Haleyangadi: Assets worth lakhs of rupees stolen from Matt
Mulki: In an incident of theft that came to light on Tuesday morning, assets worth lakhs of rupees were reportedly stolen on Monday night from the Haleyangadi Shri Durgaparameshwari Vinayak Matt situated in the jurisdiction of Mulki Police Station.
On Monday night, the thieves reportedly broke into the Haleyangadi Vinayaka Matt of the Vishwakarma community and broke the lock to the inner Sanctum sanctorum, and stole the silver halo donned by the deity, along with the silver coat, nose ring, and silver-gold ornaments. Apart from that, the thieves had also broken the two locks outside the Sanctorum where the Ganapati idol was kept and stole the ornamental armour donned by the idol, along with the halo, golden tilak, donation box, and broke the lock to another donation box situated outside the Shri Devi Sanctorum, it is learned.
Nearly 7.5 kilograms of silver and 9 grams of gold items along with the cash inside the donation boxes, the thieves have stolen approximately 6 lakhs worth of assets, the complaint registered with the police elaborates.
On Tuesday morning, when the priest opened the doors to the Sanctorum the theft came to light, it is learned. It has been speculated that the thieves could have broken into the Matt premises from the adjacent building’s rooftop that is currently under construction. A case has been registered in this regard at the Mulki Police Station.
Mangaluru North Division ACP Mahesh Kumar, Mulki Police Inspector Kusumadhara, canine squad, finger-print experts visited the site and inspected the scene.
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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.
