‘No Work No Pay’ order issued against 2,300 enumerators in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao has issued a ‘No Work No Pay’ order against 2,300 enumerators who failed to report for duty during the ongoing Social Educational Survey in the city.
“These enumerators did not report for work despite repeated notices and SMSes,” The New Indian Express quoted Rao as saying.
Rao stated that the order disallows their salaries for the period of unauthorised absence. He also directed the staff to report to duty immediately and complete their assigned targets.
Of the 21,000 enumerators, around 18,000 are reportedly working. Pregnant women, mothers with children under one year of age, and individuals with serious health conditions have been granted exemptions.
As of Tuesday, five crore people had been surveyed across the state (excluding GBA areas), achieving 91.46% coverage. Within the GBA limits, 44.76 lakh households, or 31.83%, have been enumerated so far.
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J&K: One dead, seven hospitalised after consuming wild vegetable in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): One person died while seven others, mostly children, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming a wild vegetable in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.
The incident was reported from Mohra village in the Kotranka subdivision, where members of two families consumed a wild vegetable following which they started showing symptoms of food poisoning on Friday evening, they said.
The affected persons were initially shifted to the Community Health Centre in Kandi and later referred to the Government Medical College Hospital Rajouri for specialised treatment.
Officials said an elderly man, identified as Mohammad Hussain (60), died during treatment, while seven other members of the two families are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
“Prima facie, it is a case of food poisoning, but the matter is still under investigation,” a doctor said.
Officials said an investigation into the incident has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the poisoning.
