Clive and Avil chosen for Kittall Youth & Arso Journalism awards
Clive D'Souza, Boliye and Avil Rasquinha were chosen for the 'Leo Rodrigues Family Kittall Youth Award' and 'Austin D'Souza Prabhu Family Arso Journalism Award' for the year 2022.
Both the awards carry a cash component of Rs 25,000 and citation.
The awards will be conferred on Avil Rasquinha and Clive D'Souza on 1st January 2023 at 6.00 pm at a function to be held at Maria Jayanti Hall, Jeppu, Mangaluru. Ln Dr Austin D’Souza Prabhu, Chicago, editor–publisher of Veez Digital Konkani Weekly and CA Valerian D Almeida, Abu Dhabi-based entrepreneur and mentor of spearhead group will be presenting the awards.
Every year premier Konkani web portal kittall.com honors a youth writer with the Kittall youth Award and Abu Dhabi-based NRI Mr Leo Rodrigues sponsors the award for the last 10 years. Arso launched as a fortnightly in the year 2013 by H M Pernal, now successfully running in the 9th year as a monthly magazine under the editorship of noted poet and lyricist Wilson Kateel. Starting this year, ARSO will honor a senior Konkani journalist who has contributed substantially to the growth of Konkani journalism. The award is sponsored by Ln Dr Austin D'Souza Prabhu, the editor and publisher of the only illustrated digital Konkani Weekly published in Chicago in the last five and half years.
Mr Avil Rasquinha, served as an editor and publisher of the fortnightly 'Kannik' for 20 years from 1977 to 1997. He started writing at the age of 14 years and became the youngest editor-publisher at the age of 20 years. Apart from publishing 'Kannik' from his Santacruz Press, Avil has published 12 Konkani books. He has also acted in Konkani, Kannada, and Tulu Dramas and is an active member of the Lions Club. Presently, he lives in Bellore with his family.
Mr Larry Clive D'Souza of Kutalnagar writes under the name Clive Souz, Boliye for the last several years. So far, he has penned more than 140 poems, two short stories, and about six essays. Presently, he is promoting Konkani on digital platforms. So far he has posted seven singles on Youtube and four are ready for launch. Along with singles, he has written and composed two hymns. A graduate of Hospitality Science from the University of Mangalore, he is working as a chef at Indian Ocean, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Karnataka government employees demand return of Old Pension Scheme
Bengaluru: Government employees in Karnataka have urged the state government to scrap the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and bring back the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), The New Indian Express reported.
The demand was made by the Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association, whose leaders met senior IAS officer Uma Mahadevan on Monday and submitted a memorandum. The association asked the NPS Review Committee, headed by senior IAS officer Anjum Parvez, to recommend the reintroduction of OPS in the state.
Association president C.S. Shadakshari reportedly said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented. The committee is yet to submit its report, but has told the government it will do so soon.
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Shadakshari allegedly said NPS has been in force in Karnataka since 2006. He pointed out that West Bengal never adopted the scheme, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana replaced NPS with a contributory pension model.
States including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jharkhand have already scrapped NPS through cabinet decisions or budget announcements.
“Under NPS, 10% of the employees’ basic salary and DA, and 14% contribution from the state is credited to the employees’ fund. It constitutes 24% of the total which is non-withdrawable. This is invested in the share market and the final amount depends on the ups and downs of the market,” TNIE quoted Shadakshar as saying.
As per the report, he said that by limiting its contribution to 14%, the government could save up to ₹1.87 lakh crore annually if all vacancies are filled, strengthening the case for bringing back the old pension system.
