Amendment to EPF Act demanded

March 29, 2011

Mangalore, March 29: Karnataka State Employees' Provident Fund Pensioners' Association on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the office of the Regional Provident Funds Commissioner here.

The main demand of the protesters, who took out a rally from Kankanady ground before converging at the protest venue, was bringing an amendment to the EPF Act 1995.

The demands of the protesters also include minimum monthly pension of Rs 1500 for PF pensioners, re-establishment of commutation system and return of capital system, dearness allowance to be linked to the consumer price index, monthly pension to be paid on first of every month and full pension to be given after 100 months to those who have got commutation.

Dakshina Kannada District Committee of PFPA president Vasanth Achari, treasurer J Balakrishna Shetty and secretary Sukumar were present among others.

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Karkala Theme Park scam: Sculptor arrested over fake bronze statue

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November 11,2024

Udupi, Nov 11: The Karkala town police in Udupi have arrested Krishna Naik, the sculptor responsible for installing a 33-foot Parashurama statue at Umikkal Hill in Bailur, Karkala taluk.

Naik, the owner of Krish Art World and a resident of Bengaluru's Visvesvaraya Layout, was apprehended in Mahe, part of the Union Territory of Puducherry, for allegedly substituting a look-alike statue in place of a genuine bronze figure at the Parashurama Theme Park in Karkala.

Udupi Superintendent of Police Dr. Arun K confirmed the arrest, stating that Naik faces charges under Sections 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code.

This legal action followed a complaint lodged in June by Krishna Shetty, a resident of Nallur village, Karkala. Shetty claimed that Naik had received a payment of ₹1,25,50,000 from Udupi Nirmithi Kendra for the installation of a bronze Parashurama statue. However, Naik allegedly deceived the government by installing a replica instead.

The statue was unveiled on January 27, 2023, by then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has since ordered a CID investigation to probe deeper into the alleged fraud surrounding the statue's installation at the theme park.

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