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Protests against proposed mega-refinery in Maha with Arab help

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Ratnagiri: Protests have erupted against the proposed Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Project (RRPL) coming up in Maharashtra’s Rajapur taluka with the help of Saudi ARAMCO and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, activists said here on Tuesday.
Over 500 residents of around six villages have taken to the streets against the soil surveys that were due to start which would affect their lands, according to activist Sachin Chavan.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders of Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena (UBT), and local parties have come out in support of the villagers, who apprehend that 20 acres of their land will be taken away for the RRPL project.

NCP’s Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar, Congress Legislative Party Leader Balasaheb Thorat, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Sanjay Raut and others have urged the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP government to call off the survey in view of the opposition from the villagers.
The police have deployed a massive force of over 1,500, 300 SRP personnel and four platoons of riot control police in and around the villages of Barsu, Goval, Dhopeshwar Varchiwadi-Goval, Rajapur, Khalchiwadi-Goval, Panhale-Tarfe.
AScores of women activists protested on Tuesday by squatting and lying on the roads to stop the survey teams from entering their villages as police attempted to physically lift them aside.
Chavan claimed that over a 100 protesters have been either detained or arrested in the past three days, allegedly flouting norms and being produced in distant courts beyond the stipulated time of 24 hours after they are nabbed.
Prohibitory orders have been clamped till May 31 outside the (above) villages to enable the soil testing for the RRPL project, and notices have slapped on many villagers, he added.

Attempting to persuade the villagers to call off their protests, government officials like Vaishali Mane and Sheetal Jadhav held unsuccessful talks with the protesters.
Adding to the government’s woes was the overturning of a police vehicle en route to the protest site in which around 17 personnel were injured but their condition is stable in a local hospital.
The RRPL is promoted by IOCL, BPCL and HPCL and plans to construct the mega-refinery and petrochemical complex with help of the two Arab giants which have signed a MoU with the government.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 25, 2023
Air India pilots’ unions reject proposed pay structure, warn of industrial unrest

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New Delhi: In a major development, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) of Air India have rejected the new pay structure proposed by the airline.
The primary bone of contention is the reduction in flying allowance from 70 hours to 40 hours every month under the new structure, which the pilots believe is unfair.
The two unions have warned of possible ‘industrial unrest’ if the management goes ahead with the new terms without their consent. While Air India has stated that it will “continue to engage with the remainder of its staff”, the airline has taken a tough stance on the issue, saying that there are “no recognised unions in Air India”.

This is the first wage revision offered by the Tata group-owned Air India since its takeover last year, and it will affect all 3,000 pilots across its four airlines – Air India, Air India Express, Air Asia India, and Vistara.
The pilots’ unions have instructed their members to reject the new employment conditions and wage structure offered by the management.
An agreement has been put in place for the employees to sign by April 25, but the two unions have stated that they will contest the terms and conditions, with their pilots refusing to sign the revised employment and compensation terms.
The two unions have warned of potential industrial unrest if the company takes any coercive or victimising action against their members.
In a joint statement, the unions stated that the company reiterated that “all previous understandings, representations and agreements of whatever nature that have been entered into with us are null & void and that the company further has the right to change any terms and conditions”.

