<p>The police have initiated criminal proceedings against the owner of Unity Hall in Kallapu for allowing guests to the wedding to park their vehicles haphazardly on the road and causing a traffic jam that had lasted for over three hours on the Mangaluru – Kasargod highway a few days ago.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Residents of the city took to the phone with a vengeance and expressed their grievance about the three-hour-long traffic jam during the phone-in programme organised by the city police. More than a dozen citizens sought stringent action in order to send a terse message to all marriage hall owners.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As resident after resident complained about wedding halls causing traffic snarls, Mangaluru City Commissioner of Police T R Suresh said they would also recommend to the Ullal local body to cancel the trade licence of the hall.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A resident also complained that the Ullal police had refused to entertain his complaint against traffic block at Kallapu and had advised him to approach the traffic police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Suresh promised to sensitise the police personnel at the station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Residents also complained about bus personnel behaving rudely and buses not being operational during later hours. John B Misquith, in-charge assistant regional transport officer (ARTO), who was present in the phone-in programme, collected the details of the buses and promised to take action.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dilraj Alva and Rajavarma Ballal from the bus operators’ association urged the residents to submit specific complaints about bus routes and route numbers to help them pursue cases against them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The phone-in-programme also attracted some unusual calls including one resident urging the police to maintain dignity even during post-retirement, hinting the recent incident of retired police official causing an accident near Circuit house on January 26 injuring two wheeler riders.</p>.<p class="bodytext">One of the clock atop the police commissioner’s office not working was also a complaint expressed by a citizen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police commissioner assured to look into the complaints received during the phone-in programme.</p>
<p>The police have initiated criminal proceedings against the owner of Unity Hall in Kallapu for allowing guests to the wedding to park their vehicles haphazardly on the road and causing a traffic jam that had lasted for over three hours on the Mangaluru – Kasargod highway a few days ago.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Residents of the city took to the phone with a vengeance and expressed their grievance about the three-hour-long traffic jam during the phone-in programme organised by the city police. More than a dozen citizens sought stringent action in order to send a terse message to all marriage hall owners.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As resident after resident complained about wedding halls causing traffic snarls, Mangaluru City Commissioner of Police T R Suresh said they would also recommend to the Ullal local body to cancel the trade licence of the hall.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A resident also complained that the Ullal police had refused to entertain his complaint against traffic block at Kallapu and had advised him to approach the traffic police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Suresh promised to sensitise the police personnel at the station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Residents also complained about bus personnel behaving rudely and buses not being operational during later hours. John B Misquith, in-charge assistant regional transport officer (ARTO), who was present in the phone-in programme, collected the details of the buses and promised to take action.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dilraj Alva and Rajavarma Ballal from the bus operators’ association urged the residents to submit specific complaints about bus routes and route numbers to help them pursue cases against them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The phone-in-programme also attracted some unusual calls including one resident urging the police to maintain dignity even during post-retirement, hinting the recent incident of retired police official causing an accident near Circuit house on January 26 injuring two wheeler riders.</p>.<p class="bodytext">One of the clock atop the police commissioner’s office not working was also a complaint expressed by a citizen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police commissioner assured to look into the complaints received during the phone-in programme.</p>