Dept. of Posts to start Banks

28 Friday Jun 2013

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The Department of Posts have applied to the Reserve bank of India for licence to start full-fledged banking services. The proposal is to start 50 branches in the first year to be increased to 150 branches in five years. Communications Minister Kapil Sibal stated that this proposal will bring banking to the door step of the ordinary man. However, the proposal will have to be approved by the Cabinet.

We feel that the proposal is helpful both to the department of posts as also to the common people. With glorious service of more than one and half century, if the proposal is accepted, the Postal Department will be entering a vast arena which will strengthen it.

Missing in Uttarakhand Disaster (From AIBSNLEA Website)

28 Friday Jun 2013

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Com.         Lakhan Lal Sharma SDE, CMTS Jaipur, Rajasthan Telecom Circle along with         his wife are missing form Kedarnath, both were last seen on 16.06.2013.         They are on Pilgrimage to Kedarnath from Jaipur Rajasthan         (Mob:09413395538).

 

If any         information received from any one to our Uttarakhand Employees, Please         inform CHQ or Com.  M.K. Morodia, CS, AIBSNLEA, Rajasthan Circle         (09413395858).

 

AP         Telecom Circle Gulbarga CAO, Smt. Janaki madam and her family members         with some other pilgrims, went to Kedarnath. She and her husband are         safe and residing in Dehradun IQ, but her 9 year old twin children are         missing.

If any         information received from any one to our Uttarakhand Employees, Please         inform CHQ or Com.  J. Saibaba, CS, AIBSNLEA, AP Circle         (09490667899).

BSNL restores Exchanges, Towers in Uttarakhand.

28 Friday Jun 2013

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BSNL Management and workers have put excellent work to restore the destroyed communications services in Uttarakhand.  272 mobile towers and 44 telephone exchanges have been restored, said CMD RK Upadhyay.

The company, however, could not restore telecom infrastructure at three locations – Dharchula, Narayan Bazar and Kedarnath where all equipment of the company were washed away. But the efforts have started.

The incredible rescue operation of the biggest disaster

27 Thursday Jun 2013

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I salute the Defence force  who have done the most daring rescue operations for the last two weeks since Utharakhand faced the fury of nature and thousands faced near death in the unprecedented floods, landslides and cloudbursts. 20 personnel from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Indian Air Force(IAF) and National Disaster response Force(NDRF) has become martyrs in the chopper crash while they were rescuing the stranded people. They are national heroes who sacrificed themselves to save others.

The military has  evacuated 1,04,095 stranded people to safety so far according to National Disaster Management Authority. 560 people have died, 463 injured and 344 missing in the floods according to NDMA. (But the media reports indicate that thousands of people have died and seriously injured. Many dead bodies are yet to be found. Thousands are missing according to media reports.) Thousands of houses have collapsed and 154 bridges completely damaged.

Rescue operations are continuing. Now it is time to start the rehabilitation programme for the people of Uttarakhand. The Government, both Central and State, as also institutions, workers and common people have to help in all ways to help in the rehabilitation programme.

 

 

 

A.C.Shanmukha Das passed away

27 Thursday Jun 2013

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Shri A.C.Shanmukhadas former Minister and 7 times continued MLA and NCP leader passed away at Calicut today at 09.20 PM at the Calicut Medical College. He was 74.

He was closely associated with the LDF in Kerala and was its Minister. he was simple and contacted with the people closely.

I met him first at Manathana Peravoor in 1950s when I was working as a teacher there. He was already in politics. The friendship increased after both of us were in Calicut. I still remember when he was brought to the Calicut Medical College after a serious road accident in the night. The timely attention / operation by the doctor saved his life. I was in the hospital all the time. After many years when we met he reminded me of the same. As Health Minister, he promptly settled certain issues of the medical students and nurses when they were brought to his notice.

I have lost an old friend even though we did not have contact for a long period. My deep grief at his passing away and convey my condolence to his family and friends.

DOT blamed for 3G Auction loss by CAG

27 Thursday Jun 2013

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The CAG has blamed DOT for the 3G Auction mess and low auction bids. It points that the loss occurred due to the special clause included in 2008 to permit intra-circle roaming without taking the views of the TRAI.

Let us what the government has to say about the report of CAG?

Airtel wants to waive of penalty of Rs. 650 crore

27 Thursday Jun 2013

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Airtel has approached Communications Minister Kapil Sibal for waiving of the Rs. 650 crore penalty ordered by DOT for offering STD services as local calls and causing revenue loss to the government.

The plea of Airtel is that since this case relates to eight years back, it will cause much hardships for payment of the penalty. Wonderful! Not only this company has cheated the government and violated the licence conditions and still want to be exonerated from payment of penalty. If all these calls were routed as STD calls it would have to pay more than double this amount.

Let us see what decision Communications Minister will take. The government which is not even reimbursing the spectrum fee even after vacating the spectrum by BSNL, will it show favour to the private company?