“The term cost to the company for an assumed flying of 70 hrs is deliberately misleading and creates an impression of a generous compensation and accompanying benefits package. The actual guaranteed money being offered is only for 40 hrs. Effectively, any time a pilot is on leave or is unavailable due to recurrent training requirements or document/licence renewals, not to mention any sick leave, there is an automatic pay cut involved,” the statement read.
“The so-called rationalisations of allowances is not in line with any industry practices as projected by HR. Further, blanket consent is sought for any leave or insurance policy that the company may come up with & which is subject to amendment or outright withdrawal.
“Suffice it to say that this is not an all-inclusive list but merely a selection of some of the most outlandish and labour-hostile provisions that we have come across to date. This is dishonourable and how the management is trying to force it down the employees’ throats is outright unethical,” it added.
“Nor has the blatant attack on our rights as workmen to bargain collectively or seek legal redressal for any injustice or victimisation gone unnoticed. Where is the company requirement all of a sudden to forcibly promote almost all the permanent workmen of the union to the so-called Senior Commander management cadre? It is clear from all this that there is a concerted effort to gut the unions and isolate pilots into individual boxes where they can be exploited and victimised at will by the HR department,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, Air India’s spokesperson has defended the new compensation structure, which includes parity among different groups, recognition of managerial and supervisory roles for experienced pilots, and individual contracts sent to pilots and cabin crew for necessary paperwork.
“The managerial and supervisory role played by the experienced pilots is also being recognised in the form of designating them as Senior Commander as also offering them a special monthly allowance. The contracts reflecting these enhancements were individually sent to the pilots and cabin crew for necessary paperwork,” said the spokesperson.
The spokesperson also claimed that a large number of pilots and cabin crew have already accepted the new contracts, and the salary improvements and advancement opportunities they enable.
“The airline will continue to engage with the remainder of its staff through this process as currently there is no recognised union in Air India,” the spokesperson said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 20, 2023
Telangana’s proposed bid for Vizag Plant brews tension with AP

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Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi-led state government’s reported decision to bid on the Vizag Steel Plant (VCP) through its Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) while alleging that the Centre is trying to privatise the steel plant has triggered a row in both the Telugu states.
While Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government came under attack from opposition parties for doing nothing to stop privatisation of the VSP, opposition in Telangana questioned the KCR government’s move to use funds of Telangana in another state.
Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that BRS set aside core ideals of Telangana for KCR’s “selfish political interests”. “Telangana State money will be used for Andhra Pradesh’s steel plant,” he remarked.

నీళ్లు, నిధులు, నియామకాలు – BRS set aside core ideals of Telangana for KCR’s selfish political interests
TS money will be used for Andhra Pradesh’s Steel Plant.
Also, Now BRS is shy to celebrate their own party foundation day. In last 21years wasn’t it summer on 27April in TS?… pic.twitter.com/UsxdpjbW8c
— Bandi Sanjay Kumar (@bandisanjay_bjp) April 10, 2023
Andhra Pradesh Industry Minister Gudivada Amarnath, however, maintained that YSRCP is opposed to privatisation. “There is no official statement from the Telangana government. We have seen only speculations in the media,” he said.
BRS leaders, on the other hand, defended the move. “When Gujarat MDC bid and get mines in Odisha, why can’t Telangana bid for Vizag Steel Plant for which even Telangana people lost lives fighting for,” asked party leader Krishank Manne, who is also Chairman of Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation (TSMDC).
Apart from the SCCL, the TSMDC is also likely to submit EoI for VSP.
“Vizag Steel Plant, Bayyaram are not encouraged only for the benefit of Modi+Adani+Posco,” he tweeted.
When Gujarat MDC bid and get Mines in Odisha, why can’t Telangana bid for Vizag Steel Plant for which even Telangana people lost lives fighting for .
Vizag Steel Plant, Bayyaram are not encouraged only for the benefit of Modi+Adani+Posco pic.twitter.com/bmkANEvTdC
— Krishank (@Krishank_BRS) April 10, 2023
This is said to be the first time a state-run company will place bids to secure a PSU in a neighbouring state.

