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Supreme Court Must Stay Karnataka HC Verdict

THE Karnataka High Court in its order on March 15, has held that wearing of hijab is not essential to the practice of Islam; that college development committees (CDCs) have a right to prescribe a uniform; and that Muslim girls must comply with whatever uniform is prescribed by their college.   Women’s organisations and activists, in a joint statement issued on March 15, have appealed to the Supreme Court to issue an immediate stay on the Karnataka HC order as it will have a far-reaching negative impact on the safety, dignity, and right to education of Muslim girls and women.

CPI(M) Kerala State Conference: A Road-Map to March Forward

THE Kerala state conference of the CPI(M) that took place in connection with the 23rd Party Congress to be held  at Kannur from April 6-10, 2022, was convened from March 1-4,  at Marine Drive, Cochin. The conference took place in an atmosphere of euphoria and festivity as it was the first state conference held after the LDF ensured a historic continuity in government for the first time in the history of the state.

West Bengal: Sustained Student-Youth Protest

STUDENTS and youth in West Bengal are leading a sustained fight demanding arrest and punishment for the culprits in the Anis Khan murder case. Anis, a student leader and social activist, was killed by men in police uniform in Amta in Howrah district.Students and youth organisations have staged a sustained sit-in in front of Amta police station after the brutal murder. DYFI, SFI and other Left student and youth organisations had called for a rally towards Howrah Rural Police Superintendent’s office in Panchla on February 26.

Haryana: Scheme Workers Movement Braves Repression of the State Government

WHILE the BJP government has continued its onslaught to crush the long-running scheme workers' movement in Haryana, adopting all the tactics of repression, at the same time, thousands of women are marching ahead fighting the repression of the government run by the RSS.The BJP government exposed itself in the matter of the state level demonstration of ASHA workers on February 17.  For a long time, especially since the time of Corona pandemic, all the 20,000 ASHA workers of the state have been agitating.  The workload on them has increased manifold since the pandemic, but instead of increasin

Bihar: CPI(M) State Conference Calls for Strengthening the Party

THE Bihar state conference of the Party was held from March 6-8, 2022 at Samastipur, the land of martyrs who sacrificed their lives holding red flags in their hands fighting for land and against feudal oppression since the 1970’s.In the run up to the Party state conference, Samastipur Party had organised a ‘Shaheed yatra’ from each and every village where comrades had been murdered by the class enemies. This yatra recalled the sacrifices of the comrades in building the Party.

Organise, Fight for the Rights of Railway Contract Workers: National Convention of Railway Contract Workers

THE national convention of railway contract workers held at Visakhapatnam on February 25, 2022 called upon the railway contract workers to organise and develop a strong countrywide movement to fight for the rights of the railway contract workers.The convention, which was initially scheduled to be held in the end of January this year, had to be deferred due to the third wave of Covid pandemic.

DELHI: Anganwadi Workers’ Union Demands The State Govt to Act on its Assurances

ON March 2, Delhi Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union (DAWHU), affiliated to the All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH), submitted a memorandum to the Delhi government to press for immediate resolution of demands over which an "in-principle approval” was given in the talks held earlier.It is to be noted that in the talks held (earlier last month) on February 21 at Delhi Secretariat on the demands of Anganwadi workers and helpers, the ministerial delegation had given their consent to most of the demands mentioned in the memorandum.After the talks, the DAWHU leaders we

DELHI: CPI(M) Demands Justice for Victims of Communal Violence

AFTER all, “who benefits from communal violence", was the question from a 10-year-old girl, Ilma, whose only earning elder brother was a victim of communal violence in North-East Delhi two years ago. Justice still evades the victims of the communal violence in North-East Delhi even after two years. The CPI(M) Delhi state committee along with the families of the victims staged a sit-in at Jantar Mantar on February 26, precisely demanding the same. Ten representatives of the families of the victims narrated their ordeal and said that even today they have not been able to overcome their fear.

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