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5 days, 14 hours ago

Letters in limbo: Trump clouds hover over US Postal Service, may push it UK’s Royal Mail way

The United States is debating whether to privatise USPS due to financial struggles, while the UK’s Royal Mail is already dealing with the effects of being sold to a foreign owner, raising concerns about service quality and public trust Postal services are more than just delivery systems. Unlike USPS, which is still publicly controlled, Royal Mail’s sale to EP Group …

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1 week ago

Halt privatisation of BEST services: Workers’ union to BMC

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: If the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking wants to restore its former glory and regain people’s trust, the privatisation of its bus services must be halted immediately. This was the demand made by the BEST Kamgar Sena, a workers’ union, in a letter sent to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in the aftermath of the BEST bus accident in …

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1 week, 2 days ago

BSP leader urges CM to stop VSP privatisation

The Hindu

Bahujan Samaj Party State coordinator J. Purnachandra Rao has alleged that the ruling governments are not bothered about the backlash from the people, and are colluding with corporate companies to procure party funds in the name of electoral bonds. At a programme organised by the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant JAC as part of its agitation against the privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Amid Ban On Strike By Govt Employees, Power Discom Workers To Begin Anti-Privatisation Campaign Today

ABP News

With a ban on strikes for government employees, the workers in the power discoms in Uttar Pradesh have decided to run a public campaign against privatisation from December 14 to 18. The protest is against handing over Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd that distribute power in Agra and Varanasi to private players. Apart from …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Lok Sabha passes Railways Amendment Bill, Ashwini Vaishnaw assures it won't lead to privatisation

India TV News

Railways Amendment Bill 2024: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Railways Bill, 2024. 'Bill won't lead to privatisation' Responding to a debate on the Railway Amendment bill, Railway Minister Ashiwni Vaishnaw said in the Lok Sabha said that some MPs have created a fake narrative that this bill will lead to privatisation of Railways. "A few members have said …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Proposed privatisation of 2 UP discoms: 27 labour unions show solidarity with power employees

Hindustan Times

In a show of solidarity against the proposed privatisation of two electricity distribution companies in Uttar Pradesh, representatives from 27 labour unions, state employee organisations and teacher associations have joined hands to demand withdrawal of proposal put forth by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. The press conference was attended by trade union leaders such as Ashish Yadav, general secretary of …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Why Opposition needn't read 'privatisation' in Railways (Amendment) Bill

India Today

This week’s Lok Sabha debate over the Railways Bill, 2024, has once again thrown up concerns about whether the Indian Railways was headed for privatisation. It seeks to repeal the Indian Railway Board Act, 1905, and include its rules in the Railways Act, 1989. Kumar was seconded by the likes of Samajwadi Party MP Neeraj Maurya, who charged, “The government …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Proposed privatisation of two U.P. discoms: Power men announce series of protests

Hindustan Times

The Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, a joint committee of state’s power employees and engineers, on Sunday announced a series of protests against the proposed privatisation of Varanasi and Agra distribution companies. U P Rajya Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti members claimed that all employee unions had unanimously rejected privatisation proposals during discussions with the corporation’s chairman. …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

BSP stands strong with Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in its fight against privatisation, says MP Ramji Gautam

The Hindu

The Bahujan Samaj Party on Sunday expressed its solidarity with Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and its employees in the fight against privatisation, said BSP national co-ordinator and MP Ramji Gautam, while promising to spread awareness on the issue and raise the workers’ concerns in the Parliament. The BSP stands with you.” “The Bhartiya Janata Party, is disregarding the Constitution, promoting divisive …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

BSP protests Andhra's steel plant privatisation, vows to raise issue in Parliament

India Today

The Bahujan Samaj Party has launched a fierce campaign against the privatisation of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, calling it a grave injustice to marginalised communities, including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, and minorities. At a massive Mahadharna held at the steel plant premises, BSP National Coordinator and Member of Parliament Ramji Gautam assured supporters that the party would take …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Parliament poised to say "no" to Volksbank privatisation

Dutch News

A majority of MPs oppose the government’s plans to sell of the Volksbank and say it should be kept in state hands, the Financieele Dagblad reported on Friday. Finance minister Eelco Heinen’s own party, the right-wing Liberal VVD, was the only party to support his plan to sell the bank to the private sector during Thursday’s debate on state shareholdings. …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

UP Power Sector: Plans Underway To Privatise Loss-Making Electricity Distribution Companies

ABP News

UP Electricity Privatisation News: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited is preparing to privatise electricity distribution in the state, aiming to address the persistent financial losses faced by its power distribution companies. The decision was finalised during a high-level meeting held on Monday, which included UPPCL Chairman and the Managing Directors of the state's distribution companies. The objective is to …

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4 weeks ago

Union leaders stage rally to protest VSP privatisation

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Members of the various trade unions and employees of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant took out a rally, demanding withdrawal of proposals to privatise the steel plant, here on Sunday. Narasingha Rao, urged the Prime Minister that he should make an announcement during his Visakhapatnam visit that the Union government was withdrawing its decision to privatise the steel plant. Furthermore, …

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1 month ago

Morning briefing: GRAP guidelines for Delhi-NCR schools revised; Andhra CM announces rural roads privatisation plans

Hindustan Times

The air quality in Delhi slightly improved but remained in the severe category on Wednesday as a thin blanket of smog covered parts of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and other areas of the National Capital Region. The 24-hour average Air Quality Index, recorded daily at 4pm, stood at 419 on Wednesday, down from 444 on Tuesday, after touching nearly 500 …

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1 month ago

Privatisation of rural roads in Andhra in works, says CM Naidu

Hindustan Times

Hyderabad The Andhra Pradesh government is contemplating giving rural roads to private players for construction and maintenance on the lines of national highways to avoid extra burden on the state exchequer, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday. Naidu suggested that the private infrastructure firms would be invited to take up construction of rural roads and they would be …

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1 month, 1 week ago

SKM extends support to Odisha farmers boycotting prepaid smart metres

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Friday extended support to Odisha farmers who are boycotting prepaid smart metres and the privatisation of electricity distribution that has been handed over to Tata Power. SKM extends support to Odisha farmers boycotting prepaid smart metres The organisation said Tata Power was installing prepaid smart metres against the agreement made by the Narendra Modi …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Is Pakistan trying to sell its debt-ridden national carrier, PIA, to Qatar?

