Telangana State: Spurt in Farmer’s Suicides

FARMER’S suicides in Telangana state (earlier part of unified Andhra Pradesh) have increased suddenly after its formation on June 2, 2014. It is not an exaggeration to say that not even a single day has passed without a report of farmers suicide(s) appearing in the daily newspapers. Reported suicides varied from one or two to a maximum of ten (on October 10, 22 and 24th and on November 29, 2014).

Seminar on 50 years of CPI(M) Held in Visakhapatnam

IN the run-up to the 21st Party Congress, a seminar was organised on “50 years of CPI(M)- Future of India”, on January 11, in Visakhapatnam.
Speaking at the seminar, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member emphasized that Socialism is only alternative for the future of the country. The Left parties may have lost in the 2014 elections. But they alone offer a credible alternative. He said the government is passing ordinances where there is no justification for these ordinances. It is an ordinance raj and not a democratic rule, he said.

AIFAWH - 25 years of Struggles & Achievements

THE All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH) came into being on January 6, 1991 in its first national conference held in Udaipur in Rajasthan.

The past twenty five years have been years of struggles and sacrifices for the AIFAWH and all its affiliates in different states, which played a pioneering role in mobilising lakhs of anganwadi employees in both united and independent struggles to improve the conditions of anganwadi employees and prevent ICDS from being handed over to private interests.

Indian History Congress Holds its 75th Annual Session in New Delhi

The Indian History Congress held its 75th (Platinum Jubilee) session on December 28-30, 2014 at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Over 1,500 delegates from all parts of India attended the session, and, as per the printed list of papers, 930 papers were submitted for presentation at its six major sections. The session was inaugurated on December 28 by Hamid Ansari, vice president of India, who, by reference to major perceptions of historiography as a craft, enjoined Indian historians to maintain both rigour and objectivity in their use of historical evidence.

KARNATAKA: CPI(M) State Conference calls for Decisive Struggles on People’s Issues

THE 21st CPI(M) Karnataka state conference was held in Bangalore from January 8-11, 2015. It was attended by 263 delegates including 40 women. 55 observers participated, 14 of them were women.

Build Broad United Struggles against Land Acquisition Ordinance

Hannan Mollah and Atul Kumar Anjan, general secretaries of All India Kisan Sabha and All India Kisan Sabha (Windsor Place) have jointly issued the following statement on January 13:

Comrade Perin Chandra

COMRADE Perin Chandra passed away peacefully on January 7, 2015 after 96 years of an active and eventful life as a communist and peace activist, loved and admired by all.

Preparing for Broader Struggles

PARTY conferences in West Bengal have focused on the emerging situation in the state and the necessity of translating the growing discontent among the people into concrete struggles. Nine district conferences have been completed till January 15, after the special meeting of the branches and local and zonal level conferences.

PM Modi’s ‘Illusions’: Gas Balloons

THIS week has seen a very well choreographed and orchestrated campaign to woo international finance capital to India. Prime Minister Modi seeking to realise his “Make in India” campaign was physically omnipresent at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015. PM Modi has made a clear shift from the slogan of “Made in India” that he thundered from the Red Fort in his first address to the nation on Independence Day to the slogan of “Make in India” that he advanced at a yet another choreographed event at the Madison Square Gardens in New York on his visit to the UN.

Defeating Neo-Liberal Policies & Communalism

THE CPI(M) and the Left has to rededicate itself and lead wider peoples movements to defeat the pro-rich, pro-corporate neo-liberal economic policies and communalism, exhorted Prakash Karat, CPI(M) general secretary while addressing the open session of the 20th Odisha state conference of the CPI(M) at Bhubaneswar. The only way to combat and defeat the twin dangers of neo-liberalism and communalism is to strengthen the CPI(M) and the Left and to further widen the mass movements.

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