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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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
