Increasing Communal Violence in Jharkhand

JHARKHAND has recorded highest number of communal conflicts during last year. After Jamshedpur violence in July 2015, again Jharkhand simmered with tension on October 24, 2015. Communal violence occurred in Hazaribagh, Palamu and Latehar districts.Violence and vandalism are also reported from Chhatarpur (Palamu district) and Latehar which started on October 23 and spilled over the next day. People from both the communities were injured.The latest communal clashes sparked off during Dusshera and Muharrum festivals which coincided this year.

Financing Universal Health Coverage

A HIGH-Level Expert Group set up by the Planning Commission under the Chairmanship of Dr Srinath Reddy had, in a report submitted in November 2011, outlined a scheme of universal health coverage for the Indian population.

DYFI Yuva Sangharsh Jathas: March Towards A Casteless Secular Maharashtra

TWO esteemed scholar-activists of Maharashtra, Dr Narendra Dabholkar and Comrade Govind Pansare were shot dead in the last two years in almost identical circumstances. It is widely known that extremist Hindutva outfits like Sanathan Sanstha are behind these killings. Very recently another outspoken scholar M M Kalburgi was also shot dead at his home in Karnataka in similar circumstances.

MAHARASHTRA: DYFI Holds Tenth State Conference

THE 10th Maharashtra state conference of the DYFI held in Aurangabad City – the centre of the Marathwada region – on October 9-11, 2015, resolved to rapidly expand the youth movement and organisation to meet the challenges posed by the murderous rightwing offensive. In connection with the conference, a massive youth rally and public meeting were organised on October 9 evening. Hundreds of DYFI activists from Aurangabad and nearby districts participated in the colourful rally.

Political Bankruptcy of Bourgeois Parties Gets Exposed in Bihar Assembly Elections

THE election campaign in Bihar is at its zenith. But the people are at a loss to see that the political discourse has touched the lowest depth. Accusations and counteraccusations in filthy languages are flying thick and fast.

Anganwadi Federations to organise National Convention to “Save ICDS” on Nov 5

The following is the statement issued by the Anganwadi federations affiliated to the CITU, AITUC, HMS, AICCTU and AITUC, on October 28.

AIAWU & BKMU Condemn Growing Atrocities on Dalits

The following is the statement issued by the All India Agricultural Workers Union and the Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, on October 24. THE growing atrocities on dalits all over the country have become a matter of the gravest concern today. The number of murders have risen from 570 in 2010 to 744 in 2014. Rapes have increased from 511 in 2010 to 2,233 in 2014.

Thinking Together

Q. Countries like China, Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba etc which have already completed people’s democratic revolution are generally equated with the erstwhile Soviet Union and termed as socialist countries. So far as my knowledge goes, it is only the USSR which had completed the socialist revolution and became the only country where there was no class exploitation and social oppression. No other country in the world could achieve this as yet. I think my presumption is correct. If so, is it correct to club all these countries together and term them, even loosely, as socialist countries?

No Protein for the Poor

DAL prices have continued its upward trend causing real suffering for the people. Tur Dal is now more expensive than chicken with its retail price at Rs 220 per kg. Prices of arhar and urad are double what it was in October 2014. The prices of pulses is not just a problem of price rise, it is also of food security as the bulk of the population derive its protein requirements from pulses. As against the recommended daily requirement of 50 to 60 grams, current availability of pulses is less than 30 grams per day.

CPI(M) Greets Syrian Communist Party (Unified) On its Twelfth Congress

The following is the text of the message of greetings sent by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to the Central Committee of the Syrian Communist Party (Unified) on the occasion of its 12th National Congress held from October 29-31 in Damascus. Dear Comrades,THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) greets the 12th National Congress of the Syrian Communist Party (Unified) and on this momentous occasion reiterates its solidarity in these testing times.

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