Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has deputed four cabinet ministers to hold discussions with representatives of various state government employees’ associations regarding their demands. A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said that Ministers etthat velu, thank thenrasu, Anbil Mahesh Poymozhi, and N. Kayalvizhi selvaraj would participate in the discussions … Read more
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Labour Minister C.V. Ganeshan and State Highways Minister E.V. Velu will lead conciliatory talks between Samsung India management and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Monday. The discussions aim to resolve the ongoing sit-in strike that Samsung workers have been conducting outside the company’s manufacturing plant in … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) The second round of meeting between a three-member Central government delegation, led by Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and protesting farmer unions ended here after three hours on Saturday night with a positive approach and cordial manner. After the meeting, Chouhan told the media that the next meeting would … Read more
Imphal, Feb 22 (IANS) Manipur’s major Meitei community’s apex body, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), on Saturday urged Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to initiate formal engagement with local youth leaders to ensure a cooperative approach in recovering arms from civilian volunteers, avoiding any hasty or forceful actions in the process. The COCOMI also … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) The next round of talks, the second in this month, with protesting farmers by government representatives led by Union ministers will be held in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, on Saturday evening over their long-pending demands, including a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops. … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) After a “positive meeting” last week, the Centre is set to hold a fresh round of talks with the protesting farmers in Chandigarh on Saturday evening, with an intent to discuss several of their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) on crops. Farmers earlier sought for … Read more
Kohima, Feb 21 (IANS) Officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the top leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) held a meeting in Dimapur on Friday and decided to hold fresh formal talks between the government and the dominant Naga group soon, officials said. A Nagaland government official said that … Read more
Bhopal, Feb 19 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Ministers Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda on Wednesday held discussion on the new health investment promotion policy approved by the state Cabinet ahead of the upcoming Global Investment Summit (GIS). According to officials, the preparations for the first ever Global Investors Summit in the state capital, Bhopal, … Read more
Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) With protests continuing at Samsung India’s Sriperumbudur plant, the Tamil Nadu Labour Department has facilitated a meeting between the workers’ union and management, scheduled for Wednesday. The strike, led by the CPI(M)-affiliated Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), is in response to the suspension of three workers, who are also office-bearers … Read more