SFI All India Conference Begins

THE 17th all India conference of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) began with a rally and public meeting in Hyderabad on December 13. Thousands of students holding the flag of ‘Independency, Democracy and Socialism’ marched in a rally that culminated in a public meeting at People's Plaza in Hyderabad.

Jammu & Kashmir State Conference of CITU

THE sixth Jammu & Kashmir state conference of CITU was held on December 11-12, 2022, in Jammu city. More than 200 people attended the conference, which ended with the call to strengthen the fight against the anti-worker policies of the government. The conference was held at Trikuta Palace named after Sham Parsad Kesar Hall.

Hurdles India Faces

EVERY day brings fresh evidence of the hurdles India faces as chairperson of the G-20 group in showcasing to the world, in the words of the prime minister, that it is "such a rich and living democracy of the world."The hurdles are placed not by ordinary citizens but by the actions of the central government and of functionaries at various levels of the ruling party.

Verify Entries & Prepare a New Electoral Roll for MLC Elections in AP

THE Andhra Pradesh state committee of CPI(M) has raised alarm over the large-scale entry of ineligible names in the electoral rolls prepared for the legislative council elections scheduled in Andhra Pradesh.

'Save Power Sector, Save India' A Call for Resistance and Defiance

JANTAR Mantar witnessed presumably the largest ever assembly of electricity employees and engineers under the banner of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) on November 23, 2022. NCCOEEE is the broadest conglomeration of electricity-related federations operating throughout the country. Earlier on August 2, NCCOEEE held a national convention and called upon 2.7 million electricity employees and engineers to join the nationwide struggle to oppose the Electricity Amendment (EA) Bill on the day of its introduction in parliament.

AP: ‘Save the Country from Communal Forces’

THE ‘Secular Constitution Protection Forum’ formed in Andhra Pradesh called on the people to come forward to fight against communal forces in the spirit of freedom movement. In connection with Babri Masjid demolition day, on December 6, the Secular Constitutional Protection Forum has organised a state convention on communal trends of the Modi led BJP central government and threat to constitutional rights. The meeting was held at MB Vignan Kendram, Vijayawada and was chaired by Jelli Wilson, former MLC.

Thoothukudi Firing Investigation Report Indicts the Govt and District Administration

“DID we fight against the government? No, we fought against a private company. And yet bullets were the answers we received. Is it fair?”Amid the chaos and screams, this was the question raised by the mother of Snowlin - a young woman who took part in the Sterlite protests and fell victim to the gunfire.Justice Aruna Jagadeesan was appointed a day after to probe into the 2018 May 22nd shooting that killed and injured people protesting against Sterlite.

Demand for Delisting Tribals BJP’s Communal Agenda

JHARKHAND state secretariat of the CPI(M) strongly opposed the politics of RSS sponsored Janjati Suraksha Manch which is dividing the tribals in the name of religion and raising the demand to exclude tribals from the ST list who have adopted Christianity or Islam. The adivasis ethnically belong to the tribals in our country as well as in different countries of the world and irrespective of their religion, their status as tribals does not change.

DSMM Holds Third Conference

THE third national conference of the Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) was held at Rahul Sankrityaynan Nagar at Begusarai, Bihar for three days from December 3-5. The conference was attended by over 300 delegates from all across the country who participated in the discussions and in the election of the new leadership.

Comparison between Gujarat and Kerala Models

SEVERAL indicators that measure the quality of life of children and women show a marked variance when Gujarat is compared to Kerala. This gives a snapshot of the difference between the ‘Gujarat Model’ and Kerala’s people oriented path of development.EDUCATION: Gujarat has a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 96 per cent at the primary stage, slightly lower than Kerala’s 100 per cent and the India average of 103 per cent. But, by the secondary stage (class 9-10), GER drops to 77 per cent in Gujarat while it is still very high in Kerala at 97 per cent.

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