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<keyword id="19895037" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bengaluru" source="keywords">Bengaluru</keyword>, Karnataka’s bustling capital, is currently witnessing a worrying surge in dengue fever cases, sending waves of concern across its populace. In just 20 days, the city has recorded an alarming 1,000 cases, highlighting a drastic surge compared to previous years. Alongside dengue, there has been a notable uptick in viral fever cases, further straining local healthcare resources. Experts point to the unusual weather conditions as a key culprit. The lack of rain and unexpected cold winds have created a breeding ground for mosquitoes, the carriers of dengue. Additionally, BBMP's increased vigilance with fever surveys has led to more detections, contributing to the higher case numbers. Chief Health Officer Dr. Syed Madani emphasised the proactive stance of the health department, noting a quadrupling in checks compared to previous years. In the first half of 2024 alone, Bengaluru has already reported nearly 5,000 dengue cases, significantly surpassing last year’s figures for the same period. Most of the surge came after May this year. The eastern and Mahadevpura zones of Bengaluru have been hit the hardest by dengue, with construction work creating stagnant water – a perfect haven for mosquitoes. The southern zone, meanwhile, is grappling with chikungunya, another mosquito-borne illness. The health department is pulling out all the stops to combat the outbreak. Fogging drives are underway to kill mosquito larvae, and public awareness campaigns are educating residents on preventing water stagnation around their homes. Continuous fever surveys are also being conducted to identify potential cases early on. The severity of the outbreak hit close to home when Chief Civic Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath tested positive for dengue. Despite the setback, Nath is expected to resume his duties shortly, underscoring the personal toll of the city's health crisis. In response to mounting cases, <keyword id="19909918" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Minister-Siddaramaiah" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Chief Minister Siddaramaiah" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Chief Minister Siddaramaiah">Chief Minister Siddaramaiah</keyword> has convened high-level meetings with BBMP officials and health authorities to strategize further containment efforts. With June alone witnessing 1,036 reported cases, Bengaluru braces for potentially higher numbers during the monsoon season, traditionally conducive to mosquito proliferation. However, BBMP officials are confident that their preventative measures, including extensive surveillance, fever detection, and source reduction activities, will help control the situation.

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(Eds: With K'taka leaders' reax) New Delhi, Mar 8 () Former Union law minister and Congress veteran <keyword id="71054" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hansraj-Bhardwaj">Hansraj Bhardwaj</keyword> died after a cardiac arrest at a hospital here on Sunday evening. He was 83. Bhardwaj breathed his last around 6.30 pm at Max Hospital, Saket, where he was admitted since Wednesday due to kidney-related ailments, his family told . The cremation will take place at <keyword id="8885939" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="nighambodh">Nighambodh</keyword> Ghat on Monday at 4 pm, his son Arun Bhardwaj said. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. Bhardwaj celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary on February 29. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP leader and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury condoled Bhardwaj's death. "Anguished by the passing away of former minister Shri Hans Raj Bhardwaj," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted quoting Modi. "My thoughts are with his family and well-wishers in this hour of grief. Om Shanti," the tweet said. Prasad recalled his association with Bhardwaj in Parliament. "Deeply condole the sad demise of Shri Hansraj Bhardwaj who for long years served as the Law Minister of India. We were together in the Parliament. May his soul Rest In Peace," Prasad posted on Twitter. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury remembered the leader as an "encyclopedia" on the Indian judicial system. "Sad news about Shri Hans Raj Bhardwaj ji's demise. Worked with him as an MP when he was a minister &amp; shared the urge to safeguard our constitutional values. He was an encyclopedia on the Indian judicial system. Will miss him," Yechury said in a tweet. Born in Garhi Sampla village in Rohtak district of Haryana, Bhardwaj was a Rajya Sabha member for five terms from April 1982 to June 2009. He was the law minister for 14 years and served under the prime ministership of Rajiv Gandhi, Narasimha Rao and <keyword id="6359397" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="manmohan-singh">Manmohan Singh</keyword>. During his stint as the governor of Karnataka between 2009 and 2014, he sternly dealt with the mining mafia active in the state. It was during Bhardwaj's tenure as law minister that Bofors-accused <keyword id="54989" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ottavio-Quattrocchi">Ottavio Quattrocchi</keyword> was given a clean chit by then UPA government in 2009. Sources said he fell out with Congress party leadership after he became the governor and criticised it. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and opposition leader in the assembly Siddaramaiah also mourned the demise of Bhardwaj. "In his death we lost a good legal expert and administrator. May his soul rest in peace and may God give strength to his family to bear the loss," Yediyurappa said in a condolence message. A tussle between Bhardwaj and Yediyurappa over mining and land scams drew everyone's attention during his second stint as chief minister. Gowda said Bhardwaj will always be remembered for his exceptional service to the nation, while Siddaramaiah recalled him as as a tough man against immoral practices during power struggle. "His contribution to Karnataka during his tenure shall always be remembered. He was tough against immoral practices of power struggle. My deepest condolences to his family members &amp; well-wishers," Siddaramaiah tweeted. Bhardwaj held a Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) degree and did his schooling from GBC High School, Rohtak, and college in BM College, Shimla. He also studied at Agra University and <keyword id="49466" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Panjab-University">Panjab University</keyword>.

