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Ignoring OPS restoration could invite electoral trouble for incumbent BJP in Haryana

The Haryana Assembly election is due in the later part of the year 2024, yet the restoration of Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees has started to emerge as a key poll issue in the run-up to the poll, in which the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) led government…

The Hindu

AP JAC Amaravati calls off protest as government ‘agrees to implement’ majority of employees’ demands

The decision to regularise the services of contract employees is among the demands met and is a result of the sustained agitation by the employees’ association, says Bopparaju Venkateswarlu

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Teacher unions oppose Guaranteed Pension Scheme, demand restoration of Old Pension Scheme

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who promised to restore OPS within one week of coming to power, has gone back on his word, says leaders of the teacher unions

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Andhra Pradesh: Government decides to introduce GPS in place of CPS

The State Cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, clears the draft A.P. GPS Bill; under GPS, the pensioners will receive 50% of their last drawn salary as pension as against 20.3% under CPS, says I&PR Minister Venu Gopala Krishna

The Hindu

A.P. Secretariat CPS Association demands govt. to revert to Old Pension Scheme

The Andhra Pradesh Secretariat CPS Association has demanded that the State government restore the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and do away with the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) instead of the proposed Guaranteed Pension Scheme (GPS). In a letter submitted to the Principal Secretary (HR), Finance Department, on June 6 (Tuesday),…

The Hindu

Congress will ‘compel’ Centre to implement old pension scheme in entire country: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the Congress will “compel” the Centre to implement the old pension scheme (OPS) in the entire country.

The Hindu

Should States revert to the Old Pension Scheme?

Should States revert to the Old Pension Scheme

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Bowing to government threat 1,400 JPS, OPS join duties

A large number of junior panchayat secretaries and outsourcing panchayat secretaries are continuing their agitation demanding regularisation of their jobs after the end of the extended probation period despite government threat to terminate their employment

The Hindu

Guaranteed pension is not bad economics

With multiple State governments announcing reversion to the old pension scheme (OPS) and some more speculating to do the same, the debate on pensions is hotting up.

The Hindu

Supervised consumption sites reduce drug overdoses and disease transmission — and deserve government support

Since 2016, more than 32,000 Canadians have died from drug overdoses. In response to this overdose epidemic, several provinces have established Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS), which provide people who use drugs with a safe space to administer drugs under the supervision of trained staff.

The Conversation

Too many people are dying from opioid overdoses. Prevention sites would save lives.

Illinois are on track for another record-breaking year of opioid overdose deaths, most of which occur on Chicago’s West Side. Prevention sites, commonly known as ‘safe injection sites,’ keep people alive and connect them to drug abuse treatment.

Chicago Sun-Times

Himachal Pradesh: Why the fight for better pension is making the BJP sweat

The crew of Delhi-based news channels in Shimla are putting up at the Willow Banks hotel on the Mall road – the venue of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s media centre in the Himachal Pradesh capital. On Friday morning, reporters from Zee News, ABP News and TV9 Bharatvarsh stepped out of the…

Newslaundry

Andhra Pradesh: We will settle for nothing less than Old Pension Scheme, say employee outfits

Government’s proposal of rolling out ‘best pension plan’ does not cut any ice with them

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Stalemate continues on CPS, fresh round of talks on September 7

Government not ready to restore OPS and is insisting on accepting GPS instead, says union leader

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AIADMK headquarters sealed by Tamil Nadu Govt.

The AIADMK head office in Chennai was sealed by authorities on Monday following violence and vandalism between supporters of rival leaders Edappady K Palaniswami (EPS) and O Panneerselvam (OPS) in and around the party office. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Ottawa braced for Canada Day protest by ‘freedom convoy’ supporters

Members of anti-vax convoy have vowed to maintain a presence over the summer initially mingling with the annual celebrations

Benzinga

Will Psilocybin Achieve Legal Status in Oregon? The State Adopts First Set of Rules In The Process

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) recently closed the first batch of administrative regulations regarding psilocybin products, testing and training programs. These rules will go into effect January 2023, when the State’s therapeutic psilocybin program authorized by the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act commences.

Daily Record

Scots drugs consumption van hailed as major success amid calls for service to be rolled-out across UK

The study examined supervised injections of heroin and cocaine and managed to intervene on nine potential overdoses.

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Outback agtech startup brings innovation to the bush, helps graziers monitor water levels

Local staff and manufacturing are the key for an outback agtech startup that is turning graziers' ideas into reality.

The Hindu

Explained | Andhra Pradesh’s pension conundrum

Govt. employees and teachers say that they would not settle for anything less than the reinstatement of the Old Pension Scheme.

Al Jazeera

What the truckers’ convoy revealed about policing in Canada

Initial hands-off approach to right-wing movement reveals double standards and institutional police biases, experts say.

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Old pension creates a new narrative for SP

‘Consolidation is across party lines and beyond the pale of caste and religion’

The Hindu

SP promise to restore pension scheme buoys govt. employees

Several lakh State govt. staff have been demanding a roll back of the market-linked NPS

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