Most People Oppose Amending Age of Marriage

THE Modi government decided to raise the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21 years. The union cabinet cleared the proposal and a bill to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 was introduced in Parliament.

Tripura: Modi Tarnishes Dignity of PM’s Office by Spreading Lies

WHILE blaming the erstwhile Left Front government in Tripura headed by Manik Sarkar and glorifying the inglorious performance of the present BJP-led government in the state, prime minister Narendra Modi has practically resorted to a volley of white lies and thereby tarnished the dignity of the office of the prime minister.

Karnataka State Conference of CPI(M)

THE 23rd state conference of the Karnataka committee of the CPI (M) was held from January 2-4 at Gangavathi, Koppal district, in Comrades K Varadarajan and Balappa Nagar. The conference hall was named after veteran leader of the trade union movement and of the Party, Comrade B Madhava and another trade union leader Comrade R Srinivas who underwent life imprisonment (and was released after 16 years in jail) in a false case.

Kerala: SFI Leader Stabbed to Death by Cong Criminals

IN yet another brutal incident, on January 10, Dheeraj Rajendran, SFI leader of Government Engineering College Painav in Idukki district was stabbed to death by the criminals belonging to the youth congress and Kerala Students Union, the student wing of Congress party in Kerala.The incident occurred during the elections to the students’ union of Kerala Technical University. A group of armed criminals rushed to the campus and unleashed violence as soon as the elections got over. Nikhil Pailee, a youth congress leader and his gang attacked the SFI activists.

Hyderabad: AIKC Calls to Defeat BJP in State Assembly Elections

A MEETING of the All-India Kisan Council (AIKC) of the All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) was held at the P Sundarayya Vignana Kendram at Hyderabad, capital of Telangana, on January 10-11, 2022. It was the first meeting of the AIKC after the epic victory of the historic nationwide farmers’ struggle in November-December 2021 and was therefore full of enthusiasm.

Invoking ESMA on Haryana Striking Doctors Condemnable

A PRESS note issued by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) dated January 12, 2022, has strongly condemned the decision of the Haryana state government to invoke the Essential Service Maintenance Act(ESMA) on the doctors of Haryana state.The CITU stated that the highhanded authoritarian action of the Haryana state BJP government by way of invoking the notorious ESMA, banning the strikes for six months altogether in the health services in the wake of the single-day strike by the doctors under the banner of Haryana Civil Medical Service’s Association (HCMSA), is deplorable.The CITU inform

AP: Unleash Mass Movements & Expand Mass Base

THE 26th conference of the Andhra Pradesh committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was held from January 27-29 at Tadepalli in Guntur district in an enthusiastic atmosphere. The conference venue was named after departed leaders Comrades Jakka Venkaiah, T Narasimhaiah, Sunnam Rajaiah, Reddy Sriramamurty and T Shadrek. B R Tulasirao, senior leader of the Party hoisted the red flag marking the beginning. Tributes were paid at the Martyrs’ column.INAUGURAL SESSIONP Madhu, Party state secretary presided over the inaugural session.

Assam: Foundational Pillars of Constitution Facing Constant Attack

THE four foundational pillars of our Constitution are facing constant attack under the BJP-led government at the centre. Under prime minister Modi's dispensation, every single foundational pillar of the Constitution has come under attack, CPI(M) general secretary, Sitaram Yechury, said in Guwahati on December 26.He was addressing a huge gathering to mark the conclusion of the birth centenary celebrations of renowned freedom fighter and one of the founders of the communist movement in Assam, Nandeswar Talukdar (1921-2003).

Fourth Susheela Gopalan Memorial Lecture: Women in the Web of Rapacious Money Lenders

ALL India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), Sushila Gopalan Memorial Trust and India School of Women’s Studies and Development, jointly held the Sushila Gopalan memorial lecture on December 19, 2021, at Bhubaneswar in Odisha.Thomas Isaac, former Kerala finance minister delivered the memorial lecture on the subject ‘Addressing Challenges before Women in the Neo-liberal Era: The Kerala Experience’. He spoke about the extremely adverse impact of the Covid pandemic on women based on the report of a survey of 1,75,000 households in the country.

Tamil Nadu: SKM holds Massive Victory Rally at Thiruvarur

THE Samyukta Kisan Morcha(SKM) state coordination committee meeting was held on December 7, 2021, at Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu. In the meeting, it was decided that the historic struggle and its success at the Delhi borders would be celebrated at Thiruvarur since that location is the central point for delta farmers in Tamil Nadu.

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