Act Immediately on Sexual Harassment Complaint

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and its women’s sub-committee, the All India Coordination Committee of Working Women (AICCWW-CITU), in a statement issued on December 15, express deep concern and anguish over the distressing revelation made by a civil judge in Banda, Uttar Pradesh.

Chhatisgarh: AILU State Conference Calls for Protecting Democracy

THE fourth Chhattisgarh state conference of the All India Lawyers Union (AILU) was held on November 28, in Bilaspur. PV Surendranath, national general secretary of All India Lawyers Union and a distinguished Supreme Court advocate, inaugurated the conference.Surendranath noted that the Constitution of India stands as the invaluable legacy of the independence movement, embodying the principles of secularism, socio-political-economic justice, brotherhood, and socialism. It serves as a guardian of the diversity, cultural values, and human rights within Indian society.

Maha: AARM Holds a March to Nagpur Assembly Session

ON December 13, the Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM), along with Kisan Sabha, organised a 26 kilometre walk to march on the Maharashtra assembly session in Nagpur.

Kerala: HC Stays on Unilateral Student Nominations: A Blow to Governor

SFI has accused the governor, Arif Mohammed Khan of nominating representatives from ABVP and other sangh parivar organisations to the senate of Calicut and Kerala Universities at the behest of the BJP leadership, in an attempt to saffronise the higher education institutions.THE nomination of four ABVP members to the senate of University of Kerala by the governor, Arif Mohammed Khan has been stayed by the High Court. The governor has violated the eligibility conditions for nominations under the students constituency and had rejected the nominations recommended by the university.

Slums, Poor Localities Struggle to Resume Normal Life in Michaung-hit Tamil Nadu

A WEEK has passed since floods were triggered by Cyclone Michaung, yet specific localities in Chennai and its neighbouring districts are struggling to return to normalcy. Most people living in apartments and middle-class localities returned to work a day or two after the floods. But slum-dwellers and those living in slum resettlement colonies are worst affected.Youth organisations, civil society groups, fan clubs and political parties mobilised funds to provide ration in some of the affected localities. They provided dry ration, clean water, medical supplies and toiletries.

WB:Thousand Days of Deprivation and the Fight for Justice

ON December 9, 2023, the dharna movement at the foot of the Gandhi statue in Esplanade, Kolkata marked its 1000th day. This protest is held by the deserving candidates who had successfully cleared the West Bengal State Level Selection Test (SLST) for secondary and higher secondary school teaching positions. Nearly three years have transpired since the inception of this movement.Throughout these past three years, the lives of these aspiring teachers have been marked by hardship and deprivation.

The Week in Parliament

THE winter session of parliament began on December 4 and is scheduled to conclude on December 22 after 15 sittings.The Rajya Sabha passed the Post Office Bill, 2023, to replace the Indian Post Office Act of 1898, on the first day of the session. CPI(M) member A A Rahim raised specific objections to the bill. His first point was that this bill was against the Constitution and breached the fundamental rights provided by the Constitution. Secondly, this bill was against the federal principles. Thirdly, through this bill, the government is giving up the liabilities invested upon it.

No-State Solution Becomes More and More Real as Israel’s Permanent Nakba Continues

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×IN 1948, the Lebanese historian Constantin Zurayak used the Arabic word Nakba (catastrophe) to refer to the forced removal of Palestinians from their lands and homes by the newly formed Israeli state (in his August 1948 book, Ma’na al-Nakba or The Meaning of the Nakba).

Light at the End of Tunnel: Rescuers of Silkyara Felicitated in Delhi

THE joint trade unions platform in Delhi felicitated the 12 rat hole miners who valiantly rescued 41 construction workers from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The meeting started by honouring the 12 workers with a souvenir and a citation from the joint trade unions. In a memorandum to the labour ministry of the Delhi government, the trade unions demanded that all 12 of them be given Rs 10 lakhs given their hazardous working conditions and present livelihood.

A Disturbing Verdict

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 11THE verdict of the Supreme Court dismissing the challenges to the abrogation of Article 370 and dissolution of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is disturbing and has serious consequences for the federal structure of our constitution which is one of its fundamental features.The verdict says that J&K does not retain any element of sovereignty after the Instrument of Accession was signed and hence rules that the constitution of J&K is redundant.

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