Kerala: NHM Employees Hold March, Allege Neglect from Union Govt

Salaries of employees under NHM are stagnant owing to reduction in the centre’s share and lower allocation; Employees say they are denied even minimum wages.EMPLOYEES of the National Health Mission (NHM) in Kerala held a Raj Bhavan march on August 1 against the continuing neglect of the centrally-sponsored scheme by the union government.

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Bombing: US Domination of Post-War World

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×On the occasion of Hiroshima Day, we publish an extract from ‘The Meaning of Hiroshima Nagasaki’ written by ND JayaprakashIN July 1939, Leo Szilard, the Hungarian physicist and a refugee in US, had sought the help of Einstein to persuade the US administration headed by President Roosevelt, to construct an atomic bomb as a counter to an identical programme that, it was then suspected, Nazi Germany had emb

Declare the Unprecedented Calamity in HP as a National Disaster: CPI(M)

IN July, Himachal Pradesh experienced substantial rainfall, leading to severe floods and landslides. This rainfall has been unprecedented, with eight districts in the state receiving an unusually high amount of precipitation, a situation never witnessed before. This caused severe floods and landslides, resulting in extensive damage. The government's estimation reveals a staggering loss of Rs 6000 crore during the period from June 24 to July 30, 2023. This figure continues to rise as the ongoing rains persist.

CWFI Condoles the Death of Construction Workers in Thane

ON August 1, 2023, the Construction Workers Federation of India (CWFI) issued a statement expressing condolences to the bereaved families of 17 construction workers who were killed when a girder machine collapsed on them during the third phase of construction on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Thane district, in the early hours on August 1.

Revoke the Amendment in MMDR Act: Protect the Future of Fuel – Lithium

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×AMIDST the protests over the burning issue in Manipur, the union minister for coal and mines, Pralhad Joshi, introduced the contentious Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2023 on July 26, 2023. Regrettably, the bill was passed hastily, without allowing for any detailed discussion or debate on the floor.

AARM Condemns Com Subhash Munda’s Brutal Killing

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM), in a statement issued on July 27, has strongly condemned the heinous murder of Comrade Subhash Munda on July 26.

People Need Urgent Relief from Unprecedented Flood Fury

THE unrelenting fury of flash floods in northern and north western states has resulted in a devastating toll on lives, livestock, and livelihoods. Standing crops such as paddy, maize, sugarcane, vegetables, horticulture, orchards, and fodder, have been lost across lakhs of acres. The catastrophe has also led to the loss of cattle, sheep, goats, and poultry, all swept away by the floods.

Tamil Nadu Stands with Manipur People

ON July 16, 2023, more than 3000 people, mostly Christians, gathered in Madurai to participate in a procession organised by the Tamil Nadu Platform for People's Unity (TNPPU) voicing their demand for peace in Manipur and an end to violence, particularly directed at Christian minorities. Despite heavy rain, people persevered and continued to walk in the procession, bravely raising slogans against the violence in Manipur and condemning both the central and state governments for their inability to curb the unrest. The procession was led by Prof.

Muslim Personal Laws Alone Targetted

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×Below we publish the memorandum given by the All India Democratic Women’s Association to the chairperson, National Commission for Women on July 18, 2023, regarding the consultation held by it only on review of Muslim personal lawsTHE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) is deeply concerned and disappointed that the National Commission for Women rece

The Poverty of UN Poverty Estimates

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×ON April 3 this year, the minister of state for planning, Rao Inderjeet Singh, said in the Rajya Sabha that the government had no data after 2011-12 for estimating poverty, and therefore had no idea how many people had been lifted out of poverty since then.

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