Ditsa Bhattacharya
Indian state of West Bengal gears up for workers’ long march
The 283-km long march has been called by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) with the slogan “Save Public Sector”, against the government’s ongoing spree of selling and privatizing public sector undertakings
Primary school teachers in India demand salary hike
The protest started on the morning of Wednesday, November 6, and continued through the night until Thursday morning. The protesters demanded that the education minister of West Bengal fulfill his promise regarding the salary hike
30,000 teachers in India block road to State education minister’s office demanding higher pay
Thousands of teachers of Shishu Shiksha Kendras (SSKs) and Madhyamik Shiksha Kendras (MSKs) (primary and middle educational institutions) in the State of West Bengal have been protesting since March 1. Their honorarium has not been increased for the last seven years
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