The move is also expected to politically benefit KCR’s party, which recently changed itself to the BRS from the TRS to expand pan-India.
BRS Working President and KCR’s son K.T. Rama Rao had last week written to the Centre opposing its move to privatise the VSP.
Reacting to KTR’s letter, former joint director of the CBI, V. V. Lakshminarayana had suggested that either Andhra Pradesh or Telangana government should submit the EoI for VSP.
The BRS had also organised a ‘Maha Dharna’ on April 8 to protest against the Centre’s decision to auction SCCL coal mines. The protest was organised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Hyderabad.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) national Secretary K. Narayana on Monday welcomed Telangana’s interest in VSP.
He said that if VSP goes into the hands of private companies like Adani Group, it would be a great loss to the country and appreciated KCR’s decision to take over the PSU.
CPI’s Andhra Pradesh Secretary Ramakrishna questioned the silence of Jagan Mohan Reddy government over VSP’s privatisation when Telangana government is trying to acquire the plant.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 10, 2023
Projects Worth Rs 1,25,000 Crore Proposed For JK: Nitin Gadkari

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SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that developmental works worth Rs 1,25,000 crore are being taken up by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in Jammu and Kashmir.
Gadkari was interacting with media at Srinagar on Monday after completing inspection of strategic Zojila and Z Morh tunnels.
He said that since 2014, around 500 km road network has been completed in the region, and about 1700 km roads are being constructed at a cost of Rs 75,000 crores.
“About 41 significant tunnels are being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at a cost of Rs 45,000 crore. Ropeways worth Rs 5,000 crore will be constructed in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, he added.
The Minister said that in order to make the journey between Jammu and Srinagar comfortable, three corridors worth Rs 35,000 crores are being constructed. He said that the earlier distance of 320 kms between Jammu and Srinagar will get reduced by 70 km after the completion of these corridors.
The design of four laning of Jammu-Srinagar highway is based on geo-technical and geo-scientific investigations to reduce the obstacles caused by landslides, the Minister informed the gathering.
Gadkari said that a new 78 km four-lane ring road is being constructed in Srinagar at a cost of Rs 4,660 crores.
The Minister further said that a four lane road will be constructed from Khanabal to Panjtarni to ease up the journey of Amarnath pilgrimage.

He said that by the improvement in road infrastructure, J&K is going to witness three to four times increase in tourist footfall in coming years.
Gadkari said that 38 per cent work has been completed on the Zojila tunnel till date and work is on at full pace to complete the remaining work. He added that the Z Morh tunnel will be thrown open in October 2023.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 10, 2023
Proposed List of AAYA/HELPERS of Education Zone Zaldagar

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Proposed List of AAYA/HELPERS of Education Zone Zaldagar
Applications were received by ZEO Office concerned for the engagement of AAYA/HELPER in various schools, the particulars of which a re given below. The candidates whose particulars are given below are proposed for instant engagement as per the penal framed by the undersigned & designated committee and objections are invited for general public/persons aggrieved against t he engagernent. The objections if any, with documentary proof should reach office of the undersigned within 04 days from the date of publication of this notification in print media. No objection after stipulated date shall be entertained at all However, mere inlusion of the candidates in t his list shall not confer on them any right to selection.
The selection Process nature of deployment, eligibility criteria, honorarium and other condition as laid down in Directorate of samagra shikha, J&K

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April 4, 2023
Iran’s proposed new Hijab plan includes a $6,000 fine

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Tehran: Iranian authorities have proposed a new hijab plan that includes fines of up to 30 billion Iranian Rials ($6,000) for women who violate the country’s mandatory hijab law, local media reported.
In an interview in Yazd province, Hojjat-ul-Islam Hossein Jalali said, according to the law, the punishment for wearing a hijab includes a fine of 5 million to 30 billion Iranian Rials.
Other penalties may include revoking driver’s licenses and passports, or internet bans for celebrities and social media influencers and bloggers.
These penalties will apply to passengers who do not abide by the hijab rules while riding in vehicles, in restaurants, government institutions, schools, universities, airports, public transport stations, in cyberspace, celebrities, and in streets and other public squares.
According to a report by Asharq Al-Awsat, Jalali said, a bill for a new hijab law will be prepared within the next two weeks, and parliament will then approve it.
The hijab plan comes in response to the mass protests that have rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody on September 16, 2022.
Her death has since ignited anger over several issues, including the restrictions imposed on personal freedoms and strict rules regarding women’s clothing, as well as the living and economic crisis that Iranians suffer from, not to mention the strict laws imposed by the regime and its political and religious composition in general.

