Praveen Nettaru’s wife loses job as Cong takes charge in state; withdraw dismissal order, urges BJP
Sullia: The change of government in the state has led temporary government employees to lose their jobs, including the widow of BJP activist Praveen Nettaru, who was employed on compassionate grounds after the murder of her husband.
The BJP state unit, however, has demanded that the order of dismissal from the job be withdrawn immediately.
Praveen Nettaru was killed on July 26, after which, his wife Nutan Kumari was appointed as a Group C senior assistant on contract basis in the office of former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in September 2022, following an assurance by BJP State President and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel that she would be given a job on humanitarian grounds.
As requested by her, Nutan Kumari was given a temporary job at the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner’s office in October 2022.
Since temporary appointments get cancelled following a change of government, Nutan Kumari has reportedly lost the job.
Severely criticizing the Congress for government employees’ loss of job, the BJP has said that the ‘politics of hatred’ undertaken by the Congress should be condemned.
“The Congress should also immediately withdraw the ordered depriving Praveen Nettaru’s wife of employment,” the BJP has demanded.
Commenting on the matter on its official Twitter account, the BJP Karnataka state unit has tweeted, “Praveen Nettaru was killed by members of the PFI, a terrorist organization nurtured by the Congress that spreads communal hatred. His wife was given a job by our government in the deputy commissioner’s office in Mangaluru on compassionate grounds. That the Congress government has begun using its politics of hatred is condemnable. We demand the government to immediately withdraw the inhuman dismissal order.”
The BJP also said, “It is unfortunate that the state suffers as Siddaramaiah’s government works as a puppet of the PFI.”
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
