Subterfuge, Amendments will rob the J & K People of their Foremost Asset

Very few had imagined that the so-called integration of J&K, post-August 5, 2019 after the scrapping of Articles 370 & 35 A of the Constitution would mean losing land by the people of Jammu & Kashmir. Before we go into the intention of the amendment brought into the land laws in J &K on October 27, it is pertinent to mention and to understand as to who will buy land in the erstwhile state of J & K.

BIHAR: First Phase of Elections: Mahagathbandhan Gets Good Response

THE first phase of voting in 71 constituencies of out of 243 ended with more than 50 per cent voter turnout. All the indications from different sources point towards a change of government on November 10 in Bihar; the people of Bihar particularly workers, peasants, youth have shown their enthusiasm in favour of the issues raised by the Mahagathbandhan.

Punjab: Peasantry in a do or Die Battle

THE peasantry in Punjab is continuously on struggle against the anti-peasant, anti- nation and pro-corporate agriculture Bills passed undemocratically by the Modi led BJP government in the Parliament. All organisations of farmers and agricultural workers with different banners and ideologies have come together to get the three Farm Acts rejected and withdrawn. Entire rural population in Punjab irrespective of their profession is against these Acts.

Kerala Govt Announces Special Package For Revival of KSRTC

THIS significant move has come at a time when the public transport system across the country has been suffering the worst due to the Covid-19 pandemic.As the public transportation facilities across the country continue to incur losses due to the pandemic, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday, October 26, announced a new financial assistance package in an effort to revive the debt ridden Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC).Pointing out that the condition of KSRTC, post Covid-19 was precarious, he said the government was preparing another package for reviving KSRTC.

DST’s Super Model: Or How Not to Model an Epidemic

THE Department of Science and Technology has sponsored a model, described as a “Super Model” that – according to the governmental hype –claims India’s lockdown was highly successful and we perhaps have reached herd immunity. The media has widely reported that according to the DST Super Model, the lockdown saved nearly two million lives, and by February 2021, even without a vaccine the epidemic in India will be over.

Google under Fire in the US For Monopoly Behaviour

THE US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Google-Alphabet (Alphabet is Google's parent company) for using a range of anti-competitive practices using its monopoly power in the search market. It is the only major action in the US against tech monopolies in recent years, the last one being the 1998 action against Microsoft.Google currently has a market share in online searches globally of more than 90 per cent that rises to more than 98 per cent in countries like India.

TRIPURA: Communist Martyrs of Birchandramanu Remembered

ON October 12, the people of Tripura solemnly remembered eleven CPI(M) leaders and workers who, alongwith two security personnel, laid down their lives in Birchandramanu in southern Tripura in 1988 to keep the red flag flying.

KERALA: An Alliance of the Killing Forces

IN Kerala, an alliance of murderers has been formed against the LDF. The brutal murder of Sanoop, CPI(M) branch secretary, Puthussery, Thrissur, is an open declaration of this alliance. Within forty days, four young comrades were killed by the anti-communist groups in three different places. All these incidents have exhibited some similarities in character and in the arguments put forward for protecting the culprits. The nexus and the cooperation among them, RSS-BJP, Congress and Muslim League, is a reality in the state.This alliance of anti-communist forces has a political base.

Hathras and Beyond: Hindutva Violence against Dalits

THE BJP has brought the Indian polity to a pathetic situation of encouraging the obsolete ideals of the Manusmriti and instigating cold-blooded murder and annihilation of dalits from a phase of negation of freedom of expression. Taking advantage of being in power at the centre and in several states, they are deliberately preparing grounds for dividing the people on the basis of religion, caste, creed and sex, and making democracy a mockery. The poor are being made to suffer social insecurity and distress.

Bolivia Fights Back

IN an inspiring electoral victory, Luis Arce of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), secured an overwhelming first-round win in the presidential elections in Bolivia. Arce won around 52.4 per cent of the votes according to various exit polls that were certified by the Supreme Election Tribunal of Bolivia. He decisively defeated right-wing candidate Carlos Mesa, who secured 31.2 per cent votes. This huge difference of more than 20 per cent votes has forced the opposition to accept the results.

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