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10 WAYS TO PREVENT A HEATSTROKE- COURTESY: THE TIMES OF INDIA.

 

27 May, 2015

10 ways to prevent a heatstroke

 
 
 

With mercury rising in several parts of the country and heat wave making life difficult, here are 10 ways to beat the heat.

 
1.

Drink plenty of fluids

It will help your body sweat and maintain a normal body temperature. Those undertaking heavy exercise should drink two-four glasses of cool fluids each hour.

2.

Wear light clothing

Wearing excess clothing or tight apparels won’t allow your body to cool properly.

3.

Take extra precautions with certain medications

Many blood pressure and heart medications cause the blood flow to decrease, thus affecting the ability to cool down. One should consult doctor on the dosage.

4.

See a doctor

If you have symptoms such as high body temperature, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, seek immediate medical help.

5.

Advance morningwalk time

It’s best not to exercise or do any strenuous activity in daytime. But if you must, take breaks & consume enough fluids.

6.

Avoid the hottest part of the day

If you can’t avoid strenuous activity in hot weather, drink fluids and rest frequently in a cool spot.

7.

Protect against sunburn

Sunburn affects your body’s ability to cool itself, so protect yourself outdoors with a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses; use a broadspectrum sunscreen.

8.

Avoid drinking caffeinated beverages or alcohol

These can act as a diuretic, which moves fluids out of the body too quickly, resulting in dehydration and heat exhaustion.

9.

Never leave anyone in a parked car

This is a common cause of heat-related deaths among children. When parked in the sun, the temperature in your car rises more.

10.

Let your body acclimatize to the heat

Sudden change in temperature can cause illness. It is better to rest a bit before getting into an airconditioned building immediately after being in the sun for a long time.

KOLKATA DISTRICT BRANCH KEEPS UP THE TRADITION-DONATES Rs.10,000 TO NEPAL RELIEF FUND.

Our Kolkata District Branch in West Bengal Circle has sent Rs. 10,000 to Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund towards the Nepal Relief Fund on 21-05-2015. The Central Executive Committee Meeting held at Jamnagar on 28-29 April,2015 had given a call to this effect and Kollam District Branch in Kerala was the first to respond by sending Rs, 10,000.

Com.P.K.Nandi, Circle Treasurer and District Vice President, Kolkata has intimated through an email that the amount was collected from the members during the biennial District Conference held on 16-05-2015 and all the participants generously contributed to the genuine cause.

All the other branches are requested to send the report to CHQ without fail after sending the amount directly to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund at the earliest.

BSNL FANCY NUMBER FETCHES Rs. 2.5.LAKH. !

 

Good News for BSNL! One Gujarat Subscriber has paid Rs. 2.5 lakhs for a BSNL Fancy Number for his mobile! A report in the media is given belwo:

“BSNL has started sale of Fancy Mobile Numbers through eAuction from 2012 with a base value starts from Rs.1000 to 25000 to offer best fancy numbers according with the customers choice available in their hands. From starting date, BSNL eAuction becomes a grand success and creates records day by day, and its once again proved recently in this new eauction schedule.

It’s the number game.. after all.. Anyone who owns a mobile, is by default in favor of fancy number.. While selecting a mobile number, we generally check the number to have any sequence combination, for easy remembrance of the number and also for easy sharing.

The next level of number selection is opting for a fancy number. Numbers having a sequence or any personal lucky number plays a vital role in number selection. BSNL is the only telecom company in India which had given an option to participate in auction to bid for the lucky number. In this line Gujarat people stands for the fancy number. An Ahmedabad based business man bid a BSNL Fancy number for 2.25 Lakh rupees.” (  Media Report)

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF WORKERS CALLS FOR GENERAL STRIKE ON 2nd SEPTEMBER, 2015.

The National Convention of Workers held at Mavlankar Hall, today, 26th May 2015, has called upon the entire working class to organise General Strike on 2nd September 2015 against the anti-people, anti-worker policies of the government and also demanding settlement of the charter raised by the Central Trade Unions including Rs.15,000 minimum wage to the contract workers.

The Mavlankar Hall was full with the delegates from the Central TUs and also from the Independent Federations. The Presidents of the CTUs, including B.N.Rai(BMS), A.K.Padmanabhan(CITU), Amarjit Kaur(AITUC), Shiv Gopal Mishra(HMS) presided andl the General Secretaries including Vrijesh Upadhyay, Tapan Sen, Gurudas Dasgupta,  addressed. All the speakers sharply criticised the government for its pro-corporate and anti-worker policies and decisions.

