Tag: Cpi

Beijing: The average price of food in 50 Chinese cities continued to drop between March 21 and March 30, official data showed on Wednesday. The 10-day snapshot could reflect the trend in consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, as food prices account for nearly one-third of the prices used in calculating the […]

New Delhi: Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan died at a hospital here on Saturday, a doctor said. He was 93. “The CPI leader died at 8.20 p.m. Our team tried hard but could not save him. His condition was very critical,” said Dr. Vinod, who led the medical team at G.B. […]

Hyderabad: Eight extremists, members of a newly formed group which allegedly indulged in extortion and violence, were today killed in an exchange of fire with police in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district, an official said. The face-off took place in a forest area falling under Tekulapalli mandal of the district around 6.30 am, a senior police […]

CPI today accused the BJD government in Odisha of working against the tribals, saying it was amply proved by the killing of five civilians in the name of anti-Naxal operation in Kandhamal and death of over 19 children due to malnutrition in Jajpur district

Terming the NDA Government at the Centre and BJD dispensation in Odisha as "anti-people", Left parties today claimed that both are adopting policies aimed to benefit capitalists and corporates while jeopardising the interest of working class and farmers

Accusing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of showing 'utter disregard' for democracy, CPI today said the state government did not even feel it 'proper' to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the formation of legislative council in the state

Amid allegations and counter-allegations between the ruling BJD and opposition parties over the controversial Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, CPI on Tuesday demanded a white paper on possible impact of the project on the people of Malkangiri district

Angry over sudden rise in the prices of potato and onion in Odisha, CPI workers and supporters staged a protest demonstration here on Sunday demanding immediate steps to control the price

Bearing out the Reserve Bank of India's policy review last week on risks to the inflation target, the January retail inflation moved up to 5.11 percent month-on-month, while factory output grew marginally at 1.7 percent in December 2014 compared to 3.9 percent a month ago

A day after being suspended from CPI on disciplinacy grounds, MLA from Chhatrapur, Adikanda Sethi today joined the ruling BJD in Odisha

Easing onion and potato prices pulled retail inflation in February to a 25-month low of 8.1 per cent and is likely to increase the clamour for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates in its next monetary policy

Dubbing Narendra Modi as a promoter of Capitalists, CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Karat on Tuesday said the claim of BJP's prime ministerial candidate being a tea seller was aimed at capturing the votes of poor people....

Bhubaneswar: A six-member team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa today met the representatives of major political parties in Odisha to discuss the preparations for the upcoming general elections. The team reportedly held discussions with the representatives of the BJD, BJP, Congress, CPI and other political parties. While […]

Bhubaneswar: With the general elections close at hand, Odisha Congress still appears to be in a dilemma over finalising its alliance partners and the seat allocation even after numerous discussions in this regard. While the party will hold a crucial meeting with the left parties on Saturday, the latter have already begun campaigning for the […]

Bhubaneswar: Aska, the sugar town of Odisha and the second largest city in Ganjam district, had been once a bastion of communists. For which the ‘sweet’ hub has earned the epithet of ‘Red land’ in Ganjam district. Since the formation of the Lok Sabha constituency in 1971,  though communists had won the seat once, the […]