Street vendors get alternative facility in City

August 31, 2011

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Mangalore, August 31: Mayor Praveen said that street vendors have been provided with alternative facility and they can carry out the busines beside Service bus stand and a vacant space available next to the service bus stand (tempo stand) near Lady goschen.

Speaking at the Mangalore City Corporation monthly meeting here on Tuesday, he said that the Tiger operation will be started from September 2. The tempo stand will accomodate atleast 90 street vendors.

“The MCC has provided alternative to the street vendors on compassionate ground. The functioning of street vendors in and around Lady Goschen and State Bank region has been banned. At the same time, no street vendors will be allowed to occupy footpath to sell the produce,” he said.

Door number

The Council unanimoulsy resolved to take a decision to issue door numbers to those poor who have constructed houses in the government land illegally under Section 112 (C) of Karnataka Municipal Council Act. Corporators said that there are hundreds of houses constructed on the government land in MCC limits. However, without door numbers, the owners are not able to avail any of the government facilities.

There is a need to issue temporary door numbers under Section 112 (C). To which, Mayor said that the MCC will write a letter to the government on the resolution passed in the Counil for approval.

Corporator Shashidhar Hegde said that temporary door numbers were issued to several houses after taking government permission in 1998.

Roads

Corporator Mariamma Thomas said that interior roads in several wards in the Corporation limits are in deplorable condition. Even recently asphalted roads have developed huge potholes, thus raising the issue of poor quality of road work. Supporting her view, Corporator James D'Souza said that the MCC invites tender in the month of January and the work order is given to the corporator in the month of March.

It is impossbile to carry out the work on asphaltation during monsoon. Officials' negligence lead to poor quality of work, he said. Executive Engineer Rajashekar said that asphalted road do not last long owing to the flow of rain water on the road. To raise the road and to construct drains, the cost of the project increases.

Corporator Naveen said that there is a need to test the thickness of the road work and asked what was the duty of third party in road inspection. With the roads getting damaged every year, we have to doubt over the functioning of third party.

Stary dog menace


Corporator Harinath said that stray dog menace has increased in townships in Marakada region. However, when one calls members of Animal Care Trust to take away the dogs, the members scold the public. Health official said that dog menace can be constrolled only through sterilisation method.

Malaria

When the agenda related to imposing fines on the building owners for causing breeding of mosquitoes due to stagnant water in construction sites was raised, Mariamma Thomas and other coporators asked what measures did Malaria Cell has taken to check the spread of malaria in the city.

The official from Malaria Cell said that the Cell has five teams. Two teams visit houses to create awareness and three teams visit construction sites to check the stagnanted water. In charge Commissioner Dr K N Vijayaprakash and Deputy Mayor Geetha Nayak was present.

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June 1,2020

Palakkad, Jun 1: An 11-month-old boy, whose parents are placed under COVID-19 quarantine, drowned in a bucket of water in Chalissery at Palakkad district.

The toddler Muhammed Nisan was the son of Muhammad Sadiq. The parents of the child are under home quarantine after Sadiq's brother, who is living in the same home was tested positive of COVID-19.

The child was found dead in a bucket of water kept in the bathroom on Saturday around 10 pm.

Chalissery police said that ''further actions will be taken only after the test result comes out. We have filed an unnatural death case on this.''

Since the family has been quarantined, the body of the baby has been shifted to the Thrissur Medical College for COVID-19 testing.

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January 18,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 18: Congress leader Siddaramaiah targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah soon after he arrived in Bengaluru on Saturday, demanding his answers on various questions pertaining to the state.

In a slew of tweets under the #AnswerMadiShah banner, Siddaramaiah raised issues ranging from the August 2019 floods to the recent police shootout in Mangaluru that killed two people during an anti-CAA protest.

On December 19, Jaleel (45) and Nausheen (24) were killed after the police opened fire during a protest against the CAA.

“Two innocent victims were killed in Mangaluru in what public opinion says that it is a fake encounter. You are the Home Minister of the country. Don't you think adequate investigation has to take place when people cry foul about the incident?” Siddaramaiah asked.

He further asked: “Mr Amit Shah, before investing time to brainwash people to accept your divisive policies, why don't you visit flood-affected areas again and assess if the Central government funds  are sufficient or not?”

The Congress leader pointed out that Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had claimed that Karnataka suffered losses of over Rs 35,000 crore due to the floods. “But your aid is just Rs 1,870 crore. When are you planning to give the remaining? Will there be any funds left after the implementation of CAA, NPR & NRC?” he added.

The former chief minister brought up the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute. It may be recalled that Shah, in the run-up to the Karnataka Assembly elections in 2018, had promised a resolution to the dispute within six months if BJP was voted to power in the state.

“Mr. Amit Shah, your colleagues give contradictory statements on the initiation of Mahadayi project. Why is there a change in stance after elections? What is your stand on the issue,” Siddaramaiah asked.

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June 19,2020

Jun 19: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray should sign an agreement with neighbouring Karnataka to avoid a repeat of flood in part of the state like it happened in August last year.

In August 2019, Kolhapur, Sangli districts and some other parts of the state faced unprecedented floods triggered by huge release of water from dams in western Maharashtra and from the Almatti dam in Karnataka.

Fadnavis said, The Maharashtra chief minister should hold an urgent meeting with the Karnataka chief minister and enter into an agreement over-discharge of water from the Almatti dam located on the border of both the states."

If water is not released from the Almatti dam in time, it will cause flooding in border areas of Maharashtra such as Kolhapur and Sangli.

"A pact between the two states would benefit both as it would help in keeping water levels in control, the former chief minister said.

The dams in the state already have sizeable water stock. It would be better if the chief minster schedules a meeting with the Karnataka chief minister regarding the same (agreement), the Leader of Opposition in the assembly said.

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