Ernakulam Rural police to enforce strict norms on counting day
The Hindu
The Ernakulam Rural police have said that counting day restrictions will be enforced strictly in the district on Sunday in keeping with the directions of the court and the Election Commission, conside
The Ernakulam Rural police have said that counting day restrictions will be enforced strictly in the district on Sunday in keeping with the directions of the court and the Election Commission, considering the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The rural limits account for eight counting centres — Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Perumbavoor; U.C. College, Aluva; Sree Narayana High School, North Paravur; Government Higher Secondary School, North Paravur; Ashramam Higher Secondary School, Perumbavoor; Nirmala Public School, Muvattupuzha; Nirmala Higher Secondary School, Muvattupuzha; and M.A. College, Kothamangalam. The counting centres are being guarded by 325 police and paramilitary personnel under the District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) K. Karthick.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