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�� Delhi transport officials told to reply to email in 24 hours �� FREE PRESS �� N e w s D i g e s t Maoists threaten to �� kill Kerala CM �� sued by the "Kerala chapter �� of Naxalbari". The contents of the Maoists on Friday issued a poster touches upon the �� poster calling for death to custodial torture and later �� Kerala Chief Minister death of a youth and the Pinarayi Vijayan, saying beating to death of an adi- In a bid to retain power in Karnataka, he has failed the adivasis. vasi youth by a group of the ruling Congress on Friday promised An officer from people near a forest area. to create one crore jobs across the south- Pazhayannur police station S.R. Sreejit, 26, who was ern state in its manifesto for the May 12 near here bordering taken into police custody �� Legislative Assembly elections. Palakkad district said the in connection with the sui- �� "We aim to create at least 15-20 lakh poster was stuck at a work- cide of a 52-year-old CPI-M �� jobs each year in the state and provide shop. It read: "Vijayan's sympathiser, died in a hos- �� programmes for skill development, en- head will be cut off." pital on April 9 allegedly couraging entrepreneurship and in- As the police could not after he was beaten up in creasing youths' employability quo- register a case on its own, custody. In February, a CISF takes over security of tient," said the manifesto released by it moved the Wadakanch- mentally ill adivasi man, aadhaar centre in Gurugram party President Rahul Gandhi in this ery Magisterial Court. A Madhu, died after he was port city. Terming its 47-page manifesto probe has begun. The assaulted by a mob in �� a "people's manifesto", the party said it poster was reportedly is- Palakkad district. �� wants to create a hut-free Karnataka and �� would build 50 lakh houses in the rural Cong leaders accuse BJP of under the belt tactics �� parts of the state. �� "We are committed to address the ur- PHONE TAPPING Income Tax intimidation �� ban housing challenge and propose to Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister" eddy also alleged that while �� build 15 lakh houses (3 lakh houses per Ramalinga Reddy today claimed that phone tapping was in progress �� year) for the people of the state," it said. phone calls of Congress leaders were be- Ron the one"hand, the Centre �� Claiming to the first state in the coun- ing tapped to get details of their strate- has been using the Income Tax de- �� try to roll out the "Arogya Karnataka" gies for the May 12 assembly polls and partment to"intimidate Congress �� universal healthcare scheme, the Con- blamed BJP president Amit Shah for it. leaders and their supporters. " " �� gress said it will increase the budget al- "Reddy claimed it has been on for the ""There is nothing wrong in raiding �� location for health from the current 0.9 past three months." " There are teams those who are evading"taxes but �� per cent to at least 1.5 per cent. from Gujarat, Jaipur"and Delhi involved when people like Congress MLA and �� On March 2, Chief Minister Siddara- in the activity and boys associated candidate from"Anekal B Shivanna �� maiah had unveiled the state's public with"BJP and its affiliated organisations are targetted, it becomes even more �� healthcare scheme, that is expected to are working in these"teams from Kar- evident that the centre was trying to �� benefit about 1.43 crore households, by nataka," he said. Blaming Shah for the harass them. " " " "What did the I-T �� providing free treatment to all below phone tapping, the minister claimed that sleuths get from the raids on" Shiv- poverty line (BPL) families at govern- the teams were tasked with"recording anna's premises? A mere Rs 4.75 Ram Vilas Paswan bats for 15% ment hospitals. the conversation and then translating it lakh. I-T has been used to"intimidate reservation for upper caste poor The party also promised to provide free in Hindi or"English. The minister al- Congress leaders and their support- education to all students from grades 1 to leged that the plan was to use the con- ers," Reddy said." �� 12 across all the state-run schools in the versation to defame them. �� state. Presently, the state gives free ele- �� mentary education to all children from All college-going students in the state alone, which is home to over 750 multi- �� class 1 to 8 in state-run and government- will receive a smartphone, the manifesto nationals and 2,000 IT firms, contributes �� aided schools. added. Information Technology (IT) will about 40 per cent of the total IT exports �� In a bid to promote girl child education, be made