Udupi: Micro finance company booked under new ordinance
Udupi: The Udupi Town Police have booked a microfinance company based in Surathkal for harassing a man and his daughter over unpaid loans, following the state government's newly introduced ordinance.
In a complaint, as cited by Deccan Herald on Monday, Shamshad (53) from Bailuru Korangrapadi village and his daughter Shahnaz had borrowed Rs 30,000 each from the microfinance company. They had been making regular loan payments through Google Pay, but due to recent financial hardships, they were unable to pay on time, leading to overdue installments.
Representatives from the finance company visited their home multiple times, pressuring them to repay the loan along with high-interest charges. Despite requesting more time to settle the dues, the company refused to grant an extension.
The situation escalated on February 25 when a staff member of the finance company illegally entered their home, verbally abused both Shamshad and Shahnaz with offensive language, and made life-threatening threats, added the report.
A case has been registered at the Udupi Town Police Station under sections 8 and 12 of The Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025, as well as sections 329(4), 351(2), and 352 of the BNS.
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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.
