-DNA The nationwide one day strike according to the trade unions is supposed to be the biggest strike ever in the country. This protest is a strike against the anti-worker economic policies of the government. 10 central trade unions have declared a nation-wide strike on September 2 which is said to impact essential services. This strike is to protest against the changes that have been made in the labour laws by...
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1 lakh farmers quit agriculture in 5 years in Maharashtra -Nikhil Deshmukh
-The Times of India KOLHAPUR: As many as one lakh families of farmers in the state opted out of agriculture, their sole profession, in the last five years, according to the latest agriculture Census figures. Experts expressed fears that the trend might continue with the availability of other income sources and tolerance level of the farmers reaching its peak. The final figures of agricultural land holdings for 2015-16 will be released later. According...
More »In land Bill setback, BJP sees a silver lining of ‘competing states’ - Liz Mathew
-The Indian Express The BJP argued that the “competitive federalism” created by the move would put the onus of development on Congress-ruled states Even as the Congress claimed credit for the NDA government’s retreat on the Land Acquisition Bill, the BJP argued that the “competitive federalism” created by the move would put the onus of development on Congress-ruled states and would give BJP the political mileage in the states where it...
More »Land ordinance to lapse today, says PM Modi
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that the government will not renew the controversial Land Acquisition ordinance that lapses on Monday and declared its readiness to incorporate any suggestions in the bill pending before Parliament. "We had issued an ordinance which lapses tomorrow (August 31). I have decided, let it lapse. We will not renew it," Modi said in his 'Mann ki Baat' radio broadcast. "It...
More »Sangh labour wing pulls out of strike
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's labour arm has walked out of the countrywide strike that 11 unions had called on September 2 to press for a 12-point charter of demands. A recent government survey had ranked the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) as India's largest trade union body with a membership of 62 lakh. Congress-affiliated Intuc came a distant second with 39 lakh members while the CPI's labour wing, Aituc,...
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