an important driver of the state done by the country. �� Siddaramaiah had said on February 16 economy by increasing the field's contri- "We will build a talent pool to cater to �� while announcing the state Budget that bution from the current $60 billion to over 3 million IT jobs in the state by skill �� all girls will get free education up to post- $300 billion, the ruling party said. upgradation and IT-driven curriculum," �� graduation in state-run institutions. Currently, the state capital Bengaluru added the manifesto. �� Federal Front will trigger tremors BEML optimistic about bullet train project in national politics: Telangana CM �� cause he was known for his determination. The �� TRS chief said he would work hard for the �� country's good just the way he strived to �� Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar achieve Telangana state. "The BJP leaders are �� Rao on Friday said the proposed non-Congress, saying that the Front doesn't even have a tent. If �� non-BJP Federal Front will trigger tremors in na- that is so, why are you afraid?" he asked. �� tional politics. Challenging both the Bharatiya Rao said the Front would prepare a plan to ir- �� Janata Party and the Congress, the Telangana rigate every acre of land in the country as it �� Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President vowed to bring had sufficient water.• �� a qualitative change in the national politics. "We will irrigate all 40 crore acres of land in �� Addressing over 13,000 delegates gathered at the country in six to seven years." �� the TRS plenary here, he said the idea of the Stressing the need for decentralisation, he �� Front had already created ripples in the nation- called for transferring subjects like agriculture, �� al capital. Holding the two national parties re- education, rural and urban development, drink- �� sponsible for all the ills plaguing the nation ing water and health to the state. �� even after 70 years of independence, he said the Federal Front would put HC rejects plea seeking the country on the path of speedy progress and prosperity through real disqualification of 11 AIADMK MLAs cooperative federalism. �� Stating that the efforts to form the �� Front were gathering pace, he said �� Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh �� Yadav would visit Hyderabad soon. �� Rao announced he would meet �� DMK leader M.K. Stalin next month. �� The plenary unanimously adopted �� a resolution authorising the Chief �� Minister to take all necessary steps �� to form the Front. �� He has already met his West Bengal �� counterpart and Trinamool Con- �� gress supemo Mamata Banerjee, �� Janata Dal-Secular President H.D. �� Deve Gowda and some other leaders �� since mooting the idea of the Front �� last month. Rao alleged that both BJP �� and Congress were afraid of him be- Over 80% Indian millennials will switch jobs for pay rise: Report �� Indeed India, said in a �� statement. Sixty-seven per cent More than 80 per cent of In- women respondents said dian millennials consider they would ask for a pay switching jobs for a pay raise in comparison to 64 rise while over 60 per cent per cent men which is in- stated flexible work hours dicative of the fact that as an alternative to a pay most employees are not sat- hike, a new report said on isfied with their current Friday. level of remuneration.• According to the US- Notably, 20 per cent based job search engine In- women respondents be- deed, 83 per cent of em- lieve their male counter- ployees between the age of parts are being paid more 25-34 would consider than them while only nine changing their jobs in or- per cent men feel their fe- der to secure a pay rise male peers are being paid while over 50 per cent re- less than them. spondents said while plan- A number of respondents ning to ask for a pay rise, also stated that they would they cited their good work be willing to accept alter- as a reason. native benefits at work in "In today's era of trans- place of a pay raise. Over parency and peer consulta- 60 per cent stated flexible tion, employees are far work hours as an alterna- more informed about in- tive to a pay hike, while 47 dustry standards and com- per cent suggested an in- pany cultures. Millennial crease in annual leave. job seekers in particular "Close to 40 per cent also are today exploring highly cited paid parental leave as aspirational career paths a benefit they would prefer, and are not afraid of seek- while 63 per cent respon- ing greener pastures and dents asked for healthcare newer experiences," Sashi benefits instead of a pay Kumar,Managing Director, raise," the survey noted.