No holiday for schools and colleges in Chikmagaluru, Kodagu: DC
Bharat Bandh
Chikmagaluru, Jan 7: The associations of auto, lorry and taxi owners and drivers have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh called by various labour organisations on January 8. In view of this, the normal life in the district on Tuesday and Wednesday may affect.
But in Kodagu, the chances of getting support for the bandh are bleak. The private buses would ply as usual and schools and colleges would remain open. Following the bandh call, labour organizations in Kodagu also appealed the people and various other organizations to extend their support.
But Kodagu district would stay away from the bandh and only labourers would conduct protests in three taluks. Moreover, Deputy Commissioner Srividya clarified that there would be no holiday for schools and colleges.
However, the bandh call gets good response in Chikmagaluru district. As the KSRTC labour union has extended its support to the bandh across the state, the KSRTC buses would stay away from service on Tuesday and Wednesday. But the private bus owners association has not yet taken any decision to support the bandh. The absence of KSRTC bus service would certainly hit the normal life and students.
Deputy Commissioner MK Srirangaiah on Monday announced that there would be no holiday for schools and colleges on Tuesday. But due to the absence of KSRTC bus service, the students might face the problems. All medical shops would be functioning and the private hospitals have not yet announced their decisions. Majority of the private hospitals and government hospitals, hotels would function normally.
As the associations of lorry, auto, taxi owners and drivers have extended their support to the bandh, lorries, taxis and autos would stay away from the roads. Along with them, Raita Sangha, Hasiru Sene, LIC Association, Bank Employees Associations, ASHA workers association, Anganwadi Workers Association, Transport Workers Association, Mid-day Meals Employees Association, Plantation Workers Association and other organizations have also extended their support to the bandh.
Kodagu
The bandh call given by various labour organizations against the central government got no support in the district. Private bus service would be as usual and schools and colleges would also function. DC Srividya has already clarified that there would be no holiday for schools and colleges tomorrow.
Private Bus Owners Association president Hosur Ramesh Joyappa said that the private buses would function normally. Auto Owners and Drivers Association president DH Medappa also said that the auto service would be there in the district. Even the merchants of the district have not extended their support to the bandh.
Appeal for support
Meanwhile, Labour Organisations Joint Action Committee district leader and Anganwadi Workers association leader TP Ramesh appealed the people and organizations to support the bandh call given against the central government demanding controlling price rise, job opportunities, minimum wage of Rs 18,000 as per the 7th Pay Commission, regularization of contract workers, do not privatise the public sector industries, provide social security and implement the recommendations of Dr Swaminathan Committee report on solving the agriculture problems and farmers suicide.
Protest
A protest march would be held at Gandhi Maidan in Madikeri, near Mariyamma temple in Virajpet and Somawarpete on January 8 at 10.30 am. On January 9 at 11 am, a protest march would be taken out from Chowki Circle to Gandhi Maidan. Employees of corporate sector, BSNL, LIC, KSRTC, Plantation workers, Bank organizations, anganwadi, ASHA, mid-day meals, library, gram panchayat, hospitals, porters, farmers, farm labourers, postal organizations, construction labourers, drivers, unorganized sector workers, unemployed youths were appealed to participate in the protest, he said.
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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.
