THE Students' Federation of India, SFI and Democratic Youth Federation of India, DYFI have jointly organised a massive rally to the Film and Television Institute of India, FTII, Pune on August 23 in solidarity with the ongoing struggle by the students against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of the governing council of the institution. The march was followed by a human chain set up in front of the FTII and a vibrant public meeting.

KASHMIR Handicraft Workers and Artisans Union held a day long convention at Srinagar on August 25 in which hundreds of workers and artisans participated. Participants were very enthusiastic and there was a sizable number of women workers and artisans.

In a letter written to the prime minister on August 18, the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has expressed support to the legitimate demand of the ex-service men of our country who have been justly demanding one-rank-one-pension. For this they are sitting in a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi for the last three months and now they have started an indefinite hunger strike.

BJP and RSS have been making relentless efforts to hurt and provoke the political sentiments of people of Jammu and Kashmir by raising issues like the abrogation of constitutional Article 370, which gives special status to the state, and settlement of non-state subject soldiers in Kashmir, CPI(M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said, and warned that similar moves in the past have always proven counter-productive and against the interests of the state as well as the country.Addressing a Party convention in South Kashmir’s Qazigund on August 19, the Kulgam MLA said it is unfortunate that the RSS

A SEMINAR on “Experience of Successful Running of Public Hospitals” was organised on August 22 at the XISS Auditorium in Ranchi. This seminar was a follow-up of a state-level convention on “Health Policy and Drug Policy - Jharkhand” held on August 16 at the Social Development Centre in the state capital.