Beedi workers to resume work on Monday in two Karnataka districts
Mangaluru: Beedi workers in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka will resume work on Monday as the government has ordered relaxation to the industry during the lockdown period.
Taking note of the problems faced by workers, the government has allowed the beedi industry to function from Monday.
The owners have promised to provide 50 per cent of work to labourers, DK district-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said on Saturday after a meeting with owners representatives.
The owners have also been requested to pay the annual bonus to workers earlier than usual. Dakshina Kannada district has 1.90 lakh beedi workers while Udupi has 21,000 workers in the sector. The workers will be protected in the lockdown period and the progress reviewed after 15 days, the minister said.
Arrangements have been made to distribute food to migrant workers and destitute people affected by the lockdown through local groups.
Construction workers will get a relief of Rs 2,000 which will be deposited in their accounts, he said. Poojary directed the district health department to submit a report on the house visits of Asha workers within ten days.
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Three arrested for running fake Aadhaar racket in UP's Badaun
Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
