2,400 police personnel to provide security cover on counting day in Coimbatore
The Hindu
Coimbatore City Police have deployed 2,400 police personnel to provide security cover for the counting of votes here on Tuesday.
A senior police officer said that 100 commandos from the Tamil Nadu Commando Force, Marutham, in Chennai; five companies of the Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) and 500 personnel from the Armed Reserve will be part of the security cover.
Already a three-tier security blanket is in place at the main strong room and counting centre at the Government College of Technology (GCT) on Thadagam Road.
Vehicles will not be allowed to enter the 100 metre radius of the main gate of GCT.
Those coming to the counting centre such as candidates, agents and media persons will have to park their vehicles in the parking yard on Forest College campus.
Police personnel will be deployed at party offices and sensitive areas on the counting day.
The officer added that the police would not allow crowding in public places for celebrations or agitations as it is a violation of COVID-19 safety norms.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.
As Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time, at Kesarapalle IT Park located near Vijayawada on June 12 (Wednesday), arrangements are underway for a live telecast of the ceremony at eleven places across the Nellore district.
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has invited the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to form the government in the State. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Kesarapalle near here on June 12 (Wednesday). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of national leaders will take part in the event