The Hindu

MANGALORE, May 23: Additional District Magistrate S.A. Prabhakar Sharma has clamped prohibitory orders in Dakshina Kannada district from 6 a.m. on Sunday till midnight of Monday for maintaining law and order in view of the counting of votes.

He has issued a notification to this effect. Activities such as organising public meetings, taking out processions and assemblage of four or more people at one place have been banned during this period.

Carrying lethal weapons, bursting crackers, dancing in public places, showing photographs and symbols in public places, singing songs in public places and such other activities which may disturb public peace have also been banned. This order will not apply to government employees attending their duties. It will not be applicable to religious programmes, cremations and other activities which are conducted with prior permission from the authorities.

Traffic

District Magistrate M. Maheshwar Rao has, through a notification, banned parking of vehicles in select places of the city on Sunday.

The ban will be in force from 6 a.m. on Sunday till the counting of votes is completed. Parking in front of hotel Deepa Comforts building and on both sides of the Mahatma Gandhi Road, between PVS Circle and Ballalbagh, has been banned.

Entry of vehicles to the Jail Road, in front of the Canara College from Besant Juntion and Jail Junction, has been banned. However, this will not apply to vehicles of the police and Election Commission. People can park their vehicles in the open place available in front of TMA Pai Convention Centre.