Tripura: Prevent Creation of Communal and Ethnic Distrust

WHILE Tripura has long been renowned for its rich legacy of communal harmony and fraternal coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic communities, there is now a planned effort, patronised by the ruling BJP, to disrupt this amity and fraternity. This calculated design aims to sow seeds of distrust along religious and ethnic lines.

TN: P Ramamurti Memorial Lecture Held at Chennai

THE 115th anniversary of Comrade P Ramamurti was observed at the CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state committee office on December 15, 2023. K Balakrishnan, state secretary of the Party, paid homage by garlanding the statue of Comrade PR. The gathering included Party state committee members and other members of the Party.

Journalist Organisations Flay Freezing of Newsclick Accounts

SIX journalist organisations – Press Club of India, Indian Women’s Press Corps, Delhi Union of Journalists, Press Association, Kerala Union of Working Journalists and the Working News Cameraman’s Association (WNCA) – in a joint statement issued on December 20, have condemned the freezing of accounts of news portal Newsclick by the Income Tax department, depriving close to a hundred media persons and their families of a steady source of income.

Nava Kerala Sadas See Massive Public Participation

NAVA Kerala Sadas, that began on November 18, 2023, is in its last leg. From Kollam, it entered Thiruvananthapuram on November 20, where the closing ceremony will take place on December 23. This initiative by the LDF, to strengthen democratic process in the state and give the people real power has been one of its kind.

WB: DYFI's Insaf Yatra Heading Towards Brigade Rally on Jan 7

CWFI Opposes Haryana Govts’ Move To Send Construction Workers to Israel

Three Major Takeaways of NCRB Report 2022

Crimes against women rise again, as do crimes against children, and UAPA net widens.

ON December 4, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual report, ‘Crime in India’, which explains the crime rate, state-wise data on crimes, the conviction rate, and the rate of charge-sheeting, etc.

Here are a few charts discussing three of the most significant takeaways from the report.

Act Immediately on Sexual Harassment Complaint

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and its women’s sub-committee, the All India Coordination Committee of Working Women (AICCWW-CITU), in a statement issued on December 15, express deep concern and anguish over the distressing revelation made by a civil judge in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. The judge has disclosed incidents of sexual harassment and torture she endured, to the extent that she contemplated seeking permission to end her life.

Chhatisgarh: AILU State Conference Calls for Protecting Democracy

THE fourth Chhattisgarh state conference of the All India Lawyers Union (AILU) was held on November 28, in Bilaspur. PV Surendranath, national general secretary of All India Lawyers Union and a distinguished Supreme Court advocate, inaugurated the conference.

Maha: AARM Holds a March to Nagpur Assembly Session

ON December 13, the Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM), along with Kisan Sabha, organised a 26 kilometre walk to march on the Maharashtra assembly session in Nagpur. The march commenced from Butibori at 8:30 am and reached Nagpur at 4:00 pm.

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