Congress veteran and former law minister Hansraj Bharadwaj passes away at 83

BANGALORE: In a major relief to Karnataka <keyword id="5269" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Minister">chief minister</keyword> Siddaramaiah, who is facing dissension within the party, the ruling <keyword id="1575" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress">Congress</keyword> is all set to win two of the three assembly byelections by establishing a huge lead against rival BJP candidates for which counting is on. 
 Byelections were held to <keyword id="2470630" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bellary-Rural">Bellary Rural</keyword>, Shikaripur in Shimoga and Chikkodi-Sadalga in Belgaum districts on August 21. Congress candidate N Y Gopalakrishna was ahead with 25,736 votes in the 12th round of counting over his BJP rival Obalesh in Bellary Rural, while the Congress is set to retain Chikkodi-Sadalga and former chief <keyword id="6356245" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="minister">minister</keyword> B S Yeddyurappa once again establishing his hold over Shikaripur with his son B Y Raghavendra leading in all rounds. The vacancies were caused by sitting MLAs B Sriramulu (Bellary Rural), Yeddyurappa (Shikaripur) and former minister Prakash B Hukkeri (Chikkodi-Saldalga) getting elected to the <keyword id="6355187" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword>. 
 
Among the three constituencies, Siddaramaiah had taken Bellary Rural seriously and deputed energy minister D K Shivakumar to oversee the campaigning there. Aware that Shikaripur constituency was a difficult challenge to take on as Yeddyurappa has made it an impregnable fortress over the years, the Congress concentrated all its resources and mind share in Bellary Rural with Chikkodi-Sadalga seen as a cakewalk for the party. 
 
The victories in Bellary Rural and Chikkodi-Sadalga are expected to give an upper hand to Siddaramaiah, who is scheduled to expand his cabinet by filling four vacancies, besides getting his men to head the boards and corporations to be reconstituted in the next couple of days. The CM is under pressure from senior Congressmen seeking a berth in the cabinet along with KPCC president G Parameshwara eyeing the deputy CM's post. 
 Bellary has political significance for the state Congress as AICC president <keyword id="689" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sonia-Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</keyword> won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat in 1999, which she gave up to retain Rai Bareli. The district had been the Congress stronghold until 2004, when the Reddy brothers gained control of it. 
 
Victory in Bellary Rural, one of the eight assembly constituencies in the district, is no small gain for the Congress, which is a divided house here. In this faction-ridden district unit, Shivakumar known for his organizing capabilities was put in charge to wrest the seat. 
 
BJP had been banking on Sriramulu to retain the seat and had also given in to his wish to field close aide and former government employee Obalesh. His sister J Shantha had decided not to recontest the Bellary Lok Sabha seat and and was hoping to bag the Bellary Rural ticket. The JD(S) did not field any candidate in these bypolls, instead it chose to support the Congress in Shikaripur and Bellary Rural.

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<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=+Supreme+Court&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Supreme Court</a> has ordered<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=+Karnataka&amp;sortorder=effectivedate"> Karnataka</a> to stop defying its orders and also asked the state to confirm if it has released water from the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=River+Cauvery+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">River Cauvery </a>to<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=+Tamil+Nadu&amp;sortorder=effectivedate"> Tamil Nadu</a>, by tomorrow. 
 All the attempts made by the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> to broker a truce in the dispute over the <keyword id="629125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="river-Cauvery">River Cauvery</keyword> have been ignored so far. <keyword id="6354780" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Karnataka">Karnataka</keyword> still is holding the water back which it was ordered to share with <keyword id="20154" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</keyword>. The centre has also refused to create a new committee to examine the crisis, telling judges that parliament alone has the authority to create such an agency. 
 
