Banks employees call 48-hr strike
Dimapur, February 3 (MExN): Bank employees, under the banner United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), have called a 48-hour all India bank strike on February 10 and 11, 2014 to press their demands for early wage revision. The strike was called following an unsuccessful meeting between UFBU and Indian Bank Association (IBA). A press release issued by convenor, UFBU Nagaland informed that UFBU had a meeting with IBA agents to the Government of India on January 27, 2014 demanding “immediate wage revision due from November 2012, and stop foreign banking policy.” However, the release stated, “Despite our best efforts from the employees with the IBA to hammer out and improve their offer for further negotiations to settle the issue at the earliest, IBA remained adamant.” In view of the rigid approach of IBA, UFBU decided to revive the agitation, it added. Further, the release informed that the bank employees will stage a demonstration all over the country on February 6.
JYO volunteers to camp at Mt Japfu
Kohima, February 3 (MExN): Jotsoma Youth Organisation (JYO) will be sending around thousand volunteers to camp around Mount Japfu to monitor the forest fire on the peak until the fire is brought under control. A press release issued by JYO president Neibulie Nakhro and its secretary Kenei Senotsu informed that JYO volunteers had been assisting the administration/forest department for the last two-three days to contain the wild fire at Mt. Japfü, but since the fire could not be brought under control, JYO decided to send around thousand volunteers.
Dimapur, February 3 (MExN): Bank employees, under the banner United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), have called a 48-hour all India bank strike on February 10 and 11, 2014 to press their demands for early wage revision. The strike was called following an unsuccessful meeting between UFBU and Indian Bank Association (IBA). A press release issued by convenor, UFBU Nagaland informed that UFBU had a meeting with IBA agents to the Government of India on January 27, 2014 demanding “immediate wage revision due from November 2012, and stop foreign banking policy.” However, the release stated, “Despite our best efforts from the employees with the IBA to hammer out and improve their offer for further negotiations to settle the issue at the earliest, IBA remained adamant.” In view of the rigid approach of IBA, UFBU decided to revive the agitation, it added. Further, the release informed that the bank employees will stage a demonstration all over the country on February 6.
JYO volunteers to camp at Mt Japfu
Kohima, February 3 (MExN): Jotsoma Youth Organisation (JYO) will be sending around thousand volunteers to camp around Mount Japfu to monitor the forest fire on the peak until the fire is brought under control. A press release issued by JYO president Neibulie Nakhro and its secretary Kenei Senotsu informed that JYO volunteers had been assisting the administration/forest department for the last two-three days to contain the wild fire at Mt. Japfü, but since the fire could not be brought under control, JYO decided to send around thousand volunteers.
