CM meeting with civic workers successful, strike called off
Mysuru, October 09: As their meeting with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was successful, the civic workers who were on strike for the last six days seeking fulfillment of their demands called off their strike on Tuesday.
Following the Chief Minister’s assurance of fulfilling their demands, at a meeting with them at the Vidhana Soudha, the civic workers have withdrawn their protest.
Speaking to the leaders of civic workers association, Kumaraswamy said that their demands would be discussed in the Cabinet meeting and take a decision and directed the officers to put up a proposal before the Cabinet meeting.
The civic workers urged the Chief Minister to take steps to abolish the contract system, regularize the service of the contract civic workers, provide breakfast from Indira Canteens and to appoint one civic worker for 500 people. Responding to the demands, the CM said that he would take a decision in the Cabinet meeting.
Civic workers association state President M. Narayana, Mysuru Civic Workers Association President Mara, Leaders Raju, Cheluvaraju and others were present.
Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar, Ministers D.K. Shivakumar, S.R. Mahesh, G.T. Deve Gowda, Rajashekar Patil, MLA L. Nagendra and others were present.
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Tigress electrocuted in Karnataka
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) (PTI): A tigress allegedly died due to electrocution on a farm land in a village in this district, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at Padaguru village in Gundlupete taluk, near Bandipur Tiger Reserve, they said.
The tigress was about one-and-a-half years old, they added.
According to Forest Department officials, the incident occurred on an agricultural land owned by a local farmer. An electric fence installed to protect crops by the landowner is suspected to have caused the electrocution, leading to the tiger’s death.
The exact circumstances leading to the electrocution are being investigated.
"It is illegal to install electric fencing in agricultural lands. Only solar fencing, which delivers a shock without causing death to animals, is permitted," he said.
A post-mortem of the tigress indicated death due to electrocution, the official said.
A case under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act is being registered against the landowner and necessary action will be initiated, the senior official said, adding that further investigation is underway.
