ANI | Updated: May 04, 2021 05:55 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 4 (ANI): Amid the worrying rise of COVID-19 cases, Kerala Police chief Lokanath Behara on Monday directed all district police chiefs and station house officers to strictly enforce the COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the state.
The state will observe stringent restrictions starting today in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the state. Restrictions similar to the weekend lockdown will be in place from tomorrow. Employees of exempt establishments can travel carrying their identity cards. The courier service and home delivery category are also exempted. Concessions have also been granted for activities related to e-commerce, he said.
Amid the worrying rise of COVID-19 cases, Kerala Police chief Lokanath Behara on Monday directed all district police chiefs and station house officers to strictly enforce the COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the state. The state will observe stringent restrictions starting today in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the state. Restrictions similar to the weekend lockdown will be in place from tomorrow. Employees of exempt establishments can travel carrying their identity cards. The courier service and home delivery category are also exempted. Concessions have also been granted for activities related to e-commerce, he said. A woman police officer will be posted in each ward of the panchayat to ensure that those in the quarantine do not leave. Women police officers from the Women s Police Station, Women s Cell will be deployed for this purpose.
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AAA The district administration completed the arrangements at the counting centre in L.R.G Government Arts College for Women in Tiruppur on Saturday for the counting of votes polled in the eight Assembly constituencies in the district on Sunday.
District Election Officer and Collector K. Vijayakarthikeyan inspected the counting centre on Palladam Road on Saturday. At the counting centre, 14 tables for counting of electronic voting machines (EVM) votes and two tables for counting of postal votes have been allocated for each of the constituency. All these 128 tables will have CCTV cameras to monitor the counting process, according to election officials.
Tight security cover in city
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Ban on celebrations on counting day will be enforced
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Ban on celebrations on counting day will be enforced
The capital district is set to come under a tight security blanket with just a day left for the counting of votes for the Assembly polls.
With Thiruvananthapuram witnessing stiff electoral battles in many constituencies, the police are striving to ensure peace. The worrying situation has necessitated strict adherence to pandemic norms.
The City police will deploy 1,400 personnel across the capital with 500 of them posted at the five counting stations alone. While a bulk will be stationed at the Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar where the counting of votes in 10 constituencies will take place, others will be positioned at the other four counting centres at St. Mary’s School, Pattom; Government GHSS, Cotton Hill; Loyola School, Sreekaryam; and Government Girls HSS, Manacaud.
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A total of 408 staff will be involved in the counting on May 2
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Precaution: Election officials, who will be involved in counting of votes, waiting to undergo the swab test for COVID-19 in Salem on Wednesday.
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A total of 408 staff will be involved in the counting on May 2 A total of 700 police personnel will be posted at the two counting centres during counting of votes on May 2, said Superintendent of Police P. Thangadurai here on Wednesday.
Counting of votes polled in the constituencies of Erode (East), Erode (West), Perundurai, Modakkurichi, Anthiyur and Bhavani would be take up at the Institute of Road and Transport Technology at Chithode, while votes polled in the constituencies of Gobichettipalayam and Bhavanisagar would be counted at Gobi Arts and Science College at Gobichettipalayam. A total of 408 staff would be involved in the counting on Sunday. Currently, all the electronic voting machines and VVPATs