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KERALA: On the SilverLine Project

DESPITE the mounting protest of opposition and the manipulations of a section of media, the government of Kerala is making efforts to materialise the SilverLine project, a semi high speed rail corridor. The project was one of the major promises of the LDF in its election manifesto in the 2021 assembly elections. The LDF government envisages this as the major infrastructure development project. This project is designed to avoid traffic snarls, road accidents and air pollution from vehicles, a major concern of the state.

Pinarayi writes to Modi: IAS Cadre Rules Amendments would Weaken Cooperative Federalism

KERALA chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has requested the prime minister to drop the proposed amendments to the Indian administrative service(IAS) cadre rules. In a letter written to prime minister Narendra Modi, Pinarayi wrote that these amendments would ‘weaken cooperative federalism'. He opined that "the present deputation rules are already heavily loaded in favour of the union government and bringing in further changes will weaken the very root of cooperative federalism.

Repression on Anganwadi Workers & Helpers Continues

THE strike of Anganwadi workers and helpers has been going on for the last 50 days in Haryana even as the BJP government in the state intensified measures of a crackdown on them. Despite all the tactics of repression, the movement has only strengthened and the strike is expanding.TERMINATION OF SERVICESInstead of resolving the demands, the BJP government has adopted the path of suppression towards the movement. In the last 10 days, termination letters have been issued to more than 50 workers and helpers, who are leading the movement.

Statehood of Tripura: A Product of Prolonged People’s Struggle

THERE is no instance in the world history of any monarchy being transformed into a democratic state without people’s struggles. But, in the observance of 50 years of attainment of statehood of Tripura, the way the prime minister and the union home minister glorified the last monarch of Tripura suggests as if the present statehood of Tripura was a mercy of the royal family.

Telangana: 3rd State Conference held Successfully

THIRD state conference of the CPI(M) Telangana committee was held successfully from January 22-25, 2022 in Turkyamjal, Rangareddy district. A total of 455 delegates, 95 observers and 15 veterans attended the conference. Among them were 82 women. 302 delegates attending the conference were below 50 years of age; 386 delegates came from socially oppressed sections and 316 delegates belonged to the basic classes – working class, agricultural workers and poor peasants. 401 delegates joined the Party in the last 30 years.

J&K: Government Should not Interfere in the KPC

THE Jammu & Kashmir unit of the CPI(M) has expressed its strong resentment over the closure of Kashmir Press Club(KPC) by the administration of the union territory.A statement issued by the Party-state secretary, Gulab Nabi Malik on January 18,  demanded the restoration of the status quo of the club's impending re-registration.The CPI(M) has asked the administration to provide an atmosphere where KPC can have free and fair elections for its body.Targeting the administration Malik said that closing the KPC was a direct assault on the rights of the press people.

Savitribai Phule: A Revolutionary Life of Struggle & Sacrifice: AIDWA Observes Birth Anniversary

THE life of Savitribai Phule and Jyotiba Phule is a saga of great sacrifice and courage. Born on January 3, 1831, in a peasant family, Savitribai was the first woman from Maharashtra who lit the flame of social revolution to change the oppressive thoughts and customs prevalent in the society. Her life had many dimensions and her work persists more than a century after her death on March 10, 1897, inspiring generations, of not just women but the dispossessed people of all genders, castes and communities.

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