Jury still out on nightlife in Kozhikode

The vibrant nightlife of Kozhikode became a topic of heated discussion among councillors in the Kozhikode Corporation Council meeting on Friday when one of the councillors cited it as the root cause of the rising crime rate in the beach region, and as a nuisance to the public. Indian Union Muslim League councillor K. Moideen Koya, in a submission, pointed out that the crime rate in and around Kozhikode beach had increased three times in one year and alleged that the groups of youngsters who flocked to the beach past midnight were a disturbance to the public. The issue of nightlife popped up again as part of an item in the agenda seeking time restriction for wayside eateries along the Kovoor- Vellimadukunnu road. Chandran had pointed out that the eateries working late at night resulted in a large number of people, especially youngsters from far and near, ‘lurking around them and creating problems for local residents’.