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Murdered techie laid to rest; Infosys promises Rs 1 cr, job for her family

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February 1, 2017

Kozhikode, Feb 1: The body of slain software engineer Rasila Raju, 25, was cremated on the premises of her house at Payimbra, near Kuruvattoor, Kozhikode, on Tuesday.

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She was found murdered at the Infosys office in Pune on Sunday and the police had arrested security guard Bhaben Saikia from Assam for the crime.

Infosys offered the Rasila family a compensation of Rs 1 crore and a job for one of her relatives.

"In the tragic event of the demise of any employee under unfortunate circumstances, as happened in this instance with our employee, OP Rasila, in Pune, Infosys ensures that the next of kin of the deceased employee does not suffer financially in any way," Infosys said in a statement issued tonight.

The statement said that towards ensuring financial stability for the family, Infosys takes into account the statutory payments to be made as per the company policy.

"The company also considers ex-gratia payments based on the circumstances. Infosys also endeavours to make every effort at a suitable employment opportunity for the next of kin who qualify its recruitment criteria," it said.

Meanwhile, a senior office-bearer of the 'Pune Kerala Samaj' has claimed Infosys has issued a letter to the family of Rasila, agreeing to pay "Rs one crore as ex-gratia" to her nominee.

Repeated calls to Infosys officials for reaction on the claims regarding issuance of the letter remained unanswered.

Rasila's father Raju OP along with Malyali community members had visited Infosys officials on Pune campus on Monday night.

Her mortal remains were cremated today at her village in Kozhikode district in presence of a large number of people.

Meanwhile, Congress in Kerala on Tuesday demanded a comprehensive probe into the techie's murder.

In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devandra Fadnavis, Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala assembly, Ramesh Chennithala, said he had visited the relatives of Rasila at Kozhikode this morning.

"There is some mystery in the murder and some others had a role in her death, Rasila's relatives informed me. Besides, the family also complained that there was a serious lapse on the part of the company," he said.

Police had on Monday arrested Bhaben Saikia, a security guard from a private security services firm deployed at the Infosys campus, in connection with the murder.

According to police, Rasila had chided Saikia for "staring" at her and threatened to complain against him.

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Rikaz
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Feb 2017

Money cannot bring back that soul....but still it was Infosys did not provide security for that lone employee...disgusting...need to take care while working for this type of big companies...they just don't care.....

Skazi
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Feb 2017

RIP..... Condolences to the family ..... well done Infosys... May Allah shower his blessings on the company for such noble acts .....

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May 9,2020

Bengaluru, May 9: The bar owners in Karnataka, while welcoming the state government's decision to allow takeaway sales of liquor, said that the move is not going to benefit them much.

Venkatesh Babu, a Bengaluru-based bar owner said, "We welcome this move, our bar was closed for two months due to coronavirus crisis. We have been facing losses since then."

"The state government has told us to sell our stocks at maximum retail price (MRP). It is difficult for us to manage as the rent is high and we also have to pay salaries," he added.

The owner of Pingara Bar and Restaurant, Shivamogga said, "The government has said that is for parcel only and that too at MRP. There is no benefit to our business. We are only clearing the existing stock. They have given us time till May 17 and are not even giving us fresh stock. We are only allowed to sell what we have already."

Karnataka government in its Friday order allowed restaurants, pubs and bars to sell liquor at retail prices from May 9 till May 17, the day the third phase of lockdown is slated to end.

Earlier, the government had allowed the opening of liquor shops in order to mobilise revenue.

However, bars, pubs, restaurants were ordered to remain closed amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

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April 2,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 2: Kerala reported 21 new cases of coronavirus with eight from the worst affected Kasaragod district, taking the tally of active patients to 256, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday.

Besides, Kasaragod, five positive cases have been detected from Idukki, two from Kollam and one each from Thiruvananthapuram, Pathnamthitta, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannur, he told reporters here.

At least 1.65 lakh people are under survillence in the state, 643 in various hospitals.

Presently, 256 people are under treatment for the virus in the state where two fatalities have occurred, Vijayan said.

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April 2,2020

Newsroom, Apr 2: Mohammad Sirajul Hasan, former chief (ameer) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, passed away today at a private hospital in Karnataka’s Raichur. 

The 87-year-old was suffering from old age related diseases for past few years and he was staying with his elder son in Raichur. 

He was the Karnataka (then Mysuru) unit chief of the JIH from 1st August,1958 to 6th April, 1984. Afterwards, he was appointed as the national secretary of the organization and held this post till he elected ameer for the term 1990-94. Previously, he also served the Jamaat as its Acting Ameer for about half a year. He was re-elected Ameer of the Jamaat for the terms 1995-99 and 2000-04. 

He had also served as the vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board for several years.

An orator and scholar, Sirajul Hasan was known for his scholarly lectures in Urdu and Hindi.

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