Demand for salary dues: BSNL workers take out protest march in Udupi
Udupi, December 3: Urging the government to fulfill their demands including dues of salaries, BSNL workers led by the district committee of the Karnataka State BSNL Non-permanent Workers Union staged a protest here on Monday.
The procession was taken out from the telecom office via Service Bus Stand, City Bus Stand, BSNL DGM office and converged at the office of the Dakshina Kannada BSNL district GM where the agitators submitted a memorandum. More than 200 contract workers have been working in all mobile towers and telecom offices in the district. But they were not getting their salaries properly. The poor families of the contract workers depend upon their salaries for their livelihood. They were finding it difficult to lead their life with such a meager salary, they said.
The workers were not given their salaries for the last two months. Their salaries should be disbursed on a certain date every month, they demanded.
Union district president Shashidhar Golla, secretary Mohan, CITU district president Vishwanath Rai, Vice president Balakrishna Shetty, Union leaders Shankar, Sathish, Krishna and others were present.
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Delhi: Boy stabbed to death over 'controversial' social media comments, 2 juveniles held
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.
He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.
"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.
