29,456 candidates set to appear for SSLC exam in Dharwad
The Hindu
Precautionary measures being taken ahead of the examination
A total of 29,456 candidates have registered to appear for the SSLC examination which will be conducted in as many as 161 centres in Dharwad district. Chairing a review meeting in Dharwad on Monday on the SSLC preparations in which officials from the Departments of Education, Police and Health took part, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat B. Susheela said that there were 413 high schools in the district of which 119 were government, 141 private unaided and 153 were unaided. Amid fears of the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19, precautionary measures were being taken for conducting the examination, she said.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.