Action against illegal charging of parking fees in Kozhikode city
The Hindu
Corporation to serve notices on four shopping malls
Kozhikode Mayor Beena Philip has promised action against shopping malls, hospitals, and business firms which charge illegal parking fees from customers in the city.
The issue was raised at a meeting of the corporation council on Thursday. Ms. Philip said that the corporation would serve notices on four shopping malls and three parking centres against which complaints had been registered. It was pointed out that the above-mentioned land had been granted to these firms by the corporation. Officials of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation too had been served notice for charging parking fee on the premises of their bus terminal on Mavoor Road. However, their explanation was not found to be satisfactory and follow-up action would be taken.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.