Tamil Nadu has been asking for more water for it its farmers from past one month. Supreme Court finally intervened and ruled in the favor of Tamil Nadu. Karnataka then obliged reluctantly, with riots across the state including in the capital of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Bengaluru&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Bengaluru</a>. After that, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that given that his own cities are nearly running dry, neighbor Tamil Nadu must wait till November for any more water. 
 Things didn’t go well as Supreme Court expected them to go. The orders were defied by Karnataka and Supreme Court has chastised Karnataka for defying its orders, including at today’s hearing. The judges were also taken aback by the centre stating that it cannot create the <keyword id="3669434" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cauvery-water-management-board">Cauvery Water Management Board</keyword>, as ordered last week. 
 
"It was a mistake," the centre admitted to judges who pointed out that at the last hearing, the government had agreed to setting up the agency. Only parliament can authorize the board, said the government's lawyers. 
 
The court has asked the members of the board to visit Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and examine the situation and also listen to problems both sides claim to face. 
 A tribunal created earlier by the Supreme Court had decided in 2007 on how River <keyword id="6354543" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cauvery">Cauvery</keyword> water should be allocated, but the verdict has been challenged by all states involved. 
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Today seems to be a good day for all social media fans in India. In the morning, Supreme Court of India gave Indian citizens the right to post on social media sites without any fear by striking down the draconian Section 66 A of the IT Act in its entirety. And right in the evening we got the news that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) has took another step in his Digital India initiative by launching ‘Twitter Samvad’, a service aimed to boost the nation’s e-governance plans by helping government bodies and leaders communicate directly with citizens on a daily basis via tweets and SMSes on their mobile devices. 
 
PM Narendra Modi announced the rollout of this initiative through a tweet. 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		Lets deepen our connect! Give a missed call on 011 3006 3006 &amp; get my Tweets on your mobile as SMS.
	— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/580337412284358656">March 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
 
Through ‘Twitter Samvad’, Government of India will share a set of curated tweets delivered from the government and leaders’ accounts to mobile users across the country as SMS—every day. Updates on government services, policies and activities can be delivered to any user with a mobile device signed up for the service with each of the 16 launch partners. Anyone with a mobile phone, with our without a data plan, can register for the service by giving a missed call to a unique number for each of the partners. 
 
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who met Prime Minister Modi to discuss areas of collaboration, said, “Based on Indian technological innovation, Twitter Samvad is dedicated and specially built for the largest democracy of the world. The Lok Sabha election of 2014 was the first-ever Twitter Election in India and we want to continue contributing to the development of digital governance in India. As part of the Prime Minister’s Digital India initiative, this Tweet-powered service enables citizens to be the first to know about the government’s actions by receiving political content in real-time on their mobile devices anywhere in the country.” 
 
The company is demonstrating its commitment to the Indian market by launching Twitter Samvad during the Twitter CEO’s first-ever visit to India. Rishi Jaitly, Twitter’s Market Director for India and Southeast Asia, said, “We are proud to have launched a service here that is for the people and of the people. This can eventually give every political leader and every government organization a mobile microphone to connect with each Indian, whether in Imphal or in Diu or in Leh or in Pudducherry.” 
 
Twitter Samvad is based on the platform provided by ZipDial, an Indian company recently acquired by Twitter, making this the company’s first Indian service launched using indigenous technology. 
 
Here is a list of a 16 government partners who are participating in the launch of Twitter Samvad: 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="624">
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				Accounts</td>
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				Description</td>
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				Phone Number</td>
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				<a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@NarendraModi</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi</td>
			<td>
				011 3006 3006</td>
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				<a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia">@PMOIndia</a></td>
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				Official account of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi</td>
			<td>
				011 3006 3007</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/adgpi">@adgpi</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of Ministry of Defence</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 6116</td>
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				<a href="https://twitter.com/RailMinIndia">@RailMinIndia</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of the Ministry of Railways</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 6222</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/anandibenpatel">@anandibenpatel</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 6050</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/CMofKarnataka">@CMofKarnataka</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 4737</td>
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				<a href="https://twitter.com/CPBlr">@CPBLR</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for Mr. M N Reddi, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5141</td>
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				<a href="https://twitter.com/BlrCityPolice">@BlrCityPolice</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for Bengaluru City Police</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5242</td>
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				<a href="https://twitter.com/blrcitytraffic">@blrcitytraffic</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for Bengaluru City Traffic Police</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5464</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/ncbn">@ncbn</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh,</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5767</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/TelanganaCMO">@TelanganaCMO</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of Chief Minister of Telangana, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5868</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/yadavakhilesh">@</a>YadavAkhilesh</td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh</td>
			<td>
				011 3008 3380</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/UPGovt">@UPGovt</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account for the Government of Uttar Pradesh</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 6353</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/nitishkumarjdu">@NitishKumarJDU</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar</td>
			<td>
				011 3008 2828</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/mamataofficial">@MamataOfficial</a></td>
			<td>
				Personal account of Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister, West Bengal</td>
			<td>
				011 3008 3333</td>
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			<td>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/meaindia">@MeaIndia</a></td>
			<td>
				Official account of Ministry of External Affairs, India, Syed Akbaruddin</td>
			<td>
				011 3049 5969This is how you can sign up for Twitter Samvad 
				 
