New Education Policy: Neo-liberal Dogma to continue in Higher Education

INDIA is one of the youngest nations in the world with more than 54 percent of its total population below 25 years of age. An effective education system with proper balance between the three basic parameters of accessibility, equality and quality is essential for utilisation of this young human resource towards the task of nation building. Today India has the largest number of youth and adult illiterates in the world with the youth literacy rate (15-24 years) and adult literacy rate (15 years and above) at 86.1 percent and 69.3 percent respectively.

Protest Demonstration against Atrocities on Dalits

ON July 27 evening in Dadar, Mumbai, activists comprising women, youth and students protested the brutal attack on dalits in Gujarat by gau rakshak dal and the brutal murder of the 16-year old boy in Nerul in the name of caste honour.

Memories of Historic Satara Parallel Govt against British Rule Revisited in Massive Gathering at Walva, Sangli

ON July 15, 2016, thousands of people from all walks of life gathered at the Hutatma Kisan Ahir Sugar Factory at Walva in Sangli district to commemorate the 95th birth anniversary of the renowned freedom fighter and one of the progressive stalwarts of the co-operative movement in Maharashtra, Nagnath Naikwadi.

Inauguration of Broad Gauge Train in Tripura: A Long Cherished Dream Comes True

JULY 31, 2016, would be remembered by the people of Tripura as a day of fulfilment of their long-cherished dream with the flagging-off of the ‘Tripura Sundari Express’ from Agartala to New Delhi. The first ever passenger train from Agartala railway station after gauge conversion was flagged off jointly by Union Railways Minister Suresh, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Union Minister of State for Rails Rajen Borgonhai, Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey and Bangladesh Railway Minister Mujibul Hoque.

Gruesome Killings of Adivasis in Odisha: CPI(M) Delegation Meets Victims’ Families

THE CPI(M) has condemned the gruesome killings of five Adivasis, after branding them as Maoists, in Gumudumaha village of Kandhamala district of Odisha on July 8 and demanded an SIT probe into the matter under the supervision of the Odisha High Court and that adequate compensation be paid to them. The Party sought an end to the century-old deprivation of a large number of Adivasis in Odisha.

Gau Raksha and the War against India's Poor

THE toxic activities of gau raksha samitis that have sprung up all over the country has led to increased attack on not only Muslims but also dalits. This was the pattern in the past, and also the pattern today. Even as the protests against the Una attacks rocked the country, Bajrang Dal targeted dalits in Chikmaglur in Karnataka, the eighth such attack in the last two years. This was followed by the beating of two dalit men in Lucknow for skinning a dead cow.

State Bandh Demanding Special Status to AP Evokes Good Response

THE call for statewide bandh given by the CPI(M), CPI, Congress and YSR Congress seeking special category status for Andhra Pradesh was peaceful across the state and evoked good response from the people. The bandh was observed in all the important cities and towns of the state.

Several shops at various centres remained closed till evening as the traders too joined the bandh. Various marches were organised by the CPI(M) activists in different parts of the state.

Constitution Amendment Bill, Not GST

CONSIDERABLE confusion has been spread by the corporate media that the Rajya Sabha approved the GST Bill on August 3. In this context, it must be understood that, as the Indian constitution stands at present, a Central Tax on Goods and Services cannot be imposed by the central government. The constitution needs to be amended to allow the legislation of a centralised Goods and Services Tax.

Thinking Together

It is observed that the structures of autonomous district councils are formed only in the North Eastern Region (NER) of the country, though the vast bulk of tribal people are found outside the NER, such as in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat etc where this means of development has got missed owing to absence of such autonomous bodies.

Parrikar and His Ilk

DEFENCE minister Manohar Parrikar symbolises much of what is wrong with the Modi government. Parrikar, as the minister for defence, occupies a vital position in the union cabinet. But this has not deterred him from spewing intolerance and bigotry; making bellicose statements against Pakistan and compromising the image of the armed forces. More worryingly, he seems bent upon converting the Indian armed forces into a subordinate ally of the Pentagon.

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