Maha: Elections to Mumbai University Senate & Academic Council BUCTU Trounces Right Wing Opponents

THE Bombay University and College Teachers’ Union (BUCTU) once again and unequivocally reaffirmed its stamp of authority in the affairs of University of Mumbai with an overwhelming victory in the just concluded elections to the senate and academic council with a thumping majority.Elections with preferential voting system were held for ten senate seats (five general and five reserved) and eight academic council seats. The results of these elections were declared on July 7, 2023. BUCTU contested all ten senate seats and won eight out of ten.

Kerala CM Assures to Provide Market Support For Apple Farmers through Co-operatives

ON August 5th, a delegation from the Apple Farmers’ Federation of India (AFFI) met with Pinarayi Vijayan, the chief minister of Kerala, in New Delhi to explore opportunities for establishing a robust marketing network within the domestic market of Kerala through co-operatives. The objective of this initiative is to ensure fair and profitable prices for apple farmers from the states of Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Denounce Calumny against CPI(M)

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 9THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the remarks made by Nishikant Dubey, a BJP MP, on the floor of the Lok Sabha against the CPI(M) and its former general secretary that they are a so-called "deshdrohi party".Dubey also refers, in flagrant violation of established parliamentary procedures, to "thousands of mails" that

Mewat Violence: Foil the Venomous Game plan

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE violence in Nuh district, Haryana, on July 31st was not a random incident or a result of law enforcement oversight, as some perceive. It was a premeditated conspiracy, forming part of the BJP's larger communal strategy that has been unfolding systematically.

Protest against BJP Govt's Failure to Curb Violence in Manipur

THE Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) and Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) jointly organised a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on August 5 against the divisive BJP agenda in Manipur. The protesters demanded Chief Minister N Biren Singh's removal and effective restoration of law and order. Speakers included DSMM's general secretary and Polit Bureau member of CPI (M) Ram Chandra Dom, AARM's national secretary and CPI(M) Central Committee member, Jitendra Choudhary, Nathu Prasad Delhi state secretary of DSMM and Vumsuan Naulak of Manipur Tribal Forum.

Restore Democracy in Jammu & Kashmir Hold Assembly Elections

Enable GingerThe Central Committee of the CPI(M), in session in New Delhi on August 5, has adopted the following resolution:AUGUST 5, 2023 marks the completion of four years since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 being annulled and the state of Jammu and Kashmir dismantled.

Jharkhand: Tributes Paid to Martyr Subhash Munda

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×"CPI(M) and its Red Flag are destined to reach even greater heights! We shall continue to uphold the legacy of Subhash Munda and his predecessors," declared Chhotun Devi Munda, the mother of the late Comrade Subhash Munda, during a resolute gathering on August 3, 2023.

NAJ, DUJ Blast Bills on Media

Stress Necessity of Tripartite Autonomous Media Commission to Save JournalismTHE National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ) and the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) in a joint statement on August 10, expressed their deep distress at the way bills affecting the media and personal liberties have been bulldozed through parliament without proper debate. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 includes surveillance clauses, which means surveillance of citizens including journalists and their sources.

On Digital Data Protection Bill

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×FOR those following the twists and turns of the Digital Data Protection Bill, the one submitted on August 3, 2023, is the third reincarnation of the draft bill. The first was the one drafted in 2019 by Justice BN Srikrishna based on the Supreme Court's Puttuswamy judgement, which held privacy as a fundamental right.

Two Dangerous Bills Passed by Parliament

CONTINUING with its avowed policy of throwing open the country’s natural resources for exploitation by private capital without regard to either the people or the environment, the Modi government has rushed through parliament two laws that will have dire consequences. One is to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act (FCA) and the other to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act. Passed in 1980, the FCA had strict provisions for preventing arbitrary de-reservation of lands designated as forests. The intention was to conserve the forests from reckless depredation.

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