Urdu name from Bhatkal TMC building removed after Uttara Kannada DC issues order citing rules
DC met representatives of various organisations before issuing order
Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan on Thursday ordered the removal of Urdu name from Bhatkal's Town Municipal Council (TMC) building after meeting locals and officials here at the mini Vidhan Soudha in Bhatkal.
The DC issued the order citing rules and government regulations of using languages on government buildings.
Before issuing the order, the DC met Councillors of Town Municipal Council, Representatives of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem and the protesting Sangh Parivar backed organizations at the Inspection Bungalow.
During the three separate meetings, members of Sangh Parivar backed organizations got into heated arguments with the DC over delay in removal of the name even after three days after they registered their protests.
Members of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem contested that the name should not be removed and added that similar case has also been reported in Kalaburagi where the name of Municipal of Council was written in Urdu on the building.
The DC however, cited various laws and statutes adding that the use of Urdu as third language on a government building was not legal.
He issued the order addressed to thr TMC Chief Officer of Bhatkal, who later removed the name from the building amidst tight security and police deployment.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Mumbai family deaths: FDA finds no watermelon vendor in area to check for affected stock
Mumbai (PTI): The Food and Drug Administration team probing the cause of death of four members of a family in south Mumbai's JJ Marg area have not been able to zero in on any watermelon vendor in the vicinity to check if the fruit had a role to play in the ill-fated incident, an official said on Thursday.
The Dokadia family, residents of Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road, had hosted a get-together of relatives on the night of April 25. At around 1 am, hours after the guests had left, Abdullah Dokadia (40), his wife Nasreen (35), and daughters Ayesha (16) and Zaineb (13) ate pieces of a watermelon.
They suffered severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in the early hours of April 26 and were rushed to a local hospital before being referred to the government-run J J Hospital where all four died during treatment.
"The FDA team visited the house of Dokadia and collected samples of chicken pulao and watermelon pieces. After two days, the leftover chicken pulao had developed fungus growth. The team also tried to locate watermelon vendors to check for any affected lots," he said.
But no vendors were found in the area for the past two days, preventing the FDA team from getting samples, the official added.
The FDA has requested the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to share the report on the food samples collected by them, he added.
A senior Mumbai police official said the force is waiting for FSL reports in the case, adding that questions on presence of sedatives etc in the fruit could be answered only then.
The statements of the kin of the deceased are being recorded to ascertain if it is a case of mass suicide, and it is being checked if the Dokadia family were in debt or distressed over some issue, the police official said.
