Lawyer urges K’taka Govt to introduce Kerala-style law to curb illegal activities in beauty parlours
Mangaluru, Aug 21: Advocate Manoraj Rajiv has called for a Kerala-style law to regulate unisex beauty parlours, Ayurvedic centres, and similar establishments operating massage services under the pretext of providing beauty treatments. He made the remarks at a press conference held at the city’s Press Club on Thursday.
Speaking to the media, he said a formal request has been submitted to the Chief Minister, Law Minister, and opposition leaders through the District Commissioner. He stressed that elected representatives should take necessary action on this matter during the upcoming legislative session.
Advocate Manoraj highlighted complaints that some unisex beauty parlours are offering massages where young women provide services to men under the guise of treatments. He noted that apart from Kerala, there is no law in India defining how massages should be provided, the rules to be followed, or the standards for Ayurvedic centres.
As a result, police raids sometimes target women working in these establishments, affecting not just the employees but also customers and their families. He urged the Karnataka government to frame clear legislation to protect both employees and clients, and to curb illegal activities disguised as massage services.
He added that enacting such a law would serve as a deterrent against unlawful activities carried out under the pretext of massage services.
On another note, Advocate Manoraj stressed the need for a High Court bench in Dakshina Kannada district. He said establishing it would require at least 40 acres of land and around Rs 300 crore. Meanwhile, granting additional powers to senior judges in the District Court could allow many writ petitions to be resolved efficiently at the district level. He mentioned that a request regarding this matter has also been submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Law Minister, and opposition leaders.
Junior advocates Nandini Akhil, Roshni Swarbh, and Shishir Bhandari were also present at the press meet.
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Mercury plunges in Kashmir after brief respite, Shopian freezes at minus 6.4 deg C
Srinagar (PTI): Night temperatures in Kashmir dropped several degrees below the freezing point, even as a thick layer of fog engulfed parts of the valley, with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.1 degrees Celsius, officials said on Saturday.
Shopian was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 6.4 degrees Celsius, they said.
The mercury had on Thursday night settled above the freezing point at most places in the valley, providing huge relief to the residents from the biting cold conditions.
However, temperatures dropped across Kashmir on Friday night, bringing back the freezing cold, the officials said.
On the Friday night, the minimum temperature in Srinagar -- the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir -- settled at minus 4.1 degrees Celsius, a sharp drop from 0.4 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials said.
The gateway town to the valley, Qazigund, recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, while the mercury settled at minus 3.5 degrees Celsius in north Kashmir's Kupwara, and minus 0.2 degrees Celsius in south Kashmir's Kokernag, the officials said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, while Gulmarg lodged minus 2.6 degrees Celsius and Konibal town in Pulwama district recorded minus 5.2 degrees Celsius, they said.
The meteorological department said the weather would remain generally cloudy but dry on December 6-7, and a brief spell of light snowfall at isolated places in the higher reaches of north and central Kashmir is likely on December 8.
