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Contract workers stage protest against airport management

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October 17, 2011
Mangalore, October 17: Mangalore Airport Workers' Association started an indefinite protest outside the entrance to the airport, on Monday condemning sacking of contract workers without any reason. The protesters demanded the airport authorities to re-appoint the workers to their duty at the earliest.

Addressing the protesters Association Member Krishnananda said that several local people working in the airport on contract basis since many years.

Recently the contractor who took the responsibility of maintaining the old airport has removed several locals working at the airport.

He said that so far seven have lost their job. “The people who have been sacked belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and backward communities. Many are those who have got job because they had lost their land to the Airport expansion project,” claimed Krishnananda adding that though they had met the Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva a couple of times and brought this issue to his notice he has not paid any heed to it.

“We felt that he was supporting the move of the contractor. When we pleaded with him to help the workers, he told us that he will be employing workers from Jharkhand and other states who are willing to work at much lesser salary,” alleged Krishnananda adding that the Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva himself is against the local work force.

The Samiti said that the contract of the new airport too has been given to the same contractor and even here the conspiracy of cutting down on local workers is going on relentlessly.

The Samiti said that even if the contractor is changed, priority should be given to
the workers who have been working in the airport from so many years and measures should be taken to safeguard their interest.

Authorities should take steps to stop the harassment of workers by higher officials, dissolve the contract of the present contractor who has been meting out injustice at the workers and provide all facilities that the workers deserve to get legally.

Another member of the Mangalore Airport Workers Association said that the security of the airport is at stake as the workers are being recruited by the authorities without the very necessary Police Clearance Certificate (PCC).

Protesters shouted out slogans against the MangaloreAirport Director M R Vasudeva , the contractor and the system existing at the airport management level.

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February 26,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26: The Kerala Police on Wednesday arrested a man who had threatened people protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi on social media.

"The person was arrested by Agali police in Palakkad district for trying to instigate communal violence," the Police said.

On Tuesday, Kerala DGP Lokanath Behera had said that strict action will be taken against those who try to create any communal divide.

"Action will be taken against those who create or forward such messages that create communal tension through social media. All messages on social media are under police surveillance," he said.

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March 20,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 20: Two COVID-19 positive patients in Karnataka have fully recovered and will be discharged today.

Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said: "Two COVID-19 positive patients have completely recovered and will be discharged tomorrow. They will be kept under home quarantine for 14 days as a precautionary measure."

The number of COVID-19 positive patients in Karnataka stands at 14 as of today.

"The total number of positive cases of COVID19 in India stands at 173, including 25 foreigners. Four deaths (1 each) have occurred in Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra," said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a statement.

According to official data provided by the Ministry of Health, as many as 15 people infected with the virus have been discharged after receiving treatment.

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July 7,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 7: The government of Kerala has barred movement of daily pass holders — professionals and workers — between Kasaragod district and Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district following a spurt in COVID-19 cases.

Kerala Revenue Minister E. Chandrasekaran announced the decision at a meeting on Monday in Kasaragod. Both district administrations had in June issued passes to daily travellers in their districts to travel in connection with their work.

Those from Dakshina Kannada intending to work in Kasaragod have to remain in Kasaragod for 28 days if they wish to continue and those from Kasaragod would have to remain in Dakshina Kannada for 28 days if they wish to continue their work, the Minister said.

Thousands from Kasaragod travel daily to Mangaluru and surrounding areas in connection with their work. Their travel past Talapady check post on NH 66 was facilitated by daily e-passes.

Similarly, many from Dakshina Kannada, particularly doctors and healthcare workers, travel daily to Kasaragod with daily e-passes issued by the Kasaragod administration.

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