As 26th January approaches each year, we find little children in tattered clothes scurrying across the traffic signals to sell their tricolor merchandise to the occupants of the whizzing cars that stop at the red signals. The approaching “Republic Day” gives them some hope to sell their stock of plastic flags for perhaps a better [...]
Various trade unions and other social organizations like Jan Sangharsh Manch rallied under the banner of TUCI (trade union centre of India ) to demand for just and proper labor laws to counter onslaught of globalization. Over a thousand workers and other activist had gathered for a meeting at Juna Vadaj where several leaders [...]
Eighty years of Globalization The financial crisis of 2007–2009, began in July 2007 when a loss of confidence by investors in the value of securitized mortgages in the United States resulted in crisis of liquidity (free-flow of money/capital). The perceived credit risk in the general economy rose alarmingly in July 2007, reaching a peak [...]
A day after the Gujarat government announced its decision to set up an inquiry commission to study change in demographic patterns in the state since independence and identify the reasons behind the “polarisation” and migration of population, NGOs and human rights activists have reacted strongly to the move. They say the move is intended to [...]
The Centre today returned the controversial anti-terror bill passed by the Gujarat Assembly, saying it could not be sent for presidential assent without three key amendments. The Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill has been pending with the Centre for over four years. “The cabinet has approved the proposal to recommend to the President that [...]
Mallika Sarabhai, on Saturday, crossed the ‘border’ between ‘Hindu’ Shrinandnangar and ‘Muslim’ Juhapura with her supporters carrying placards displaying the message, lakirein mita do (remove the lines). Mallika expressed her regret that the two communities have been divided by a line, which has been popularised as ‘border’. She said these borders and divisions had been [...]
Dated: 16.3.2009 Press Release Unity of the Left and Democratic force: The only alternative for the oppressed people of Gujarat. The 15th loksabha election to be held in April/May 2009 appears to be turning into a fight between the “national parties” like INC and BJP on one hand and the regional parties on [...]
Press Release The Trials and Tribulations of the Past Seven Years Seven Years back, on 27th February,around 8.30am in the morning, Mohamad Hussein Kalota , the then President of the Godhra Municipality was preparing to go to Gandhinagar to discuss with the Government about some problems of his Municipality. He received a telephone call from Godhra [...]
Syed Khalique Ahmed Posted: Feb 16, 2009 at 0327 hrs AhmedabadCourt dismissed the ‘conspiracy theory’ in the Godhra carnage episode and also lifted POTA charges With the Gujarat High Court knocking off the very foundation of the Nanavati commission by ruling that POTA did not apply to the Godhra accused, questions are being raised about [...]
Praful BidwaiOne can only marvel-if that’s the word-at the breathtaking speed with which the sangh parivar has vitiated the social climate in state after state. Within months of taking power in Karnataka, it has unleashed savage repression and turned Mangalore into a Hindu Taliban bulwark, where women are attacked if they go to a bar, [...]