Reinstate Retrenched casual/contract workers

27 Thursday Jun 2013

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In Jamshedpur SSA of BSNL, about 45 casual/contract workers are victimised for going on agitation for getting their due minimum wage. The contractors and BSNL Management together were exploiting the workers by denying the minimum wage and other rights of the workers violating the EPF, ESI Act etc. The workers went on strike and got implementation of some orders on the above, but the many workers were retrenched as revenge.

BSNL is a fully owned government PSU. But the field level management is violating the acts of Parliament like Minimum Wage Act, EPF Act, Contract Labour Act, ESI Act etc. with impunity. When they are compelled to implement these orders of the government and can not continue their exploitation, they victimise the workers. By retrenching so many workers the maintenance and repair works are also seriously affected. To what extend the ethics and law-abiding has gone down with these officers of BSNL.

The BSNL top management has to take immediate remedial action to restore normalcy and also for a human face, which the Prime Minister has called for.

BSNL Employees Donate One Day pay to PM’s Relief Fund

26 Wednesday Jun 2013

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The meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations held today, 26 June, has unanimously decided to donate one day pay to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for helping the people affected by the Uttarakhand disaster. The Forum has requested that the amount be deducted from the salary of the employees. It is expected that the donation will come around Rs. 40 to 50 crore.  The Forum has also suggested that an advance by BSNL be immediately given to Relief Fund, without waiting for the collection.

The Forum meeting congratulated the Military (including Air Force and all defence personnel ) for the continued efforts to save the stranded pilgrims, tourists and local population round the clock, without even considering their own safety. Already some of these army personnel have sacrificed their lives to bring the stranded to safety. The Forum condoled the death of these brave hearts who are the pride of the country. The Forum also mourned the death of more than 1,000  in one of the worst disaster the country has ever seen.

The Forum urged the BSNL Management to make all efforts for the immediate restoration of the BSNL services in the state. Our employees have been doing their best to restore the services, even working 24 hours. The Forum requests the management to make available all required equipment for the restoration. Forum wants the management to immediately take necessary steps to assist the BSNL employees who have been affected due to the disaster both in Uttarakhand and those tourists/ pilgrims from other circles.

The Forum also wants the DOT to financially support the BSNL in its efforts to restore the services in Uttarakhand. This will help BSNL which is in weak financial position.

Ghadar Party celebrates Centenary of formation

26 Wednesday Jun 2013

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Ghadar   Centenary in England

 

                                                 Joginder Bains                                             

THIS year is the year of Ghadar Party                Centenary and it is being celebrated all over the world.                Ghadar Party was                formalised in America                in                1913 with an aim to fight against racism and inhumane                treatment Indian people                were experiencing in America,                 Canada                and many other countries. They soon realised that such                treatment was due to                British colonisation. They redirected their aim to work                to free India                from                foreign rule that had impoverished Indian people, which                forced them to travel                thousands of miles away from the homeland in search of                livelihood. Ghadar Party                planned to take advantage of the First World War. They                thought the perfect time                for the revolution would be when Britain                and its army would have                been fully involved in the War. They organised a network                all over India and                persuaded the Indian army for mutiny in their individual                barracks in the                support of Ghadar revolution. Unfortunately, the British                government became                aware of the plan in time and the Ghadar Party did not                succeed in its aim.                Ghadar Party activists were arrested in their hundreds,                hanged, imprisoned for life                and their assets were taken into government control                leaving their families to                suffer financial hardship to the level of starvation,                homelessness and so on.

 Indian Workers’ Association (GB), Derby                branch celebrated                Ghadar Party Centenary on June 15 at the Indian                Community Centre. 450 people                from Indian Community took part. Jana Natya Manch                travelled from India to                specially perform in the centenary celebrations. Janam                as they are popularly                known, provided a thought provoking presentation on                History of the Ghadar Party                as well as three plays. The first play Yeh Dil Mangey                More Guru Ji – was based                on Gujarat Riots where thousands of Muslims were                massacred by Hindu extremists                just because they were Muslims, same as in 1984 Sikhs in                Delhi were murdered in                the hands of Hindu extremists. The second play Ahinsa                was based on violence                against women. The play illustrated how women are                subjected to violence from                birth to death. The third play Yeh Hum Kyun Sahien                (Enough is enough) was based                on industrial workers. The play illustrated how the                workers are exploited, they                are forced to work on less than a minimum wage,                  work on contracts and are not given permanent                workers status while the                industrialists’ profit margins goes higher and higher.

The programme commenced with patriotic                poems by Kulvinder Johal, and the new UK                members of Janam Roop and Sudesh                also sang two songs. One was based on impoverishing                Indian people under British                Rule “Pagri sambhal Jatta” and the other was based on                female foeticide.

The Ghadar Party Centenary Celebration                programme was conducted by Shangara Singh Gahonia,                general secretary of Indian                Workers’ Association and was chaired by Harbhajan                Singh Johal. The meeting was addressed by Harsev Bains,                national general                secretary IWA GB and by Sharaz Khan, deputy mayor of                Derby City Council. ( Courtsey: Peoples Democracy)