The predominance of wives among petitioners is due to their greater financial dependence. |
The hall was noisy, petitioners wandered to and fro carrying materials and clipboards. |
Later petitioners laid offerings of food on the altar in front of the deity's statue. |
If the attempt to block the licence is unsuccessful, the petitioners are asking magistrates to limit the business's opening hours to 11 pm. |
One suggestion already raised by the petitioners is that youth clubs should be replaced by drop-in centres which could be spread across the city. |
It has also stepped up the gathering of information and intelligence on petitioners to better identify the sources of tension, sources said. |