No Ola, Uber service in Mangaluru, Udupi: Minister DC Thammanna
Belagavi, Dec 18: Transport Minister DC Thammanna said that the court has given stay order for the Ola and Uber companies to start taxi service in Mangaluru and Udupi.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Assembly, BJP member Raghupathi Bhat said that Ola and Uber companies have got permission by depositing Rs 50,000 on June 20, 2016 to start their services in Bengaluru. They have to get permission from local authorities to start their services in any cities. But in Mangaluru and Udupi cities, the companies have decided to begin their services without getting permission, he said.
Responding to it, the Minister said that the permission taken for Bengaluru was being extended to other cities. But in Mangaluru and Udupi, local taxi drivers have been protesting against Ola and Uber service. Even the court has also given stay order to start the service. Till the dispute is solved in the court, the government would not allow the companies to start their services in Mangaluru and Udupi, the Minister promised.
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Man killed in flat ceiling plaster crash, wife and son hurt
Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.
Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.
"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.
Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.
The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.
Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.
