri were attacked. The attacks are be part of intolerance against the minority communities and divisive politics to get benefit in the coming stiffly contested Delhi elections.
We strongly condemn these dastrardly attacks and demand immediate and stringent action against the culprits.

Forum of BSNL Unions/ Associations have given call to the leaders and workers to collect signatures from people on the memorandum to be submitted to the Prime Minister on 25 February, on the day of the Parliament March, demanding immediate steps for Revival of BSNL. It was also directed that the collected signatures should reach the All India Convener before 15 February. But so far nothing has been received. Hence speed up the SAVE BSNL Campaign and send thr collected signatures as early as possible, within the targetted time.

There is acute shortage of equipments: cables, mobile lines, towers, broadband modem, dropwire, telephone instruments etc. etc. BSNL Management should wake up and act for procurement.
People want BSNL services. It is the duty and responsibility of the management to act to the wishes of the customers. Do not fail them

There seems to be a misunderstanding that customers are not approaching BSNL for getting services and are approaching private telecom companies only. This is not at all true. People like to get BSNL services despite the fact that the services are not so good as they would like.
The people know that BSNL does not cheat the subscriber like the private operators. Hence their request for BSNL services. Even for landlines, there are good number of requests for getting broadband in which BSNL is the master service provider.
But what is happening?
These applications are being closed by BSNL after one or two months, stating that they are not feasible. The main reason is lack of cable and other equipments. Mobile connection requests could not br provided as Sim cards are not abailable.
It is the duty of the BSNL Management to ensure supply of equipment. It has to take immediate action for procurement of required equipment. If funds are not available, they should take loan and do business and make profit. If the management can not even provide equipment and ensure expansion, development and maintenance, what exactly is the meaning and duty of management? Taking hefty salary only for laziness and inactivity? This has to change. The management should become real management, instead of presiding over a declining company. The wake up call for the management has already rung. It is for them to act.

Contract workers are ruthlessly being exploited. A Data  Entry Operator is being paid a monthly wage of Rs.7,000; a Lift Operator Rs.5,000 and a 24 hours
House Keeping Worker Rs.4,000.They are eligible  about double the amount as per Gazette Notification by Labour Ministry.
What is happening in BSNL? Why BSNL is not ensuring Minimum Wage to its contract workers? Is the Principal Employer, BSNL,  sleeping, or feigning sleep? Wake up BSNL Management and ensure justice to these low paid workers!

I was at Sambalpur to attend the Circle Conference of BSNL Casual & Contract Workers Federation, Odisha Circle. I was staying in the IQ of Telephone Bhawan. As usual, when I started to go for morning walk, I saw that a person about 50 years of age was cleaning the garden at the very early morning. He was doing the work alone with full concentration. He completely cleaned, then started planting some seeds of flowers as also some small plants. Then he watered the plants. I was very happy to watch the process which he was doing meticulously. After a few minutes, I called him and conveyed my appreciation. He was happy that his work has been appreciated.
If we all do our entrusted work with such concentration and sincereity, I am sure, we will be able to provide excellent service to the customers.

The open session of BSNLCCWF Odisha Circle Conference was held at the CGM BSNL office premises, Sambalpur on 30 January 2015. Com.Janardhan Patti, Circle President, presided. About 200 comrades participated.Circle Secretary, Com.Sahdev Biswal and Reception Committee Cairman welcomed all the participants.
Coms.VAN Namboodiri, All India President BSNLCCWF, Animesh Mishra, Vice- President, BSNLEU, Tapas Ghosh, General Secretary, BSNLCCWF, PR Das, Circle President, BSNLEU, Com.S.R.Das, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, Suresh Panigrahi, Vice-President, BSNLCCWF and other leaders addressed. The issues of casual contract labours, Save BSNL Campaign and the tasks of the trade unions were all focussed.
The Conference started in the morning presided over by Com. Janardhan Pati Circle President. The union flag was hoisted by Com. VAN Namboodiri All India President. All participants paid homage the martyrs. Leaders of CITU, HMS also addressed.
The Conference unanimously elected office bearers with Coms. Janardhan Pati as President and Biswanath Behera as Circle Secretary.