KD 6,900 collected:
News in Brief
Public Relations Department of Kuwait Municipality announced the Encroachment Demolition Department of Capital Municipality sent 547 violations to the Legal Affairs Department and collected KD 6,905 accruable from violations issued by inspectors from the department during campaigns covering various restaurants, shops, construction works and encroachments in the month of May, reports Al-Anba daily.
Head of the Encroachment Demolition Department Eng. Abdullah Jaber explained that the officials issued 38 warnings for real-estate related violations, six undertakings and 21 citations for constructional violations in line with law No. 206/2009. They also issued 106 citations for rotten food items, and 19 warnings based on law No. 9/1987. This is in addition to issuance of 334 citations against violating advertisements and 36 warnings, removal of 20 advertisements and demolition of six encroachments.
He said the inspectors received a total of KD 6,905, closed down 14 shops, issued nine decisions to order permanent opening, and referred 547 violations to the Legal Affairs Department
concerned authority.
Indian caught drunk:
Police have arrested an Indian driver for consuming alcohol and sleeping in the basement of a neighbor’s house, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to sources the man works for a Kuwaiti family and after drinking alcohol he went and slept in the basement of the neighboring house.
He was arrested after the neighbor returned from Al-Fajr prayers and called the police. At the time of arrest alcohol smell was coming from the mouth of the suspect.
Probe underway:
The Ministry of Health has opened an investigation to find out how a non specialist entered a pharmacy at one of the primary healthcare centers in Ahmadi and distributed medicines to patients based on prescriptions, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Informed sources said the ministry opened the investigation after a clip was posted on the social medicines to patients and another making the video clip.
Cable thieves help:
Police have arrested two Indians for stealing cables from lamp posts in Wafra, reports Al-Rai daily.
A security sources said the arrest came when an Egyptian employee working for the Ministry of Public Works informed the Operation Room of the Interior Ministry when he saw the two men cutting cables.