Government employees all India strike on Jan 8-9
Bengaluru, November 27: The national executive committee of the All Karnataka State Government Employees Federation has called for all India strike on January 8 and 9 seeking fulfillment of their various demands including cancellation of new pension policy and introduction of term pension scheme.
The resolution was taken at a two-day national executive committee meeting held at the Gandhi Bhavan for the last two days in the city. The committee urged both the central and state governments to cancel the existing pension scheme as it is detrimental to the future of the employees.
The employees have been giving 10 per cent of their salaries every month for the pension and the government is bearing the same amount. This fund is being given to private companies to invest it in various share markets through fund managers. So, the companies which get profit would give pension to the employees after 30-35 years. Now, the private companies have incurred loss and became bankrupt due to which, the employees have lost their pension, insurance and savings. So, the government should reintroduce the pension scheme for the benefit of the employees, it was demanded in the meeting.
Representatives from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and other states have participated in the meeting. Karnataka Federation vice president M Venkatesh, member Guruprasad Honnali, Secretary Shobha Lokanagh and others were participated, said Federation president Mahadevaiah Matapathi.
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Man wanted in rape-murder case of his 4-year-old niece killed in police encounter in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad (UP) (PTI): A 55-year-old criminal wanted in the case of rape and murder of his four-year-old niece was killed in a police encounter late on Sunday night in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district, a police official said on Monday.
In the joint operation carried out by the police and Crime Branch, the accused Jeeshan, carrying a cash reward of Rs 50,000, allegedly opened fire to evade arrest, resulting in injuries to two personnel, the police said.
According to the police, at around 12 noon on April 11, Jeeshan allegedly lured the child from outside her home on the pretext of buying her toffees. He took her to his room, where he allegedly raped her and subsequently strangled her to death. Following the crime, the accused carried the body on his shoulders and dumped it under a car on an 80-foot road in the Shalimar Garden police station area before fleeing.
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Two days ago, his presence was captured on CCTV footage at Delhi railway station when he was trying to flee out of Delhi. The police received a tip-off that the accused was scheduled to meet someone near the Banthla canal in Loni, the police said.
Following this, a team of the Teela Morh police station barricaded the area, and began checking. They spotted the suspect and signalled him to stop. Upon seeing the police, Jeeshan attempted to flee. Finding himself encircled by the police, he allegedly opened fire on the police team. The police fired in self-defence, in which the accused sustained gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead, the police said.
ACP Shalimar Garden Atul Kumar Singh said that the accused was killed in retaliatory firing and the injured policemen -- head constables Amit and Iqbal -- are out of danger.
The body of the deceased has been sent for a post-mortem examination, Singh said, and added that the police have recovered weapons and cartridges from his possession.
