Kerala: V S Achuthanandan turns Hundred

THE entire political spectrum of Kerala came together to convey their best wishes to the Communist stalwart V S Achuthanandan on his 100th birthday, which fell on October 20. V S Achuthanandan, a symbol of communist struggles and a shining star in the revolution's sky, received greetings from numerous prominent figures in the socio-political arena, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

J&K: Government Must Concede ASHA Workers Demands

ASHA workers, who essentially act as backbone of health structure in rural areas of the region, are compelled to work on paltry emoluments. The government has totally neglected them. They have been fighting for better remuneration over the last many years but to no avail, thus compelling them to resort to strikes and dharnas. Recently the workers were on protest in every district of Jammu and Kashmir.The senior officers of the health department including NHM officials met the delegations of respective ASHA workers unions.

Asia Pacific Conference of Pensioners and Retirees

THE Trade Union International (Pensioners & Retirees) founded by WFTU in the year 2004 has conducted its Asia Pacific Conference in Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala in India. Most of the Indian Pensioners Associations affiliated to NCCPA (National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Associations) and delegates from Nepal and Sri Lanka took part in this regional conference and analysed the pension and social security in their respective countries after the liberalisation of economy.

UP: Left and Democratic Parties Hold Rally

THE Left and democratic parties held a rally in Lucknow on October 11, with the slogan ‘Save Constitution, Save Democracy’ and ‘Defeat BJP, Victory to INDIA Alliance.’ The core issues addressed during the rally included rising prices, unemployment, increasing atrocities against women, minorities, and dalits, the prevalence of bulldozer raj, and communalism.

TN: ‘Autocracy Will Be Defeated with Our Unity,' Journalists Vow

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×JOURNALISTS from various media organisations staged a demonstration in Chennai and vowed to build a powerful unity among the people to defeat the BJP government which is unleashing autocratic and undemocratic attacks on the media outlets exposing the truth.The demonstration was organised by the Tamil Nadu state committee of the CPI(M) to condemn the oppression unleashed upon the web portal NewsClick.

Ten Political Parties Seek Governor’s Intervention to Restore Peace in Manipur

TEN political parties in Manipur – the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United), Aam Aadmi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, All India Trinamool Congress, and Shiv Sena (UBT), have written to the state governor, Anusuiya Uikey urging her to provide adequate relief and rehabilitation to the people affected by the crisis in Manipur.In a letter written to the governor on October 13, the opposition party leaders requested her to bring peace and tranquility and to save democ

WB: CWFI Holds Women Construction Workers Convention

THE second West Bengal state convention of women construction workers was successfully held on October 15, 2023 at Comrade Sujit Mukherjee and Comrade Shyama Prasad Roy Nagar and Comrade Anju Das Chatterjee Manch, Berhampore, Murshidabad in West Bengal. The convention resolved to organise women construction workers with vigor and determination and scale up the struggles engaging more women construction workers to achieve their basic demands.The convention started with flag hoisting.

Maha: People under Red Flag Block Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway

OCTOBER 10 is widely observed each year as Martyrs' Day in the Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra. It was on October 10, 1945 that the first five martyrs of the Warli Adivasi Revolt were shot dead by the police of the British regime.

J&K: Compensate Hailstorm Hit Apple Growers

THE Apple Farmers Federation, in a statement issued on October 16, has demanded immediate relief to the apple growers whose fruit got damaged due to heavy hail storm in Shopian, Kulgam areas of the valley.Zahoorn Ahmad Rather, president of the J&K unit of the Federation, called for a comprehensive compensation for affected growers who suffered extensive damages due to heavy hailstorm on October 15, that wreaked havoc in Shopian, Kulgam and other areas of the valley.

End Israel's Occupation of Palestine: AIPSO

A PROTEST condemning Israel’s attacks on the people of Palestine was organised by the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), Delhi state committee at Jantar Mantar on October 14, 2023. Representatives from various sections of society, including workers, women, students, teachers, lawyers, youth, and farmers, actively participated in this demonstration.General Secretary of AIPSO Delhi state committee, Subhash Chandran welcomed the gathering and introduced the speakers.

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