‘No Work No Pay’ order issued against 2,300 enumerators in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao has issued a ‘No Work No Pay’ order against 2,300 enumerators who failed to report for duty during the ongoing Social Educational Survey in the city.
“These enumerators did not report for work despite repeated notices and SMSes,” The New Indian Express quoted Rao as saying.
Rao stated that the order disallows their salaries for the period of unauthorised absence. He also directed the staff to report to duty immediately and complete their assigned targets.
Of the 21,000 enumerators, around 18,000 are reportedly working. Pregnant women, mothers with children under one year of age, and individuals with serious health conditions have been granted exemptions.
As of Tuesday, five crore people had been surveyed across the state (excluding GBA areas), achieving 91.46% coverage. Within the GBA limits, 44.76 lakh households, or 31.83%, have been enumerated so far.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
