Beedi workers to resume work on Monday in two Karnataka districts
Mangaluru: Beedi workers in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka will resume work on Monday as the government has ordered relaxation to the industry during the lockdown period.
Taking note of the problems faced by workers, the government has allowed the beedi industry to function from Monday.
The owners have promised to provide 50 per cent of work to labourers, DK district-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said on Saturday after a meeting with owners representatives.
The owners have also been requested to pay the annual bonus to workers earlier than usual. Dakshina Kannada district has 1.90 lakh beedi workers while Udupi has 21,000 workers in the sector. The workers will be protected in the lockdown period and the progress reviewed after 15 days, the minister said.
Arrangements have been made to distribute food to migrant workers and destitute people affected by the lockdown through local groups.
Construction workers will get a relief of Rs 2,000 which will be deposited in their accounts, he said. Poojary directed the district health department to submit a report on the house visits of Asha workers within ten days.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
SRH beat CSK by 10 runs
Hyderabad (PTI): Nitish Kumar Reddy and Eshan Malinga shared five wickets between them as hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Defending 195, Hyderabad restricted struggling CSK to 184 for eight. CSK have crashed to fourth defeat in six matches.
Abhishek Sharma (59) and Heinrich Klaasen (59) took CSK to 194 for nine with their splendid batting. For CSK, Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj picked up three wickets apiece while Mukesh Choudhary bagged two.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 194 for 9 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 59, Heinrich Klaasen 59; Jamie Overton 3/37, Anshul Kamboj 3/22).
Chennai Super Kings: 184 for 8 in 20 overs. (Ayush Mhatre 30, Matthew Short 34; E Malinga 3/29, N Reddy 2/31).