 

78.2% IDA MERGER- MEETING WITH MEMBER (FINANCE)

 

 

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA, along with Com.B.P.Petkar, AGS & Circle Secretary, AIBDPA, Maharashtra Circle, met Smt. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance), DOT on 26th May, 2015 and discussed about the need for settlement of the 78.2% IDA Pension fixation. Member (Finance) assured that the Note is being finalised and will be send to the other departments for approval within one or two weeks.

The AIBDPA leaders pointed out to the Member (F), the delay in the office of the Director of Postal Accounts, Nagpur, in authorising the pension payments to the Post Offices. The Member, then and there contacted the concerned officers and gave directions to see that the undue delay is avoided.

 

78.2% IDA MERGER- REVISED CABINET NOTE ALMOST COMPLETED.

Today, the 25th May, 2015, Com. K.G. Jayaraj, General Secretary had a talk with Shri. Prachish Khanna, Director (Estt), DoT regarding the issue of 78.2% IDA merger to BSNL pensioners. The Director has stated that the cabinet note with the changes sought by the DOT(Finance) is almost ready and will be submitted to the Communications Minister soon for his ratification. After that it will be circulated to the four nodal departments, Expenditure, Pension, Law and Public Enterprises, simaltaneously for vetting. Then, finally it will be submitted to cabinet for approval.

However pressure has to be exerted further until the order is issued and therefore make the post card campaign a grand success and prepare for the two days hunger fast on 21-22, July, 2015.

CALL DROPS-COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER WARNS TELECOM COMPANIES.

Communications Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has warned the telecom companies that they have to urgently attend to the problems like call dropping which is putting difficulty for the customers.

This warning is appropriate. The subscribers are actually being harassed by such problems as call drops, no coverage etc. These should be urgently attended to by the companies.

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF WORKERS ON 26TH MAY, 2015 AT NEW DELHI.

 

 

As per the decision of the 11 Central Trade Unions, a National Convention of Workers will be held at Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi on 26-05-2015. In addition to the representatives/delegates from the Central Trade Unions, delegates from the All India Federations of employees from many sectors like Central/State government , Railways, Defence, Postal, BSNL, Banks etc. will participate. It will be addressed by the leaders of the Central Trade Unions.

The Convention will review the programmes of action organised in the past on the 10 Points Demands raised by  the CTUs covering almost all major issues of the working Class and against the attack on them. It is also expected that the Convention will declare the next programme of action, probably a strike,  against the anti-working class policy of the Modi Government.

It is commendable that despite different ideologies and political background, all the Central trade Unions have been jointly continuing with sustained struggles for the cause of the working class, irrespective of which government is in power. This should continue.

POST CARD CAMPAIGN BY PENSIONERS ON CALL BY AIBDPA.– V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI

 

 

As per the call of the Central executive Committee of AIBDPA, pensioners have started sending hand written Post Cards to the Prime Minister requesting early settlement of the 78.2% IDA pension fixation and restoration of medical Allowance to the BSNL Retirees. Today, I also sent the Post Card. Those pensioners, who have not sent the Post Card may kindly send it immediately. Let tens of thousands of Post Card reach the Prime Minister and understand the resentment of the pensioners in the delay in settlement of the issues:

Matter to be written in the Post Card:

Respected Sir,

I request your kind and early intervention for the settlement of the following long pending burning issues of BSNL Pensioners:

a) The benefit of 78.2% IDA Merger granted to BSNL employees and to those retired after 10.06.2013 be extended to BSNL pensioners retired before 10.06.2013

b) The quarterly medical allowance stopped unilaterally be restored to the BSNL pensioners.

To

Shri Narendra  Modi,

Hon’ble Prime Minister,

Govt. of India, South Block,

New Delhi – 110001

 

WFTU EXTENDS SOLIDARITY TO THE MAY 25-26 STRIKE OF RAILWAY WORKERS OF UK.

 

 

21 May 2015
 

The World Federation of Trade Unions that represents 90 million workers, from 126 countries expresses its support to the railway workers of the UK and RMT who are going on Strike on May 25-26 demanding better wages and job security.

The last years the Railway Company NETWORK RAIL has gained billions, however RMT highlights that the workers are standing up for the principle of ‎a properly staffed and resourced railway where safety comes first and where corners aren’t cut to hit budget targets. In this direction the RMT is already prepared, with rock solid support by its members, to start industrial action.