				 </td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	This is how you can sign up for Twitter Samvad: 
	● Give a missed call to each of the numbers listed above to follow each of their Twitter accounts. For example, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the number is 011 3006 3006. 
	● Immediately after placing the missed call, you will start receiving a curated set of tweets throughout the day from leaders and government agencies. 
	● In case of emergency or urgent public announcements, account owners (leaders, government agencies, disaster management cell) will instantly send an update on a given situation to all registered users. 
	 
	Any government body, NGO or public institution interested in joining the Twitter Samvad program can read this <a href="https://blog.twitter.com/india">blog</a> for more details. 
	 
	 
	(Image: www.narendramodi.in) 
	 </blockquote>

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The parents were right, folks; we should have been looking out for a government job, especially if you reside in the startup capital of India. In a move that has left <keyword id="19974189" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="private-sector" source="keywords">private sector</keyword> employees green with envy, the <keyword id="19896017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="karnataka" source="keywords">Karnataka</keyword> cabinet on Monday decided to implement the recommendations of the <keyword id="20985744" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Seventh-Pay-Commission" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Seventh Pay Commission" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Seventh Pay Commission">Seventh Pay Commission</keyword>, resulting in an impressive 27.5% hike in the basic salary of state government employees. <h2><keyword id="20727223" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pay-hike" source="keywords">Pay hike</keyword> like few others</h2>The Chief Minister is expected to make the official announcement in the Legislative Assembly, detailing how over seven lakh state government employees will benefit from this substantial increase starting August 1, as per sources. The Seventh Pay Commission, chaired by former chief secretary K Sudhakar Rao, has recommended this hefty pay rise, which will cost the state exchequer an additional Rs 17,440.15 crore annually. This move comes on the heels of the interim 17% salary hike given by the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in March 2023, to which the current administration is adding another 10.5%, making the total hike 27.5%. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111663090" title="The latest trick companies could be using to pay workers less" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>The decision for this remarkable pay raise wasn't just an act of benevolence, however. The Karnataka State Government Employees Association had announced plans to go on an indefinite strike starting August, pressuring the Siddaramaiah government to act decisively. With this hike, the state administration aims to not only meet the demands of its employees but also to bolster morale and productivity within its workforce. <h2>Miles above the average</h2>To put this in perspective, let's compare the raise to the private sector. HR research firm Aon's latest survey indicates that while India Inc. is set to offer an average hike of 9.5% in 2024, the manufacturing sector is expected to be the most generous with a 10.1% increase. Financial institutions come close with a 9.9% hike, and Global Capability Centres (GCCs) of multinational firms are likely to offer 9.8%. Even tech product companies, known for their competitive salaries, are projected to give an average hike of 9.5%. Yet, all these figures pale in comparison to the Karnataka government's increment. <h2><keyword id="21315567" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="employee-retention" source="keywords">Employee retention</keyword></h2>As private companies grapple with attrition rates that have almost reached pre-pandemic levels, the Karnataka government's move could be seen as a strategic effort to attract and retain talent. Aon's study shows that attrition in 2023 was 18.7%, a decrease from over 21% in 2021 and 2022. By offering a significant pay hike, the Karnataka government is positioning itself as an attractive employer in a competitive <keyword id="19916569" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="job-market" source="keywords">job market</keyword>. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111115782" title="Flexibility, salary key jobseeker parameters for new roles in India: Report" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>However, even if you look at salary increments across Asia Pacific countries, India's expected average hike of 9.5% is significantly higher than its neighbours. Bangladesh follows at 7.3%, China at 5.7%, and Japan at a modest 3.6%. Karnataka's 27.5% hike, therefore, is not just a national highlight but an extraordinary figure in the broader regional context. In an era where private sector employees are often seen as the beneficiaries of generous pay hikes, Karnataka's state government has flipped the script. With this 27.5% salary hike, the allure of a government job in Karnataka has never been stronger.

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