27 Tuesday May 2014
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The Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations which met today, 27 May, at Local Council Room, NTR Delhi discussed the memorandum to be submitted to the Communications Minister. All the unions/Associations are requested to be present tomorrow, 28 May, at 1100 hours at the same place (LC Room, Delhi NTR)to sign the memorandum.
27 Tuesday May 2014
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners
A Central Executive Committee meeting of the AIBDPA Delhi NTR Circle was held on 27 May 2014. Com. H.L.Makkar, Circle President presided. Com. Rakesh Prabhakar, Circle Secretary AIBDPA welcomed all and presented the issues faced by the pensioners.
Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA briefed the meeting about the issues of pensioners and the steps taken by the CHQ in settling them. He also spoke about the present position of 78.2% IDA for pensioners. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor AIBDPA spoke with regard to the organisational matters and the necessity to strengthen the Association. The committee members raised certain issued which were replied.
The meeting decided to approach the retiring persons and make them members of AIBDPA, thus strengthening the organisation.
27 Tuesday May 2014
Posted in BSNL News
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has taken over as the new Communications Minister. He is a Senior Advocate in Supreme Court and is a spokesman of BJP. He is an M.P.in Rajya Sabha since 2000 and has been a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee Government. He is spoken of as a very capable administrator.
We Heartily Congratulate him in his new assignment and welcome him to the Communications and Telecom Family. We hope that he will help in improving and strengthening the BSNL and its services.
26 Monday May 2014
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It is reported that Shri Nripendra Misra, former Secretary, DOT has been now appointed as Principal Secretary in PMO.
My Hearty Congratulations to him in his new post!
26 Monday May 2014
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It is being reported that Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad from Bihar will be the Communications Minister in the Modi Cabinet. He is expected to take oath today along with the Prime Minister and other Cabinet Ministers.
Welcome and Congratulations to the new Communications Minister!
26 Monday May 2014
Posted in General, TU News - International
As per reports thirty three workers in Woodside LNG Project In Pilbara in Australia may lose their homes, cars or other property for not paying fine for participating in a 2008 strike by the workers.
All the workers in the company were asked to pay fine at the rate of $ 10,000 for participating in the strike in 2008 to protect their redundancy payment entitle payments and to get guarantee of their re-employment on the next phase of the project. These 13 workers refused to pay fine. The management approached the court, which has directed to seize the property of the workers. This is the first time that such an order has been passed by the court.
This decision indicates that the courts are also moving on the line of neoliberal line and is proceeding on the capitalist path. Such judgements are intended to criminalise the workers action for settlement of their justified demands.
26 Monday May 2014
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners
All Government Employees (Central and States ) can subscribe to New Pension Scheme
The PFRDA vide its No. PFRDA/2014/3/PDEX/12 dated 2 April 2014 has issued orders permitting all serving employees of central and state Governments to join NPS (National Pension Scheme ), irrespective of the age at the time of entry, subject to the condition that the total period of contribution to NPS Account shall not be more than 42 years.
26 Monday May 2014
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The Madras High Court has given judgement that if excess pay was granted to an employees due to the mistake of the department and not due to any misrepresentation by the official, that amount shall not be recovered from the retirement benefits of the worker that too after retirement.
Allowing a petition from Shri K.Syed Razak, a retired Police Inspector, Justice D. Hariparanthaman set aside the order of the Commissioner of police , Chennai to recover Rs. 36,312 from the DCRG (Death-Cun-Retirement Gratuity) of the petitioner. He directed the authorities not to make any recovery on the ground of any wrong fixation done during the service, as it was not the petitioner’s mistake.
26 Monday May 2014
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Amidst severe criticism about the increasing bad loans of PSU Banks, SBI has sold Rs. 3,590 crores NPA (Non-Performing Assets – bad loans) to Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARC). These include mainly security bonds as also a small part of about Rs. 241 crores. Another Rs. 1,892 crores loans have been written off.
There are certain important issues connected with the NPA or bad loans. Most of the NPA are due from corporates and big business. it can be said that there are very few companies including the big corporates who are not in the list of defaulters. No serious action is taken by the banks for collection of the same and later they are written off. But the banks are very strict with the small creditors from whom they collect the loans with mighty efficiency. Of course the banks may be reluctant to annoy the big guns. Secondly they may have illegal connections with the big corporates in one way or other.
The Bank Employees’ Associations and Unions have been focussing these points and demanding the managements to strictly collect the loans from the biggies.
25 Sunday May 2014
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Chennai, May 25 Amid strong opposition from all quarters to Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi’s invite to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his swearing-in, CPI(M) today said the Centre should utilise this occasion for resolving the Lankan Tamils issue.
“There has been no investigation into the alleged human rights violations during the final phase of war (against LTTE in 2009). Also no steps had been taken for devolution of powers in Tamil areas…”, CPI-M state General Secretary G Ramakrishnan said in a statement issued here.
The Central Government should utilise the visit of Rajapaksa to Delhi tomorrow and “exert more pressure” on him to solve the Tamils issue, he added. (Courtesy: PTI)
