13 additional check-posts come up for screening those coming from Kerala
The Hindu
As many as 13 additional check-posts have come up in Dakshina Kannada to conduct random screening of people coming from Kerala where the number of COVID-19 cases is high. With this, the government has
As many as 13 additional check-posts have come up in Dakshina Kannada to conduct random screening of people coming from Kerala where the number of COVID-19 cases is high. With this, the government has set up a total of 18 check-posts to screen people coming from Kerala. The additional check-posts have been set up following a virtual meeting which Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai held on Monday evening with Inspectors-General of Police, Deputy Commissioners, District Health and Family Welfare Officers and Deputy Commissioners of Police from areas bordering Maharashtra and Kerala. The police were asked to set up additional check-posts in association with health care staff. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Hariram Shankar said that apart from Talapady, additional check-posts have been set up at Nethilapadavu, Thoudugoli, Nandhara Padapu, Narya Cross and Mudungarukatte.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.