6-year-old boy mauled to death by pet dog
Ara, May 21 (PTI): A six-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pet dog in Bihar's Bhojpur district on Wednesday, officials said.
The dog also injured his two-year-old brother, with whom he was playing on the portico of their grandfather's house in Adiya Nagar in the Nawada police station area when the incident happened.
The deceased was identified as Ayyansh, while his brother, Riyyansh, was undergoing treatment at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, Chief Medical Officer of Bhojpur Shivendra Kumar said.
"Family members said the dog suddenly got aggressive and attacked the two kids. Both were taken to a nearby government hospital, where Ayyansh was declared dead. His younger brother was referred to PMCH for better treatment, and his condition is reported to be stable," he said.
Dog bite is the most common cause of admission to hospitals in the state, according to official data.
Dog bites accounted for 68.3 per cent of total patients in 2023-24, surpassing acute diarrhoeal disease and acute gastroenteritis, according to the Economic Survey Report tabled this February.
A total of 2.44 lakh people were bitten by dogs that year in the state, it said.
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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said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented.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.
