‘Over 50 lakh people at risk due to exams’
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Political parties, teachers’ associations urge postponement in view of second wave
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Political parties, teachers’ associations urge postponement in view of second wave
The State government’s decision to hold exams for students of Class X and Intermediate, at a time when the second wave of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly, will put close to 50 lakh people at risk, representatives of political parties and teachers’ associations said.
The Telugu Desam Party’s Vizianagaram Parliamentary wing president Kimidi Nagarjuna feared that Andhra Pradesh would soon report the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country if the examinations are allowed to be held without properly assessing the ground-level situation first.
Voting percentage drops sharply in Vizianagaram
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Turnout marginally better in Nellimarla, Bobbili and Parvatipuram
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Minister for Municipal Administration Botcha Satyanarayana waiting in a queue to cast his vote, at MR College in Vizianagaram on Wednesday.
Turnout marginally better in Nellimarla, Bobbili and Parvatipuram
As anticipated by political parties, voting percentage in the elections to the Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation was considerably lower than that recorded in other municipalities that went to the polls in the district on Wednesday.
Delay in distribution of voters’ slips, confusion over identification of polling booths and divisions are being cited as the reasons behind the low turnout of 64.50% in Vizianagaram. However, nearby Nellimarla nagar panchayat witnessed a strong turnout at 79.68% followed by Bobbili with 74.64% and Salur municipality with 72.75%.
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Collector J. Nivas and other senior officials have been making arrangements for his tour.
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Collector J. Nivas and other senior officials have been making arrangements for his tour. State Election Commissioner (SEC) N. Ramesh Kumar is scheduled to visit the district on February 1 to oversee the Gram Panchayat election process.
Collector J. Nivas and other senior officials have been making arrangements for his tour and scheduled meetings even as the spat between the commission and the government over the timing of the elections continued.
Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation State President K. Bhanumurthy said that the association would urge the SEC to exempt pregnant women and employees suffering from chronic diseases from poll duties.