Boy dies in pond
The Hindu
A 14-year-old boy drowned in a farm pond in Shivalli village in Dharwad taluk on Tuesday.Basavaraj Gadigeppa Lakkannavar had gone to the farm of Tayappa Hadapad. He jumped into the farm pond to swim.
A 14-year-old boy drowned in a farm pond in Shivalli village in Dharwad taluk on Tuesday. Basavaraj Gadigeppa Lakkannavar had gone to the farm of Tayappa Hadapad. He jumped into the farm pond to swim. But he drowned. The police suspected that his feet got caught in the muddy bottom. Rural Police rushed to the spot and retrieved the body. A case was registered at the Rural Police Station.Leaders and legislators hailing from Ballari, which is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, seem to be a source of much political upheaval in Karnataka, going by recent history. This has been the case since the time illegal mining hit national and international headlines in the 2000s and the place gained reputation as “Republic of Ballari”.
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