
‘No vaccination, no liquor’
The Hindu
Collector J. Meghanath Reddy has announced that Tasmac retail shops should sell liquor bottles to customers only on production of COVID-19 vaccination certificate or SMS received on their mobile phone
Collector J. Meghanath Reddy has announced that Tasmac retail shops should sell liquor bottles to customers only on production of COVID-19 vaccination certificate or SMS received on their mobile phone.
In a statement, Mr. Meghanath also warned action against TASMAC salespersons under Disaster Management Act if they sell liquor bottles without ensuring that the customer had been inoculated. The Collector added that 70,000 doses of vaccines were available in the district for the fourth mega vaccination camp to be held on Sunday and appealed to the people to make use of the opportunity.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

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