Dakshina Kannada Pourakarmikas Union demand 70% reservation for local Pourakarmikas in recruitment
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada Pourakarnika and Fourth Grade Labours’ Union on Wednesday called for withholding the latest list of candidate recruitment for Pourakarmikas issued by the Mangaluru City Corporation under special rules.
Speaking at a press conference in the city today, the president of the union, Anil Kumar said 70% reservation must be provided to the local Pourakarmikas.
“The District Commissioner has the authority to provide direct recruitment. Currently, there are about 190 vacancies and a tentative list of recruitment has been made with 111 candidates. But the authorities have disregarded the online applications of about 70 local Pourakarmikas. Also, out of 45 members from the Koraga community who worked on as Pourakarmikas on contractual basis, only one has been officially recruited,” he said.
“Among those who have been recruited, most are from outside DK and are likely to get transferred to their districts soon, which will leave the locals unemployed,” he added.
“Dakshina Kannada’s Koraga community has been undergoing years of oppression. The local tribes are uneducated; how would they apply for the job of Pourakarmika online?” he questioned, adding that “although we have supported the locals to apply online, they have not been considered by the authorities. We have appealed to the District Commissioner to look into the matter. The locals must be provided justice.”
The Union’s district secretary and Dalit leader, S P Ananda, Vishu Kumar, and Narayana were also present at the press conference.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
