Karnataka: Head constable killed as speeding car knocks him down during vehicle check
Bengaluru, Feb 9: A head constable was killed and one of his colleagues injured when a speeding car hit them during a vehicle check near a toll gate here, in the second such incident in the last five days, police said on Sunday.
The driver of the car was later nabbed with the help of local residents and a case of rash and negligent driving causing death had been registered against him after the incident on Saturday evening, they said.
Head constable Dhananjay K and constable Uma Maheshwara were checking over-speeding vehicles on a road leading to the Kempegowda International Airport here when the car hit them.
Dhananjay died while Maheshwara had been hospitalised with severe injuries.
This is the second incident in the last five days after head constable Bhaktaram was ran over by a speeding vehicle at Goraguntepalya on Tuesday.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao condoled the deaths.
Another tragic loss of life on line of duty. Traffic Head constable Dhananjaya died and Constable Uma Maheshwara severely injured after a speeding car hit them on International Airport Flyover while checking over-speeding vehicles. A family devastated. I have no words to console," he tweeted.
Another tragic loss of life on line of duty,Traffic Head constable Dhananjaya died and Constable Uma Maheshwara severely injured after a speeding car hits them on International Airport Flyover while checking over speeding vehicles, a family devastated, I have no words to console.
— Bhaskar Rao IPS (@deepolice12) February 8, 2020
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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said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented.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.
