Indian Coast Guard gets new emergency helpline number
ICG aims to provide better emergency services: ICG DIG
Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in order to enhance their services and to provide better security and rescue services during distress in the sea, has finally launched an emergency helpline number 1554.
According to DIG Surendra Singh Dasila, Commander, Coast Guard Karnataka, fishermen and people should effectively use the service, which has come up with a view to provide better maritime emergency search and rescue operations during distress in the sea.
According to reports, the two major incidents in in coastal Karnataka, (Disappearance of Suvarna Tribhuja boat from Malpe and the Karwar tragedy) prompted the ICG to come up with a proposal for emergency helpline, which was later approved and duly implemented.
“With this, we want to make sure, we reach out to people in distress in the quickest possible time” Dasila informed.
“The service is already in place. Jio and BSNL have already approved our requests and we have written to other service providers too, and are anticipating their positive response” Dasila added.
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Approval of registered housing societies must to operate liquor shops on their premises: Ajit Pawar
Nagpur (PTI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said that shops selling Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) as well as country liquor will be required to obtain mandatory consent from registered housing societies before commencing operations from the commercial spaces on their premises.
Pawar, who also heads the excise department, directed that this new policy be implemented across the state.
"Permission from registered housing societies will now be compulsory for both categories of liquor shops. The policy must be enforced uniformly throughout Maharashtra," Pawar told the Lower House of the state legislature while responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Shankar Jagtap, who represents the Chinchwad assembly constituency in Pune district.
Jagtap sought cancellation of licences of liquor shops operating in Chinchwad-Kalewadi area of Pune.
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During the discussion, he said that Vikrant Wine, a liquor shop in Sahyadri Society, had begun operations in violation of norms.
The building was incomplete when permission was granted, and the licence had been issued on the basis of incomplete documents, Jagtap said, demanding action against those responsible.
Responding to this, Pawar reiterated the mandatory requirement of the respective housing society's consent for liquor outlets, and informed the House about the action taken regarding the two shops against which complaints had been received.
During the Budget session of the state legislature held in March this year, Pawar had announced that a no-objection certificate (NOC) from housing societies will be mandatory for liquor vends if they wish to migrate to their premises.
Many housing societies have commercial establishments, with some even having liquor vends.
