Charlie Hebdo Attack and its Aftermath

THE terror attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo on January 7 that claimed the lives of 12 journalists, has sent shock waves around the world. On the following day, a hyper market was targeted by a lone terrorist. Four people were killed in that attack. Two policemen were also killed in the three days in January. Paris had become a city virtually under siege.

CITIZEN’S INITIATIVE: Withdraw Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Ordinance

Prominent citizens of Chandigarh have issued the following statement on February 3 for withdrawal of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Ordinance.

Modi – The End Game of Autonomy

THE BJP-Sangh Parivar led Narendra Modi government at the centre during its eight months of rule has single handedly accelerated, even completely cemented, the integration of Indian monopoly capitalism with the imperialist centres of finance-capital of the developed industrialised countries.

AP Govt Should Constitute Social Security Fund

THE All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) demanded an immediate amendment to the Capital Region Development Authority (CREDA) which was constituted through an Act during the last week of December 2014 in order to facilitate the pooling of land required for construction of a new capital for the residual Andhra Pradesh. Addressing a press conference at Guntur, after interacting with a cross section of people in different villages, AIAWU CWC member Veeraiah Konduri condemned the TDP government’s going back on the promises.

ASBS Convention Calls for Holistic Implementation of RTE Act

MORE than 400 parents, mostly women, filled the Vanamali Hall in Dadar of Mumbai beyond its capacity at the call of Anudanit Shiksha Bachao Samiti (ASBS) for a convention on implementation in letter and spirit of the Right to Education Act in the coming academic year (2015-2016).

Bihar Conference Concludes with Call to Strengthen Organisation

THE 21st conference of CPI(M) Bihar state committee was held from February 5-7 in Bettiah, the district headquarter of West Champaran, in the background of the prevailing political crisis in the state.

ODISHA: Thousands Organise Under the Red Flag For Land & Dignity of Life

IT took nearly 24 hours from Bhubaneswar by rail and road to reach Nawarangpur district headquarters. The journey took eight hours more than required due to an extraordinary situation prevalent in this part of the world. The Maoists had found an innovative way of fighting American Imperialism-to blow up railway tracks that link these rich regions filled with poor people to the other parts of Odisha. The express train was literally being dragged to Damanjodi in Koraput district from where we were to proceed by road.

Reconsider Cabinet Decision in Vodafone Case: CITU to Govt

CITU has asked the central government to reconsider its decision not to appeal against the Bombay High Court order in the Vodafone case, and to seek the intervention of Supreme Court in defence of the steps taken by the Income Tax Department.

HARYANA: Launch Decisive Struggles to Fight Pro-Corporate, Communal Modi Govt: Karat

CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat addressed a huge rally in Rohtak in Haryana on February 14 on the occasion of the CPI(M) state conference and appealed to the workers, peasants, students, youth and all other sections of the working class to launch a decisive struggle to fight the pro-corporate and communal government at the centre, led by Narendra Modi.He condemned the Modi government for introducing anti-people policies through ordinances, bypassing parliament. Ordinances were brought in to make anti-people changes in the Land Acquisition Act and to privatise coal mines.

Dismantling National & Household Food Security

THERE is much that is wrong with the entire system of food security in India – procurement is far too focused on a few crops (rice and wheat) and regions (alluvial irrigated valleys) to the neglect and detriment of the rain-fed dry undulating areas, pulses and oilseeds. Thus, large sections of producers are excluded from the advantages of MSP and government procurement.

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