RSS Goons Hurl Bomb near Kodiyeri’s Rally Venue

RSS goons hurled a crude bomb near the venue of a CPI(M) rally at Nangararath Peedika near Thalasseri in Kannur district of Kerala when CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was addressing the gathering on January 27.In the attack by criminals riding a motorbike, party worker andDeshabhimani agent Sharatlal was injured. The incident occurred soon after the startling revelation of RSS cadre Vishnu about the prolonged torture on him by RSS men.

India-Japan Nuclear Deal

AFTER years of protracted negotiations, India and Japan finally inked a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement in November last year, during the course of the State visit by the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi. The deal will now allow Japan to supply India with nuclear fuel, equipment and technology for nuclear power production. India and Japan had started negotiations soon after the signing of the India-US nuclear deal in 2006. Formal negotiations started six years ago.

A Rejoinder to Coimbatore Police Commissioner for his Depiction of SFI & DYFI as Anti-socials

THE Coimbatore Police Commissioner, Amalraj, has, in an interview, portrayed the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) as anti-socials for participating in the heroic and peaceful struggle organised by students and youth of Tamil Nadu for Jallikattu. He has also threatened to take action if prior permission is not taken to send across any messages.

ICWA Organises its Biennial Conference

THE Indo Canadian Workers’ Association of Canada held its biennial conference on January 22, 2017 at Strawberry Hill Library Hall in Surrey, Canada.

CPI(M) Holds Huge Rally at Dahanu against State Repression

THE BJP-led Maharashtra state government and its police have served an unprecedented notice threatening to extern four prominent CPI(M) activists Vinod Nikole (CITU leader), Chandrakant Gorkhana (AIKS leader), Dinesh Aakre and Shankar Govari (DYFI leaders) from three districts, namely Thane, Palghar and Nashik, for a period of two years.

ANTI-PEOPLE, PRO-CORPORATE BUDGET

THE Union Budget 2017-18 presented by the finance minister on February 1 in parliament is totally disappointing and deceptive in many respects. CITU’S RESPONSE TO THE BUDGETThe Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a statement issued on February 1, has noted that the finance minister, in his budget speech, boastfully mentioned about doing away with the classification of plan and non-plan expenditure, putting the entire expenditure in one basket.

Fight Against Privatisation of Railways: CITU

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions, in a statement issued on January 30, has strongly condemned the steps reportedly being taken by the government to gradually privatise the Indian railways.

24th General Conference of AIIEA: Conference of Unity, Confidence and Consolidation

THE 24th general conference of the All India Insurance Employees’ Association (AIIEA) was held in the city of Kochi which is called ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’ from January 21-25 2017. For the first time in the history of AIIEA, an all India conference of the organisation was held in the state of Kerala. The conference proceedings started with a mammoth rally in which around 6000 employees participated. The rally which started from Rajendra Maidan was flagged off by C Ravindranathan, former vice president of AIIEA. The rally was led by “Panchavadyam” and this was followed by 24 women co

Call for Central Party Fund

THE Central Committee in its meeting held from January 6-8, 2016 gave a call for collection of funds for the Party Centre. All Party units should collect the funds from the people. The state committees should send the amount collected by June 30, 2017.The quota for states and central units is as follows:

Facing the Realities of the Trump Presidency

THE first ten days of the Trump presidency in the United States, if it has proved anything, it is that Trump will remain faithful to the promises he made during the election campaign. Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders which exemplify his anti-immigrant, Islamophobic and pro-big business agenda.One of the first executive orders was to build a wall along the border with Mexico. This, according to Trump, is required to keep out illegal migrants.

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