Observing the second anniversary as a ‘Remembrance Day’ of the government’s failure in addressing the lockdown-caused crisis of the migrant population, the Working People’s Coalition (WPC) deplores that the continuing apathy of working people and calls upon the union and the federal governments for immediate responses to the deteriorating condition of the working people across India. It said that the WPC is not limited to any symbolism of just remembering the millions of migrant workers and their families who walked barefoot hundreds of miles on the national highways but also is committed to striving for a meaningful resolution to the issues…
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The Jammu and Kashmir government has recommended a CBI probe into the allegations levelled by former Governor Satya Pal Malik that he was offered a bribe of Rs 300 crore. On October 17, 2021, Malik had said at a function in Rajasthan, “Two files had come for my consideration. One of the secretaries told me that if I approve these, I can get Rs 150 crore each. I turned down the offer saying that I had brought five ‘kurta-pyjamas’ to Kashmir and will just go back with them.” Malik had alleged that he was offered Rs 300 crore in return…
A Delhi Court on Thursday, rejected the bail plea of activist Umar Khalid. This in connection with the Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case, registered under FIR 59. The rejection comes after the court had deferred the order on Khalid’s bail plea thrice.Khalid, an activist and a former Jawaharlal Nehru University student, was arrested on 14 September 2020 in connection with the case. He has been charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as well as other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat at the Karkardooma district court…
In any conflict situation, professional media personnel are at receiving end. Likewise, several media persons in Ukraine are working at a very difficult scenario. While couple of them was killed in Russian army attacks, several others are being harassed in multiple ways. Reports suggest that at least 11 civilian journalists or media workers have been killed as on March 18, 2022, during the conflict. Several others have been missing or detained by Russian army. However, probably for the first time in recent time international media personnel are given free access to frontline of war field and in large number they…
Expressing condolence for the victims of violent incident in Birbhum and expressed the hope that the state government will ensure punishment for the perpetrators of such a heinous crime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Bengal people to never forgive the perpetrators of such incidents and those who encourage such criminals”, he added. He assured all the cooperation from the center in this regard. On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, he inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, via video conferencing. Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy were among those present on the…
The Calcutta High Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the violence in Rampurhat area of Birbhum in West Bengal, that eight people dead and ordered the state government to protect witnesses to the incident. The two-judge bench, consisting Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj directed the state police to produce the case diary and provide a report on progress of investigation by 2 pm on Thursday. A two-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the West Bengal government to protect witnesses to the violence that occurred in Birbhum on Tuesday. It also directed the…
The government of Bangladesh has been put on notice: improve conditions for workers by November 2022 or face a Commission of Inquiry – the highest-level investigation that the International Labour Organization (ILO) can carry out into a country that persistently fails to protect workers’ rights. According to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), only 14 Commissions of Inquiry have been undertaken by the ILO. An investigation into Bangladesh would put the country alongside Belarus, Venezuela and Zimbabwe who have been subject to the most recent investigations. “The ILO’s roadmap to improve working conditions in Bangladesh is now a checklist of…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal said that the achievement of USD 400 billion exports was the result of a concerted, collective effort by every sector, every stakeholder in the nation. Merchandise exports from India have crossed $400 billion in the current financial year, 9 days ahead of schedule. This is far higher than the previous record of USD 330 billion achieved in 2018-19. Goyal said that the achievement of the lucrative export target showed the world that inspite of facing numerous challenges, with sheer grit, determination, capability and talent, India would surmount all obstacles. The Minister expressed…
Russian authorities said on March 23, 2022, that they had launched a criminal case against a popular journalist for alleging that the Russian army deliberately shelled a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine. Alexander Nevzorov is the first prominent reporter to be probed for spreading alleged “false” information about the Russian army under new Russian legislation. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) condemns this judicial action and the state censorship that prevents journalists from doing their work in Russia. Alexander Nevzorov, 63, is a veteran Russian journalist and a former member of the Russian parliament, as an independent deputy. “Nevzorov published deliberately false information about…
In view of the continuous dip in coronavirus cases, the home ministry has decided to end its all COVID-19 containment measures from March 31, two years after their implementation following the outbreak of the pandemic.However, wearing of face mask and maintaining social distancing norms will continue as earlier. The Central government had on March 24, 2020 issued for the first time orders and guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, (DM Act) 2005 for the containment of COVID-19 in the country and these have been modified on various occasions. At the same time, the Center cautioned the states to follow a…