WB: Jailed Leaders in Jalpaiguri Released on Bail

TAKING a cue from Mamata Banerjee’s remarks before the press on August 14 blaming the "Marxists", specifically CPI(M), for the Jadavpur University student’s ragging death, the Jalpaiguri unit of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) assembled anti-social elements and rowdies, and on the pretext of staging a dharna in front of the district SFI office, attacked and vandalised the CPI(M) Jalpaiguri district party office, Subodh Sen Bhavan, on August 16.

Assembly Bye-Election in Tripura: Left Front to Give a Big Fight

ON August 8, 2023, the Election Commission of India (ECI) declared bye-elections for two vacant assembly seats in Tripura. The elections are scheduled to occur on September 5, while the vote counting is slated for September 8. Among the constituencies, the 23-Dhanpur assembly constituency became vacant immediately after the assembly election.

New Technology and Unemployment

THE use of new technology has triggered an anxiety of job loss across the world. In advanced countries repetitive jobs at the middle levels are increasingly being replaced by use of intelligent machines empowered by artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IOT). An array of new technologies seems to be inaugurating a technology revolution with the use of AI, IOT, big data, block chain, 5G, 3D printing, robotics, drones, gene editing, nanotechnology and solar photovoltaic.

Delhi: Five-day Strike of DBCs Ends in Victory

THE five-day strike of over 3,500 domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) of Delhi has ended in a victory, and it stands as an example for the struggles for regularisation and against the policies of contractual work in government departments not only in Delhi but across the country.The strike led by the Anti-Malaria Ekta Karmachari Union (affiliated to CITU) was successful in galvanising vast sections of non-unionised workers as well, with observance being as high as 95 per cent across the five days.After the five-day strike, the MCD Commissioner was forced to agree that the corporation would it

Maha: DYFI Holds State-Level Study Camp

THE Maharashtra state committee of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) organised a three-day study camp for its leading cadre from July 21-23, 2023 at Adarsh Vidyalaya Chembur, Mumbai, in an atmosphere of great enthusiasm. 181 delegates from across the state participated in this camp, overcoming the difficult conditions of torrential rains in Mumbai.Ram Puniyani, well-known writer and activist, inaugurated the camp on July 21. He exhorted the youth to rally against the communal forces who are spreading hatred in the name of religion.

Joint Convention of SKM-CTUs Calls for Decisive Protests

THOUSANDS of workers, peasants and agricultural workers participated in the first ever historic joint national convention held at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on August 24. The convention was called by Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and Samyukta Kishan Morcha (SKM)- the umbrella organisation of hundreds of farmers organisations.

Lunar Soft Landing Success: Future Tasks and Challenges

THE Chandrayaan-3 Mission to make a soft landing on the moon is already a success, whatever happens during the remainder of the lunar day, that is, the next 13 earth days starting yesterday, August 23. Both the Vikram Lander and the Pragyaan Rover, both powered by solar energy available during the lunar daytime this fortnight, will go about their science tasks, gathering data and information and relaying them back to Mission Control in Bengaluru.

CPI(M) Delegation Led by its General Secretary Visits Manipur

WHILE the BJP boasts of forging a 'unified India' by revoking Article 370 in Kashmir, the reality reveals a different story - their actions have effectively divided the small state of Manipur into two parts. This was the first hand experience of a CPI(M) Central Committee delegation that visited the state from August 18-20. The delegation led by Party’s general secretary, Sitaram Yechury included Jitendera Choudhury, Debolina Hembram and Suprakash Talukdar.

Stop Suppression of Dissenting Views

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 19, 2023THE action of the Delhi Police, to try and stop a seminar-cum-workshop being held at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhavan in New Delhi on alternative policies with regard to the G20, was totally uncalled for and an attempt to suppress dissenting opinions being voiced.The Surjeet Bhavan is owned by the CPI(M) where it conducts various activities, including Party education and seminars. Various civil society organisations, under the banner of We20, were conducting a meeting on the issues

Tripura: Daily Desher Katha Observes 45th Foundation Day

DAILY Desher Katha (DDK), the leading newspaper of Tripura observed 45th foundation day on August 15, 2023. When the overall media is being more and more captured by big corporates, when the space for people’s voice in mainstream media is getting more and more squeezed, achievement of a glorious and towering milestone by DDK will definitely encourage the progressive minds.The Bangla daily had started its publication on August 15, 1979. The journey so far has not been smooth at different times.

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