MCC staff members continue strike for second day
citizens struggle as department offices remain shut
Mangaluru: The locals struggled to get necessary facilities and works completed as the staff of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC), led by the SK Municipal Employees’ Union, Mangaluru, gathered outside the MCC building and continued their indefinite strike for the second day on Friday, putting forth various demands.
As more than 400 staff members of the MCC participated in the strike, work in various departments was stayed on both days. Waste collection and disposal within the MCC limits was postponed by a day and undertaken on Friday. The staff working in other departments, including Revenue, Urban Development, Health and Engineering, also participated in the protest.
The services of MangaloreOne, which is operated by outsourced staff members, however, remained unaffected, with citizens making their payments at the centres as usual.
The staff members have pointed out that the C&R Rules (Cadre and Recruitment Rules) have not been amended for 14 years, since 2011. Staff members who have more than 35 years of experience are retiring without promotion. The MCC employees do not have job security. The Arogya Sanjeevini health facility is reserved only for senior officers and not lower-level staff members, the protesters have pointed out, in relation to their demands.
MLA D Vedvyas Kamath, who met the staff members, called senior IAS officer and Secretary of the Urban Development Department Deepa Cholan and directed her to call a meeting with the protesters to discuss fulfilling their demands.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
