Kerala organises national conclave on labour codes

The Kerala government organised the National Labour Conclave in Thiruvananthapuram on December 19 to formulate an alternative policy that protects the rights of the state and its workers from the four labour codes implemented by the Centre. The conclave decided to constitute a three-member expert committee to study the labour codes, understand their implications for workers in Kerala, and suggest remedial measures. Justice (retired) Gopala Gowda, Shyam Sundar and Varkiachan Pettah will be part of the committee, besides two research scholars.

Aravallis: No Room for Complacency

The Supreme Court (SC) has put in abeyance its own decision on the Aravalli range of November 20, 2025, in the wake of widespread anger expressed by farmers, women, rural labourers, tribals, environmentalist groups and other concerned citizens. Fire of contention in this case arose from the Supreme Court’s acceptance of a new definition submitted by the Ministry of Forest and Environment according to which, hills less than 100 metres from the relief will not qualify to be hills and thereby lose protection from the mining.

Karnataka : Thousands demand Alternative Politics, Policies

"MODI Government, while talking of Vikasit Bharat, is blocking all opportunities for the growth of people. As part of its assault on people’s rights, REGA act has been changed with many amendments. MNREGA name has been changed to VB G RAM G. But this is not just a change in name, but in content also. The changes made have not been to better it. But MNREGA, which was helping rural workers to an extent, has been effectively buried" declared U Vasuki, CPI(M) Politburo member while speaking at a well-attended rally at Bangalore.

Magnificent victory of People Over Corporates in Hanumangarh

The magnificent victory of the 16-month long mass movement against forcibly setting up of an ethanol factory has found a proud place among some of the few successful agitations that took on the ‘double engine’ corporate-communal government head on.

Bangla Bachao Yatra: Practising Alternatives across Bengal

The Save Bengal Journey, which began on November 29 from the Char of Raidak (the Dol Mela ground in Tufanganj), witnessed 19 sunrises and traversed 11 districts before concluding at BT Road in Belgharia. Even before independence, Belgharia witnessed the labour movement of 1938 and saw the red flag at the gates of the jute mills. The struggle to save Bengal today is the inheritor of that flowing stream of the communist movement. Now the industrial belt has been fragmented into pieces.

Kochi Holds the First Indian Cultural Congress

“IN Kerala, I can breathe,” said Seema Chishti, senior journalist and editor of The Wire. She was talking not only about the contrast between the toxic air in Delhi and the fresh breeze from the Arabian Sea that was wafting across the open-air stage she was on in Kochi as she spoke in a session as part of the first Indian Cultural Congress (ICC). Chishti was also talking about the toxicity of the politics and culture being propagated by those in power in Delhi.

CPI(M) Kerala State Secretariat Review of Local Body Elections

The CPI(M) State Secretariat said in a statement that it will conduct a detailed review into the unexpected setback in the local body elections. The party has moved forward by conducting proper reviews at all stages and making necessary corrections. Through this, the party has a history of regaining more trust.

The Great Kolkata G.O.A.T Scam

AH, the legendary Messi Kolkata visit — truly a masterclass on how to take a multi-million-dollar opportunity and deliver absolutely nothing in return, all thanks to the impeccable management skills of the powers that be!

Let us all stand and applaud the sheer, unparalleled brilliance of the esteemed state government and their associated organising bodies. They didn't just host an event; they orchestrated a perfectly efficient display of VIP greed and administrative incompetence that will forever be etched in the annals of sporting farce.

‘Bangla Bachao Yatra’ and the Quest for a Left Alternative

THE arrival of northern winter winds in West Bengal has heralded more than just a drop in temperature; it has marked the launch of a significant political movement: the "Bangla Bachao Yatra" (Save Bengal March). The March began on November 29, in Tufanganj, Cooch Behar, with a cultural homage to the pluralistic legacies of figures like Abbasuddin Ahmed and Panchanan Barma.

Assam: Workers–Peasants Rally Calls for Defeating BJP

THUNDEROUS slogans reverberated as thousands of workers, peasants, agricultural labourers, tea garden workers and scheme workers assembled at Lachit Ghat in Guwahati, on the bank of the mighty Brahmaputra, on December 14. The rally was jointly organised by the Assam state units of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the Agricultural Workers Union.

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