COVID-19: three deaths, 71 new cases in Salem
The Hindu
Salem district on Sunday reported 71 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths. According to health officials, all cases were indigenous and 13 cases were reported in the Corporation limits.Namakkal distric
Salem district on Sunday reported 71 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths.
According to health officials, all cases were indigenous and 13 cases were reported in the Corporation limits.
Namakkal district reported 47 cases, all indigenous. While Erode reported 131 cases, Dharmapuri saw 21 cases and Krishnagiri 26 cases. One death was reported in Dharmapuri.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists