Coimbatore: The Tirupur city corporation on Friday collected nasal swabs from a government bus conductor for Covid-19 testing as he was applying saliva on tickets to single them out from the bundle before issuing the same to passengers.
According to an official source, passengers had raised objections when 47-year-old Gunasekaran, a conductor with a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) mofussil bus, used his saliva to single out tickets for issuing the same to them, citing the pandemic situation.
“However, Gunasekaran didn’t pay heed to them. He also didn’t wear the face mask properly. A corporation official was also travelling in the bus. The official alerted an urban primary health centre. Health workers subsequently collected nasal swabs from the conductor from the bus stand opposite to the collector’s office on Palladam Road,” the source said.
AIADMK wins two, leads in three constituencies in Tirupur
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The AIADMK managed to win two and take the lead in three more of the eight constituencies in Tiruppur district, till 9 p.m. on Sunday. The DMK managed to win two and take the lead in one constituency following the counting of votes for the Assembly election.
The counting process took place at L.R.G Government Arts College for Women on Palladam Road in Tiruppur Corporation limits.
Former Minister of Animal Husbandry Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan won for the second consecutive time from Udumalpet Assembly constituency. Securing 96,893 votes by the end of the final round of counting, he won against K. Thennarasu of the Congress, who was fielded by the DMK front, with a victory margin of 21,895 votes, officials said.
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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.
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With the counting of votes for the Assembly election scheduled on Sunday, the district administration has arranged for COVID-19 tests for those who would be present at the counting centre.
Sources said that the arrangements to lift the swab samples of around 1,600 agents from recognised political parties were done at the office of the Returning Officers of the eight Assembly constituencies in the district. Apart from them, over 1,700 personnel involved in counting and security along with mediapersons would also undergo tests till Friday.
All those who would be present at the counting centre must have either tested negative for COVID-19 or must have at least taken one dose of vaccination. At the counting centre on Sunday, masks and face shields would be made mandatory for all, the sources noted.
Roads wear deserted look in Tiruppur district
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Share Article Tiruppur district wore a mostly deserted look on Sunday with near-empty roads and downed shutters.
Within the Tiruppur City Police limits, usually busy stretches of roads such as Palladam Road, Tiruppur-Avinashi Road, Dharapuram Road and Perumanallur Road were mostly empty with meagre movement of vehicles.
No major violations were reported, the police said. As many as 400 police personnel were deployed and 32 vehicle check-posts were set up in the city, according to the police.
Tiruppur Corporation Commissioner K. Sivakumar said that 10 Amma Canteens were allowed to function till afternoon. “All Assistant Commissioners were instructed to keep [Amma Canteens] open,” he said.