Tripura: Assembly Session Reduced to Sheer Formality

THE winter session of the Tripura Assembly commenced on January 10, 2025. When the BAC report was placed in the House, informing members that the session would have only three working days, Jitendra Chaudhury, the Leader of the Opposition, stood up in protest. He remarked that the Parliament and state Assemblies are integral to the democratic system of governance.

Assam: CPI(M) State Conference Resolves to Expand Its Independent Strength

THE 24th Assam State Conference of the CPI(M), held on January 5-7, 2025 in Guwahati, resolved to significantly expand the Party’s independent activities and build planned and sustained movements on local issues in the coming days.

Punjab: Desh Sewak Holds Commemoration Meeting

PUNJABI daily Desh Sewak organised a function at Bhakna Bhawan Auditorium in Chandigarh on January 1, 2025 to commemorate the completion of 29 years of its publication. The event was dedicated to Comrade Sitaram Yechury. A large number of people from various walks of life participated in the programme.

Falling Enrollment of Students: A Grave Concern

THE Ministry of Education (MoE) last week released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus report making available the latest data regarding the total enrollment of students in 2023-24. The report gives the lie to the tall claims being made by the government about improvements in the education sector and reveals the stark truth that the total enrollment of students has dropped by over a crore in 2023-24 as compared to the previous years. A total of 24.8 crore students were enrolled in 2023-24 which is a drop of 37 lakh students as compared to the previous year.

Economic Response to US Imperialism

THE imperialist countries led by the US have been imposing unilateral sanctions that do not have any backing from the United Nations against countries that dare to defy their diktat. According to one estimate almost one third of the countries of the world have been subject to such sanctions at one time or another. Such sanctions include the freezing of those assets of the sanctioned countries that are held in western financial institutions, as has been the case with Iran, Cuba, and North Korea among others earlier, and with Russia most recently.

CPI(M) Haryana State Conference

THE three-day 17th state conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was held from January 11-13, in Kaithal.The conference began with an open session held at the local grain market. The open session was presided over by Inderjeet Singh and conducted by Premchand. Addressing the public meeting, Party Polit Bureau member, Nilotpal Basu said that the country is going through a severe crisis. Unity in diversity has been the foundation of our country.

TN: On Two CPI(M) Branch Conferences

Two branch conferences – an industrial branch in Chennai and a rural branch in the Kaveri Delta – resolve: “We shall mobilise workers and peasants in class struggles and make the Party strong.”CONFERENCES from the branch level to the state have taken place in Tamil Nadu, with the state conference ending on January 5, 2025. These conferences have discussed the implementation of the tasks set by the 23rd Party Congress held at Kannur and the 23rd Tamil Nadu state conference held in Madurai, both in 2022.

WB: Ganashakti's Foundation Day - A Resounding Call against the Far-Right

JUST as Modi and his party use anti-Pakistan rhetoric, Mamata Banerjee is attempting to reap political benefits by fomenting anti-Bangladesh sentiment in West Bengal. Addressing the audience on the 59th foundation day of Ganashakti on January 3, CPI(M) West Bengal state secretary Mohammad Salim cautioned against this dangerous trend, stating that Modi had won elections by threatening to "invade" Pakistan. Now, with the 2026 assembly elections in sight, both the Trinamool and the BJP are forgetting Bengal and making posters about Chittagong.

Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba: US Takes Steps in the Right Direction, But the Blockade Remains in Force

ON January 14, 2025, the government of the United States announced the following decisions:1. Remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism;2. Make use of the presidential faculty to prevent US courts from taking action with regards to lawsuits that might be filed by virtue of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act; and3. Eliminate the list of restricted Cuban entities that designates a group of institutions which US citizens and institutions are not allowed to make financial transactions with, which has had an impact on third countries.Despite its limi

Gujarat: CPI(M) State Conference Concludes with Great Enthusiasm

THE 24th State Conference of CPI(M) Gujarat was held at Upleta in Rajkot district on January 11-12, 2025. It was attended by 192 delegates from 11 districts. Of them, 56 were women. There was also a good chunk of youth.The inaugural session began after the flag-hoisting by the senior most leader Maganbhai Jivani and floral tributes to the martyrs. After election of the presidium and different committees, state secretary Hitendra Bhatt moved the condolence resolution. The conference venue was named after Sitaram Yechury. The inaugural session was attended by more than 300 people.

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