End Impunity: Scrap AFSPA

THE Supreme Court, in a salutary judgement, has declared that the armed forces cannot act with impunity in the disturbed areas where it operates under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). The court has held that there cannot be “absolute immunity” from trial by a criminal court if any offence is committed by an army soldier. The court has ordered that all allegations of extra-judicial killings in Manipur should be probed.

Jammu & Kashmir: Stop Repression, Start Dialogue

THE outburst of mass protests throughout Kashmir, consequent to the killing of Hizbul leader Burhan Wani, has paralysed the valley for the past five days. Upto now, 34 persons have been killed, mostly young men and one policeman; 1,400 have been injured, many with serious wounds. The valley has been simmering with discontent for quite some time. The growing alienation of the people, particularly the youth, was visible in the big gatherings when the funerals of militants killed by the security forces were held.

Gender Inequities & Labour Markets in Neoliberal Era

THE crisis of neoliberal globalisation has manifested itself in the resurgence of right wing politics throughout the world which is now signified by the vicious campaign of Trump in America. Despite the obvious signifiers in the last few years, it is also well acknowledged that the impending crisis is not new and has had a cascading impact on the life of the working classes of the world.

White Paper on Kerala’s Finances Exposes UDF’s Lies

KERALA finance minister TM Thomas Issac tabled a White Paper on the state’s finances in the Assembly on June 30, stating the situation was “alarming” and the government is striving hard to meet its day-to-day expenditure. Besides the day-to-day challenge of keeping the treasury afloat to meet the routine expenditure of the administrative machinery, Kerala was constantly facing grave paucity of resources for financing all its other plans and capital expenditure, the report said, adding the state has been living on a “financial lie”.

TELANGANA: Resistance to Deceitful Attempts of TRS Government for Land Acquisition

RESISTANCE to deceitful attempts of the Telangana Rasthtra Samithi government in Telangana state for proposed acquisition of about five lakh acres of land in the name of re-designed irrigation projects, schemes for drinking water and industrial use, subverting provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 by issuing Government Orders, contravening provisions of the central Act, to deprive the oustees of fair compensation and mandatory measures for rehabilitation and resettlement and adopting coercive measures fo

Donation to West Bengal Relief Fund

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury was awarded the N Ramachandran award for distinction in public service, 2016. Apart from a citation and a memento, the award also consists of a cash component of Rs 50,000.

The N Ramachandran Foundation was established to carry forward the legacy of highly respected journalist of Kerala who worked for over 65 years with integrity and had done reporting with a focus on people’s issues. N Ramachandran was associated with a major Kerala media group, Kerala Kaumudi.

PUNJAB: Dharna on Burning Issues

A JOINT convention was organised by four Left parties – CPI, CPI(M), CPM Punjab and CPI(ML) Liberation on July 6 at Grain Market grounds in Barnala against the anti-people policies of the central and state governments and for settlement of the genuine and just demands of the working people. More than 2000 people from the Malwa region of Punjab participated in the convention.Charan Singh Virdi, Hardev Arshi, Mangat Ram Pasla, Sukhdarshan Natt, Vijay Misra and Jagroop Singh while addressing the convention held the neoliberal policies pursued by the central and state governments responsible

Cloudburst in Uttarakhand

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on July 3, 2016THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its deep grief at the loss of lives and property in the cloudburst in Uttarakhand.The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) calls upon the central government to immediately provide all assistance to the Uttarakhand government on a humanitarian basis to contain any further damage and to ensure speedy rehabilitation and livelihood of the affected people.

Concern over Violence in Bangladesh

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on July 3THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses grave concern over the spate of violence engulfing Bangladesh claiming numerous lives. The recent spate of attacks against secular rationalists, minorities and foreigners clearly shows that the activities of the fundamentalists are on the rise.The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) hopes that the government of Bangladesh will bring those responsible for the heinous murders to book and restore normalcy at the earliest.The people of Bangladesh have a

SFI Organises Relief Fund for Marathwada Drought Victims

IT was a mixed feeling for Aniket Tambade, a fourth standard student, when he received new bag, copies and financial help during a programme at Beed, Marathwada on July 1, 2016. A feeling of natural joy and happiness was there on his face, a nascent feeling which a child experiences after seeing new books, but there was also a hidden pain of losing his father. Perhaps he was aware of the reason of his presence on that particular day.

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