LONDON: A 'kabab' vendor in Oxford has been asked to move his van away from a college area as the alleged smell of cooking wafts to students’ rooms and prevents them from sleeping.
Saeid Kashmiri has been selling kababs near the Christ Church College for 15 years from a van called 'Sid's Kitchen', but now the university authorities have applied to the Oxford City Council to revoke his licence.
The council, however, rejected the university's application and instead asked Kashmiri to move his van 200 yards away from the college in a compromise agreement.
Kashmiri, 62, sells kababs between 7 pm and 3 am every day, reports from Oxford said.
An Oxford University spokesman said: "The smell from the van outside the college lingers on long after it leaves for the night. A number of staff members have raised concerns over whether it is suitable for students to work best in such conditions.
"We encourage students to eat healthy but the issue with Sid's Kitchen has nothing to do with that. The college is concerned with students having the best possible environment for study," spokesman said.
But Kashmiri insisted he was providing a useful service. He said: "For 15 years, we have been serving people including the students. They come down and get a baked potato when studying at night. They are quite happy we are here."
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Row_in_Oxford_over_kababs_/articleshow/4070097.cms
Saeid Kashmiri has been selling kababs near the Christ Church College for 15 years from a van called 'Sid's Kitchen', but now the university authorities have applied to the Oxford City Council to revoke his licence.
The council, however, rejected the university's application and instead asked Kashmiri to move his van 200 yards away from the college in a compromise agreement.
Kashmiri, 62, sells kababs between 7 pm and 3 am every day, reports from Oxford said.
An Oxford University spokesman said: "The smell from the van outside the college lingers on long after it leaves for the night. A number of staff members have raised concerns over whether it is suitable for students to work best in such conditions.
"We encourage students to eat healthy but the issue with Sid's Kitchen has nothing to do with that. The college is concerned with students having the best possible environment for study," spokesman said.
But Kashmiri insisted he was providing a useful service. He said: "For 15 years, we have been serving people including the students. They come down and get a baked potato when studying at night. They are quite happy we are here."
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Row_in_Oxford_over_kababs_/articleshow/4070097.cms
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