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Collectors review the arrangements at Khammam and Siddipet for the polling to be held tomorrow
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Collector R.V. Karnan, Municipal Commissioner Anurag Jayanthi inspecting the arrangements for municipal elections in Khammam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Rao G N
Collectors review the arrangements at Khammam and Siddipet for the polling to be held tomorrow
Even as COVID-19 cases continue to increase steadily in the district, arrangements are under way to hold elections to the Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) in adherence to the COVID-19 safety norms on April 30.
The district has reported as many as 512 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, sources said. The spurt in coronavirus infections has many candidates in the civic poll fray worried over its likely impact on the voter turnout in Friday’s elections to the KMC consisting of a total of 60 wards. The authorities have chalked out elaborate arrangements to strictly enforce the mask rule, social distancing and
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Blindfolded female protesters at the sit-in by the Hazara community in Quetta. (Photo supplied)
When Tahir Khan visited a Quetta highway blocked with the bodies of 11 slain coal miners, he was greeted by women wearing white blindfolds.
“All of them were family members of the victims enduring a freezing temperature of minus nine. They denied being blackmailers and even tied their hands to prove they are harmless. They only appealed for a visit by Prime Minister Imran Khan to share their pain and ensure the future safety of our community,” the leader of Hazara political workers told UCA News.