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March 30, 2023
Kevin McCarthy issued a statement in support of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid chaos in the country over a proposed judicial overhaul.

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Tensions have increased in recent days between the U.S. and Israeli governments.

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March 30, 2023
Proposed List of AAYA/HELPERS Of Education Zone Pulwama

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Proposed List of AAYA/HELPERS Of Education Zone Pulwama
Applications were received by ZEO Office concerned for the engagement of AAYA/HELPER in various schools, the particulars of which; are given below. The candidates whose particulars are given below are proposed for instant engagement as per the panel framed by the undersigned & designated committee and objections are invited from general public/persons aggrieved against the engagement.’ The objections if any, with documentary proof should reach office of the undersigned within 04 days from the date of publication of this; notification in print media.
No objection after stipulated date shall be entertained at all. However, mere inclusion of the candidates in this, list shall not confer on them any right to selection.
The selection process, nature of deployment, eligibility criteria, honorarium and other conditions as laid down in Directorate of Samagra Shikha, J &K’s order No:- 07 of CHIRAG 2023 Dt:-19.01.2023 shall be strictly followed.
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March 17, 2023
The latest sign the White House Covid operations are winding down? Its proposed budget

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The budget may also leave out the administration’s prior request for new funding to jumpstart research aimed at developing the next generation of Covid vaccines and therapeutics. Health officials are currently discussing whether there’s existing money that can be reallocated toward the project.
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget declined to comment, and the people familiar with the matter cautioned that the details of the budget proposal were not finalized and could still change.
Even if the White House renewed its funding request, it would have faced a highly uncertain path forward. House Republicans have pledged to scale back the government’s Covid response, and even among Democratic lawmakers there’s little enthusiasm for continuing to fund the effort.
But the waning focus on Covid still represents a notable shift for an administration that once believed its success in ending the pandemic would define Biden’s presidency. The White House in its first months prioritized spending hundreds of billions of dollars to distribute vaccines, develop new treatments and bolster the nation’s public health apparatus.
Biden also made Covid a centerpiece of his first two budget proposals. He argued it was critical to fund government programs capable of responding swiftly to Covid and any future pandemic threats.
And top White House officials spent much of last year pleading with Congress to allocate as much as $22.5 billion toward its ongoing pandemic operations, warning that the dwindling funding risked crippling its ability to combat dangerous new variants.
But those requests were stonewalled by Republicans skeptical of the need for additional Covid funding. The extended stalemate forced the White House to pare back its ambitions and accelerate preparations to shift responsibility for purchasing and distributing vaccines and treatments to the private sector later this year. The administration is now unlikely to need additional money to buy more shots and therapies, with officials calculating they should have enough on hand to meet demand until it hands the job off to private insurers.
A White House budget proposal is traditionally viewed as little more than a presidential wish list. But last year’s Covid funding fight has left officials convinced there is little appetite on either side of the aisle in Congress for continuing to make the pandemic response a top federal priority, the people familiar with the matter said — even against the persistent backdrop of more than 2,000 Covid deaths a week.

The White House is instead expected to use its budget to highlight a series of proposals designed to build out other health programs, in an effort to sharpen Biden’s contrast with House Republicans he’s accused of wanting to gut major parts of the nation’s safety net.
The administration earlier this week detailed a plan to extend Medicare’s solvency by raising taxes on people making more than $400,000 and expanding the program’s new authority to negotiate the price of certain drugs.
Biden is also likely to renew his call for making enhanced Obamacare subsidies permanent, two people familiar with the matter said, as well as for implementing a policy that would extend health coverage to low-income Americans in states that have refused to expand Medicaid.
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March 9, 2023
In the Kurgan region, it was proposed to expand the section of the Irtysh highway

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February 28, 2023