Grand marriage of woman at relief camp
DC Srividya wishes the newly wedded couple
Madikeri, August 26: If everything was fine, the family members would have conducted their daughter’s marriage happily and in grand manner.
But their dream was shattered as the disaster struck their family. They have lost their house in the natural disaster and were not in a position to conduct the marriage of their daughter. Today, the district administration, locals and organisations have conducted the marriage of Manjula of Makkandur and Rajesh of Kuthuparamba of Kannur in Kerala state in a grand manner at the relief camp.
The engagement of Manjula and Rajesh was happened long back and their marriage was fixed on August 26 at 10.30 am. But there were ten days to marriage, the disaster struck their house due to which her family members were sheltered in a relief camp at Sri Gejje Sangappa Kenchamma Anubhava Mantapa. As the family has lost its house and staying in the relief camp, it has planned to postpone the marriage. As the news spread, the Madikeri Lions Club and Seva Bharati office-bearers have conducted her marriage at Omkareshwari Temple here on Sunday. After the marriage, there was marriage feast at the relief camp and orchestra programme. Packets of sweets were also distributed to the people.
Hundreds of people including the distressed people participated in the marriage programme. Deputy Commissioner Srividya also attended the marriage and wished the newly married couple. Later she said that Manjula’s marriage was conducted as decided earlier for which, the district administration has provided all cooperation.
“There was a discussion among the family members on postponing the marriage. But the office-bearers of Lions Club and Seva Bharati have decided to conduct the marriage. Today, Manjula’s marriage was conducted with the help of the district administration and the villagers. As the jewellery kept ready for the marriage was lost when her house was damaged. So, the jewellery, and other things were provided to her and marriage feast was also arranged”.
-BM Rajesh, Seva Bharati leader
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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.
