Officials planing to crack down on violators to check spread of virus
The Hindu
26 teams will be formed to conduct surprise checks, says Collector
As the Visakhapatnam district has been reporting around 130 COVID-19 cases daily for the past few weeks, officials are planning to conduct more awareness programmes on appropriate behaviour and increase enforcement. As a large number of violations being reported at major tourist spots and public places, the officials have also decided to come down hard on the violators.Sitting MP and DMK ally IUML’s candidate K. Navas Kani registered a remarkable victory from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. While Mr. Navas Kani polled 5,09,664 votes, O. Panneerselvam, Independent candidate supported by the BJP, bagged 3,42,882 votes, AIADMK candidate Jayaperumal secured 99,780 votes and Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate Dr. Chandra Prabha Jeyapaul bagged 97,672 votes. As many as 6,275 voters pressed NOTA button.
Hailed as the “hrudayavanta” (man with a kind heart), cardiologist C.N. Manjunath registered a resounding victory by beating the three-time MP, D.K. Suresh, and sending ripples across Bengaluru Rural seat, a bastion strongly controlled by Mr. Suresh and his brother Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.