New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Chinese government and the ruling Communist Party of China (CCP) have not taken any steps to solve the problem of limited employment opportunities in the country, and the significant decline in the wages of workers in recent years, an article said. Despite these harsh economic realities, the expectation to display fake prosperity among the population has not eased, according to the article in Mekong News.This is evident in the Spring Festival, during which people fe…
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Bengaluru, Jan 27 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state President D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday announced that around 6,000 village panchayat offices would be named after Mahatma Gandhi. “This is a decision of the Congress party,” he said.Speaking at the ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo – Mahatma Gandhi MGNREGA Bachao Sangharsha’ protest programme held at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Shivakumar said that KPCC Vice-President V.S. Ugrappa and other party office-bearers had written to him…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Experts in Pakistan have slammed the expansion of corporate farming and land acquisition, lamenting that such government schemes are displacing farmers and privatising land and water resources, particularly in Punjab and Sindh.A report in viacampesina.org detailed the outcome of the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) meeting in Lahore which announced nationwide mobilisation against corporate farming, land grabbing, and the deepening agrarian crisis.Around 170 delega…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Saturday, criticised the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repealing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and replacing it with the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB—G RAM G) Act, and announced that the protest will be held at the national level from the party and also from the Congress-led government in the state. Addressing a joint press …
Chandigarh, Dec 30 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab has launched a campaign to raise the voice and demands of more than 10 lakh MGNREGA worker families in the state. AAP MLAs arrived at the special session of the Assembly here, carrying lakhs of letters written by MGNREGA workers. These letters narrate the pain and struggles of those hardworking families who sustain their lives through work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). Even MGNREGA workers we…