CITU Holds National Convention against Privatisation of Electricity and Railways

THE national convention against Privatisation of electricity and railways organised by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has decided to go for protracted campaign and struggles engaging common consumers/commuters/ people to put up an effective resistance to the privatisation spree of the ruling dispensation, which is a part of its neoliberal agenda.

Chandrayaan-3: Good Run-Up for Great Leap

AFTER a textbook launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 is orbiting the earth in a highly elliptical orbit and, at the time of going to press, has executed three out of five orbit-raising burns as per schedule. As of now, the spacecraft is 228 km from Earth at its nearest and 51,400 km from Earth at its farthest. Soon a final burn will make it leap forward till it is captured by the moon’s gravity and starts elliptical orbits around it. There it will execute similar maneuvers in reverse to gradually lower its lunar orbit till it stabilises in a circular 100 km orbit above the moon’s surface.

NATO Summit: Plans for Global Domination

THE NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, registered a new level of aggressiveness of the western military alliance led by the United States.

WB: Hold On! The Game is Changing

FOR the state government, the dead are simply nameless, faceless numbers. It is widely known that panchayat elections in West Bengal have been witnesses to heinous poll violence. The "official" number of people killed varies from 19 to 56, with the chief minister, her nephew, the state election commissioner, police, and the media all giving different figures. The chief minister says it is 19, and as usual, the state election commissioner confirms it. The chief minister's nephew, who is the number two in the ruling Trinamool Congress, sings a different tune, claiming it is 35.

J&K: ‘Save Apple, Save Kashmir’

MOBILISING farmers along lines of different crop-wise federations based on the decision of the 34th conference of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), has proven to be a significant decision. Taking this forward, the first conference of Jammu & Kashmir state unit of Apple Farmers’ Federation of India (AFFI) was held on July 15-16 in late Comrade Abdul Hameed Wani (a dedicated kisan leader) Hall in Shopian.

AP: Polavaram Poru Keka’ Evokes Good Response

THE CPI(M) Andhra Pradesh committee organised 'Polavaram Poru Keka', a 380 km foot march (padayatra), to highlight the demands of the Polavaram Project displaced people. Led by Party state secretary V Srinivasarao, the march began on June 20 at Nellipaka in Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district and covered 13 mandals in four districts.

On Removal of Anaemia from NFHS- 6 Survey

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on July 17, has expressed deep concern about the removal of anaemia from the survey indicators of NFHS- 6 by the BJP government.The previous NFHS -5 survey had revealed that over 57 per cent of women and over 67 per cent of children suffer from anaemia in our country. Prevalence of anaemia to such an extent cannot be dismissed as a mild problem or an isolated occurrence. Medical experts have pointed out that it is a major contributor to maternal and child mortality.

CPI(M) Greets Communist Party of Sri Lanka on its 80th Anniversary

Below we publish the text of the message of greetings sent by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, which celebrated its 80th anniversary on July 3, 2023. G Ramakrishnan, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member delivered the greetings at the meeting held in Colombo.DEAR comrades and friends,On behalf of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), I greet the Communist Party of Sri Lanka on its 80th anniversary. On this momentous occasion we greet the leadership and the members of the Party and reiterate our heartfelt solidarity.

Anganwadi Workers & Helpers Observe “Black Day” across the Country on July 10

THOUSANDS of anganwadi workers and helpers, under the banner of All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH), observed a "Black Day" on July 10, 2023, braving heavy rains in many parts of the country.This year, AIFAWH decided to mark the occasion as a protest against the Modi government's efforts to dismantle the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). The Modi government has significantly reduced the budget for ICDS on two occasions: first in 2015, immediately after coming to power, and then again in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AIDWA Memorandum to Law Commission on Uniform Civil Code

With reference to the public notice issued by the Law Commission of India on June 14, 2023 eliciting views on the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) again, the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has sent the following memorandum to the member secretary of the Law Commission of India, on July 11.WOMEN in our country have been suffering for centuries under the burden of patriarchal and discriminatory personal laws in all religious communities.

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