Karnataka govt asks IT firms to extend Work From Home for employees till December 2022
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has issued an advisory calling upon the IT firms to extend the ongoing Work From Home (WFH) period till December next year i.e. 2022. The move by the state government is reportedly to control the traffic mess in the state’s capital Bengaluru.
The Metro construction work is set to start on the Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru and the state government has asked the IT Parks located in the stretch to extend the Work From Home period till the end of next year.
The ORR hosts more than 800 companies with a workforce of 1.5 lakh IT professionals and is infamous for its perennial traffic congestion.
The advisory was issued by the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Electronics, IT, BT & Science and Technology, E V Ramana Reddy, to the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) on August 21.
“The Directorate of Urban Land Transport and the Urban Development Department proposed the move to us to prevent traffic congestion. Hence, the advisory has been issued. It is not mandatory, but we have advised them to extend the WFH,” The New Indian Express quoted Reddy as saying.
“The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is starting construction works on the ORR from Central Silk Board to KR Puram and it could take about 1.5 to 2 years. The ORR houses many large tech parks and IT campuses and carries a large amount of traffic throughout the day,” the letter said. It will be extremely difficult to manage traffic movement on ORR if IT companies resume work from the office, it added.
The advisory urged IT companies to extend the WFH option till December 2022 and/or IT companies to stagger the work hours for those employees working physically at the office. “The IT workforce who need to physically attend office are encouraged to take buses (BMTC/company) as they travel on bus lanes,” it added.
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Delhi: Father, son held for killing 19-year-old woman in suspected honour killing
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a man and his son for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area, an official said on Friday.
The case first came to light on April 1 after a PCR call was received around 2 pm, alleging that a woman had been killed by her family members and her body was being taken for last rites, he said.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Maneer (55), a vegetable vendor, and his son Meraj Ali (19), were arrested in connection with the case, the officer said.
The victim had been in a relationship with a man from her native place for the past two years, which was opposed by her father, Maneer and brother Meraj, he said.
"When the girl did not end the relationship despite objections, the family killed her," the officer said.
On April 1, the police said that when their team reached the spot, they found that the woman's body was being taken for burial.
Acting on the input, the burial process was stopped over suspicion of honour killing.
"Police intercepted the family members and took possession of the body," he said.
Police said that the man who had made the PCR told them that the woman was in love with his cousin.
During the inquiry, police also interacted with the PCR caller, who said his cousin, a friend of the deceased, had informed him about the situation and suspected foul play, prompting him to alert the police control room.
The body of the woman was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for preservation and postmortem.
Police said that both the crime team and the forensic science laboratory (FSL) team were called to inspect the scene and collect evidence.
Police said that, as per the postmortem report, the cause of death was identified as smothering, indicating that the woman was suffocated.
A preliminary inquiry also revealed that the family had initiated preparations for the last rites soon after the woman's death, raising suspicion about the circumstances.
Initial investigation pointed to the family's opposition to the woman's relationship.
"The family members of the woman saw her with the man, and she was taken back home. We got to know that she was beaten up and even locked inside the house for some days," a source said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police added.
