WB: Loot-storm Behind the Green-storm in Municipal Elections

WEST Bengal witnessed another mockery of ‘elections’ in four municipal corporations, where TMC gangs looted hundreds of booths with the help of the state administration and police. Elections to four municipal corporations – Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Chandannagar and Asansol took place on February 12.

Victory for SFI Movement

DIFFERENT studies conducted by UNICEF, at different times, during the last two years after the breakout of the pandemic, have shown over and over again that reading, writing and arithmetic skills of children are being severely disadvantaged because of prolonged closure of schools, and this was adversely affecting their path to progress.

Tripura: A Directionless & Corrupt Regime

THE state is in total chaos, the BJP-IPFT government has brought the state to such a deplorable condition in just 46 months of utter misrule, commented Jitendra Chaudhury, state secretary of CPI(M). Attending a press conference at Agartala on January 27, he told that the chaos resulting from the day-to-day activities of the state government is having a disastrous effect on the public life.The government has been trying hard to hide its failure by spending huge amounts on glittering advertisements, but in vain.

Farmers Observe Nationwide Day of Betrayal

AT the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) given in its meeting at the Singhu border on January 15, 2022, tens of thousands of farmers across the nation came on the streets to observe the ‘Day of Betrayal’ condemning the Modi-led BJP central government on January 31.

BJP to Further Deepen Economic Crisis with Budget 2022-23, Say Unions

BUDGET 2022-23 presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not gone down well with major sections of the society including the working class, farmers and women. The unions representing these sections have criticised the budget calling it a reflection of the anti-people and pro-corporate nature of the BJP government.

KERALA: On the SilverLine Project

DESPITE the mounting protest of opposition and the manipulations of a section of media, the government of Kerala is making efforts to materialise the SilverLine project, a semi high speed rail corridor. The project was one of the major promises of the LDF in its election manifesto in the 2021 assembly elections. The LDF government envisages this as the major infrastructure development project. This project is designed to avoid traffic snarls, road accidents and air pollution from vehicles, a major concern of the state.

Claims of Good Governance Index for J&K are not matching with ground realities: CPI(M)

WHILE reacting to the release of the 'district good governance index' (DGGI) for Jammu and Kashmir, by the union home minister, Amit Shah, CPI(M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami on Saturday, January 22, 2022, said that claims of good governance and development in J and K are far from ground realities.

UP: SFI State Conference Resolves to Fight NEP

16TH UTTAR PRADESH state conference of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) was held successfully on January 22-23, 2022 in Sultanpur.The two-day state conference was inaugurated by SFI all India president, V P Sanu.

Pinarayi writes to Modi: IAS Cadre Rules Amendments would Weaken Cooperative Federalism

KERALA chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has requested the prime minister to drop the proposed amendments to the Indian administrative service(IAS) cadre rules. In a letter written to prime minister Narendra Modi, Pinarayi wrote that these amendments would ‘weaken cooperative federalism'. He opined that "the present deputation rules are already heavily loaded in favour of the union government and bringing in further changes will weaken the very root of cooperative federalism.

Repression on Anganwadi Workers & Helpers Continues

THE strike of Anganwadi workers and helpers has been going on for the last 50 days in Haryana even as the BJP government in the state intensified measures of a crackdown on them. Despite all the tactics of repression, the movement has only strengthened and the strike is expanding.TERMINATION OF SERVICESInstead of resolving the demands, the BJP government has adopted the path of suppression towards the movement. In the last 10 days, termination letters have been issued to more than 50 workers and helpers, who are leading the movement.

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