BSNL Clears Confusion Created on its Survival

THE BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU) has issued a press statement on June 26, seeking to clear certain confusions created by the letter dated June 17, 2019, written by the BSNL management to the department of telecommunications. In that letter, the BSNL management has stated that the company’s financial position was critical and that payment of salaries to the employees for the month of June 2019, as well as continuing with the operations of the company, would be difficult, without immediate infusion of adequate liquidity.

TUI of Workers in Agriculture, Food, Commerce & Allied Industries Meets in Paris

THE extended executive committee of the Trade Union International of workers in agriculture, food, commerce and allied industries met in Paris on June 5-7, 2019. 39 members from 22 countries took part in the discussions. Suneet Chopra, AIAWU joint secretary and executive committee member of TUI and V S Nirmal, (national secretary, BKMU) who was present on behalf of Nagendranath Ojha, attended the meeting. The discussion was centred on continuing the work and decisions taken in its secretariat meeting in Havana from January 18-20, 2017 followed up by the Lisbon meeting in April 2017.

AIPSO Protests the Visit of US Secretary of State

THE All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) had organised a protest demonstration against the US on June 25, coinciding with the visit of Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State to India. The protest was against the US imposition of sanctions against India, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela and other countries and its wars of aggression. The protest rally started from Mandi House and culminated at the American Cultural Centre.

AIDWA Pays Homage to Comrade Primila Loomba

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association, in a statement issued on June 26, expressed its heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Primila Loomba, one of the veteran leaders of the women’s movement in India. She was 94 years old, born on December 24, 1924.

CPI(M) Condoles Com Dimitris Christofias

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has sent the following message of condolence to the Central Committee of AKEL on June 22.

THE Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep grief on the passing away of Comrade Dimitris Christofias, former general secretary of the AKEL and the president of Cyprus.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan at the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog

Below we publish the text of the speech delivered by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, at the Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog, on June 15, in New Delhi

MAHARASHTRA: SFI State Camp Plans Series of Struggles

THE SFI Maharashtra state camp was held at Wardha in the Vidarbha region from June 1-4, 2019. The SFI state camp, which is held regularly every year before the commencement of the academic year, was being held this time just a week after the Lok Sabha election results. It was attended by 112 delegates from 19 districts. They included 30 girl students.

TAMIL NADU: DYFI Leader Killed in Caste Dispute over Grass Bundle

TENSION and protest waves prevailed in Karaiyiruppu village of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, over the death of Comrade Ashok, 26, district treasurer of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), who was hacked by a gang belonging to caste Hindu hooligans on June 12th night.

Comrade Ashok was hacked to death by a gang, while he was walking home around 10.45 pm. The gang threw the body on a nearby railway track. On hearing noises, the residents came out of their homes, and on seeing the body, immediately resorted to a protest.

Protest against Bihar Govt’s Failure in Preventing Child Deaths

THE Delhi state units of the All India Democratic Women’s Association, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, Students’ Federation of India, Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and Democratic Youth Federation of India held a joint protest demonstration at Bihar Bhawan, New Delhi on June 18 against the total failure of the Nitish Kumar led JD(U)-BJP state government in preventing the death of more than 107 children in Muzaffarpur. These are figures of the casualties in the hospitals. The number of children who have died in their homes is unaccounted.

Bihar: Deep Grief over Children’s Death due to Encephalitis

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on June 17

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its deep grief at the death of nearly hundred children who have succumbed to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar, particularly in Muzaffarpur. CPI(M) calls upon both the central and state health authorities to contain this raging epidemic on a war footing.

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