Firstpost

Pakistan is reportedly seeking to sell its debt-strapped national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines, to Qatar or Abu Dhabi. The privatisation is part of the government’s efforts to dispose of a 51-100 per cent stake in the airline Pakistan is reportedly trying to sell PIA to a foreign government. The privatisation of state-run PIA is part of the Pakistan government’s efforts …

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1 month, 1 week ago

North Andhra projects ignored in budget: FDNA

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: There was mixed reaction to the state budget presented by the NDA Alliance government in the assembly on Monday. General secretary of Forum for Development of North Andhra A. Aja Sharma said the budget disappointed the people of north Andhra as the issue of steel plant privatisation was not mentioned. The government announced that it would take up an …

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3 months ago

Grant Statehood, abandon power privatisation: DMK to Centre

The Hindu

The DMK has urged the Government of India to address several long-pending demands of the Union Territory, including the unanimously expressed aspiration for Statehood. A DMK delegation led by R. Siva, party convenor and Opposition leader, met Home Secretary Govind Mohan to submit the memorandum highlighting the importance of Statehood for helping the region become self-sufficient in fields such as …

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3 months ago

Union Minister’s reply on power privatisation: Congress urges CM to take up issue with Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu

: Member of Parliament and PCC chief V. Vaithilingam on Saturday said the Union Government was determined to privatise the Electricity Department despite the strong the objections raised by the employees and political parties in Puducherry. Mr. Vaithilingam said Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy Shripad Naik had sent a letter to him on September 14 justifying …

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3 months, 1 week ago

RINL Is a Matter of Pride for the TD: Ganta

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam:Bheemili MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao has emphasised that the RINL privatisation holds significant sentimental value for the people of Andhra Pradesh and is a matter of pride for the TD. Speaking to the media after visiting the Simhachalam temple on Monday, Srinivasa Rao conveyed TD’s position regarding RINL privatisation in response to the statements made by the YSRC leaders. Murthy …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Public face garbage woes as conservancy workers, Chennai Corporation lock horns over solid waste management privatisation

The Hindu

As the Greater Chennai Corporation and nearly 1,000 conservancy workers locked horns over the privatisation of solid waste management, the public were affected by overflowing garbage bins. It is 9.30 p.m. now and no official has come forward to hold talks even as several women workers have been waiting in the hall since evening, said K. Bharathi of Left Trade …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Conservancy workers stage protest against privatisation of solid waste management in zones 5 and 6; GCC to not reverse move

The Hindu

Amidst protests by the workers under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission outside the Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar Zone, the Greater Chennai Corporation states that it will not let go of the move to privatise solid waste management. Roughly 850 workers, led by Left Trade Union Centre, staged a demonstration at Purasawalkam from 6 a.m. against the Corporation’s new practice of …

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4 months ago

Privatisation of IAS is 'Modi's guarantee' for ending reservation: Rahul slams lateral entry recruitment

New Indian Express

Usually, such posts are manned by the officers of all-India services—the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, and Indian Forest Service —and Group A services, among others. "Reservation of SC, ST, and OBC classes is being openly snatched away by recruiting through lateral entry on important posts in various ministries of the central government," Gandhi said in a post in …

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Letters in limbo: Trump clouds hover over US Postal Service, may push it UK’s Royal Mail way

Halt privatisation of BEST services: Workers’ union to BMC

BSP leader urges CM to stop VSP privatisation

Amid Ban On Strike By Govt Employees, Power Discom Workers To Begin Anti-Privatisation Campaign Today

Lok Sabha passes Railways Amendment Bill, Ashwini Vaishnaw assures it won't lead to privatisation

Proposed privatisation of 2 UP discoms: 27 labour unions show solidarity with power employees

Why Opposition needn't read 'privatisation' in Railways (Amendment) Bill

Proposed privatisation of two U.P. discoms: Power men announce series of protests

BSP stands strong with Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in its fight against privatisation, says MP Ramji Gautam

BSP protests Andhra's steel plant privatisation, vows to raise issue in Parliament

Parliament poised to say "no" to Volksbank privatisation

UP Power Sector: Plans Underway To Privatise Loss-Making Electricity Distribution Companies

Union leaders stage rally to protest VSP privatisation

Morning briefing: GRAP guidelines for Delhi-NCR schools revised; Andhra CM announces rural roads privatisation plans

Privatisation of rural roads in Andhra in works, says CM Naidu

SKM extends support to Odisha farmers boycotting prepaid smart metres

Is Pakistan trying to sell its debt-ridden national carrier, PIA, to Qatar?

North Andhra projects ignored in budget: FDNA

Grant Statehood, abandon power privatisation: DMK to Centre

Union Minister’s reply on power privatisation: Congress urges CM to take up issue with Nirmala Sitharaman

RINL Is a Matter of Pride for the TD: Ganta

Public face garbage woes as conservancy workers, Chennai Corporation lock horns over solid waste management privatisation

Conservancy workers stage protest against privatisation of solid waste management in zones 5 and 6; GCC to not reverse move

Privatisation of IAS is 'Modi's guarantee' for ending reservation: Rahul slams lateral entry recruitment