CWFI Demands Probe into the Tragic Death of Construction Workers in Aizawl

THE Construction Workers’ Federation of India (CWFI), in a statement issued on August 23, has deeply condoled the tragic death of 23 construction workers when an under-construction railway bridge collapsed at Sairang, near Aizawl, capital of Mizoram on August 23, 2023.The railway bridge that collapsed at around 10.00 am was a part of the Bhairabi Sairang New Line Mizoram Railway Project, according to the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). It was being constructed over the Kurung River and is positioned between the Bairabi and Sairang railway stations.

ASHA Workers in Jammu Hold Protest Rally

ASHA Workers Union – Jammu organised a day-long protest demonstration on August 22, 2023, near Maharaja Hari Singh Park in Jammu, to voice their genuine and longstanding demands. A substantial number of ASHA workers who have embarked on the ‘Kaam Chhodo Hadtal’ (leave work strike) participated in the demonstration, actively rallying for their demands.Om Parkash, working president of the CITU state committee, while addressing the gathering, said ASHA workers played a crucial role in the fight against the Covid pandemic.

Modi-Adani-Niti Aayog Project to Corporatise Agriculture Exposed: AIKS Demands Joint Parliamentary Committee Probe

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE All India Kisan Sabha issued a statement on August 18, shedding light on a recent investigation conducted by the Reporters’ Collective. This investigation has exposed a sinister nexus and broader agenda involving the Modi-led central government, the Niti Aayog, and prominent corporations led by Adani, to loot Indian farmers and consumers through the corporatisation of Indian agriculture.

What’s Happening in Niger is Far From a Typical Coup

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×ON July 26, 2023, Niger’s presidential guard moved against the sitting president –Mohamed Bazoum – and conducted a coup d’état. A brief contest among the various armed forces in the country ended with all the branches agreeing to the removal of Bazoum and the creation of a military junta led by presidential guard commander general Abdourahamane “Omar” Tchiani.

The Stalled Decolonisation

MUCH of the ex-colonial world, having set up dirigiste regimes to wrest control over its natural resources from metropolitan capital and to build up industries behind protectionist walls, was sought to be re-assimilated into imperialist hegemony through the neo-liberal economic order; but in one segment of this world decolonisation itself was never completed. The former French colonies of West Africa belong to this segment.

Fidel Castro’s Birth Anniversary Observed

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×A FRIENDLY football match was organised by the National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba to commemorate the 97th birth anniversary of the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on August 13. The match was held between the Ambassadors XI and Solidarity Committee XI.BV Raghavulu, Polit Bureau member of the CPI(M) inaugurated the match by ceremoniously kicking the football.

WB: Ragging Death at JU: SFI Demands Probe and Punishment

THE cruel death due to the ragging of a first-year fresher in Jadavpur University (JU) Main hostel has sent shock waves in the university and across the state. Swapnadeep Kundu, who hails from Bagula, Nadia, came to the university just three days before he “fell” from the third floor of his hostel building on the night of August 9 and breathed his last around 4.30 am the next day. The horrific incident sparked a furore, with many terming it a clear case of ragging and murder. The police are investigating the death.

Condemn Modi Government’s Moves to Control the Election Commission

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 11THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly denounces the manner in which the Modi government is undermining the constitutionally-mandated independence of the judiciary by negating judgments of the Supreme Court.A constitution bench of the Supreme Court, in its judgment, said that the chief election commissioner and the election commissioners should be appointed by a committee consisting of the prime minister, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India. The M

The Growing Right-Wing Threat

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×ON August 13th, a political tremor shook Argentina. Javier Milei, a far right politician pushed behind the contenders of the two established political parties in Argentina and emerged as the leader in the presidential primaries.

Hundreds of Eminent Citizens Express Solidarity with Newsclick

MORE than 700 people have signed a statement on August 16, 2023, in solidarity with the online news portal Newsclick. The signatories include senior journalists, leaders of people's movements, judges, lawyers, academics, scientists, writers, artists, filmmakers, actors and other concerned citizens.

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