May Day rallies for better pay and working conditions

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:44 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) Hundreds of workers participated in May Day rallies organised by labour unions in the capital today.

May Day meetings were held at Jantar Mantar and at Chandni Chowk after separate rallies through the city by the Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU), the Northern Railway Men's Union and others.

Speaking on the occasion, labour leaders attacked the Government's privatisation policy and the contract labour system while demanding better working conditions, minimum wages and fixed working hours for employees.

The Joint Action Committee of the Central Trade Unions of Delhi paid homage at the Town Hall to those killed in the labour struggle of Chicago in May 1886.

Meanwhile, in a message on the occasion, Delhi Assembly Speaker Prem Singh said he had advised the state Government to take up various schemes for the welfare of workers.

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JJ/slum dwellers to be relocated in Delhi

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:44 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) The Delhi cabinet today decided to temporarily shift slum dwellers from Yamuna river bed to 25 acres of land in Savada Ghevra near Nangloi in West Delhi. The decision follows an order of the Delhi High Court that the slum dwellers be removed and the polluted river be cleaned up. According to an official spokesman, the slum dwellers would be shifted to Savada Ghevra as a temporary measure. They would eventually.....

Kalam in deep grief over Doda massacre

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:45 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) President APJ Abdul Kalam today expressed grief over the killing of innocent people in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir last night. In a message to Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad, Dr Kalam said he was saddened to learn about the incident in which a number of people were killed and others injured. He conveyed his sympathies and condolences to the next of kin of those who.....

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Sahu distributes rural employment cards on 'May Day'

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:45 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Chandrasekhar Sahu distributed National Rural Employment Guarantee cards to beneficiaries in nine blocks of Nabrangpur district of Orissa on 'May Day' today. Addressing 'May Day' rallies in Nabrangpur and Umarkoat localities in the naxal-infested district, Mr Sahu said the government was planning to bring a ''landmark legislation'' for the millions of workers in the unorganised sector. Hundreds of workers and farmers belonging.....

Green fodder scenario depressing in the country:study

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:45 [IST]

Ludhiana, May 1 (UNI) The average milk yield in India continues to be low and one of the main causes for this is the non-avaliablity of sufficient green fodder for the milch cattle. A recent study conducted by scientists of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has revealed that dairy animals even in prosperous states like Haryana and Punjab are under fed. As against the daily requirement of 40 kgs green fodder per animal per day.....

Retiring scientist gifts 34 trees to University

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:45 [IST]

Hisar, May 1 (UNI) A retiring scientist of Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) has given a unique parting gift to the University in the form of 34 trees. Prof Kuldip Singh Dhindsa of the Bio-Chemistry department retired from university service yesterday after rendering 34 years of meritorious service. He left behind a foilage of green trees to remind the students and the university faculty to love and preserve nature. ''The planting of 34 trees was just a.....