Mangaluru: Senior Traffic Warden Joseph Gonsalves passes away at 99
Mangaluru: Joseph Gonsalves (99), who was serving as the senior Traffic Warden in the Mangaluru City Commissionerate passed away on Sunday.
Joseph Gonsalves, who resided in Falnir was renowned in the public sphere for his dedication towards social service and his duty as a traffic warden. Born in the year 1921 on January 1st, he worked as an employee in a British Company. Later on, he became the Executive Director of the company and captured the attention of the people.
In 2015 at the age of 94, after his retirement, he began serving as the traffic warden whilst residing in Mangaluru. During his term as the traffic warden, he earned the admiration and love from both senior police officials and the common public.
Syed Beary, Chairman of Bearys Group , Bengaluru has mourned the death of Joseph Gonsalves. "I am deeply grieved by the sad demise of my dearest friend Mr.Joe Gonsalves, a very authentic human being who had a youthful heart and a zest for life. From a nonagenarian he just missed the mark of being a centenarian which honestly I hoped and believed he would make. We met by chance way back in 1990 and since then he stayed in touch no matter what and which part of the world he was in. He made time and was most sincere and faithful to those he loved. Truly an amazing lovable personality and an inspiration to many. I am going to miss him dearly and regret that I couldn't spend more time with him.
Rest in peace my dear friend. And may almighty God comfort and grant solace to your loved ones. Ameen " said his statement.
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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.
